Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: January 2023
Brian Addison's monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
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Long Beach Food Scene Intel: La Creperie closes after 20 years, Alder & Sage opens for daytime service, more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city that isn't quite in need of a full feature but nonetheless worthy enough to let the community know about.
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Beachwood Brewing to shutter kitchen at DTLB location; operate solely as brewery and tasting room
The closure marks yet another hit to the Downtown, of which its businesses have been battling—both publicly and privately—keeping their patronages active.
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The 22 essential dishes from Long Beach restaurants across 2022
2022 proved to a year of gastronomical beauty for Long Beach—and there were plenty of dishes that are worth mentioning as our city continues to grow into a culinary destination.
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Marlena, a Mediterranean concept, to take over former Russo’s space in Naples
Over four years after the Italian restaurant closed in Naples, restaurateur Robert Smith plans to turn the space into a wood-fired oven-centric restaurant.
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Los Reyes del Taco Sabroso is Long Beach’s most heartfelt love letter to the mighty food of Mexico City
The Montesinos family, led by their loving and affable patriarch, Carlos Hector Montesinos GarcĂa, have created a tiny-but-mighty space that offers a beautiful blend of the traditional and trendy—and therefore giving Long Beach some of its best Mexican food.
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Michelin-recognized Sushi Nikkei opens second Long Beach location in Belmont Shore
After a much-deserved warm welcome in Bixby Knolls, Sushi Nikkei is officially expanding its Long Beach footprint.
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Long Beach Food Scene Weekly Intel: Hungry Angelina closes, Breakfast Republic to open first LB location, more
Weekly Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city that isn't quite in need of a full feature but nonetheless worthy enough to let the community know about.
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Lola’s Mexican Cuisine in Long Beach introduces ‘quesopozole’ to ring in the winter with warmth
With the birria boom came the quesobirria craze, where corn tortilla wrapped quesadillas are crisped in the oily consommé of the birria broth and served with a side of the liquid to use as a dipping agent. So naturally, Lola's co-owner, Brenda Riviera, asked a very simple question: Why don't we dip them in pozole?
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Egg Heaven in Long Beach officially reopens (with chilaquiles included)
The heartwarming story of the return of Egg Heaven is one worth repeating: After spending 16 years with El Torito, a corporate giant that is the...
