Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Food & Drink

Approaching 50 years of service, Potholder remains the OG of Long Beach’s love for breakfast

With roots extending back to 1973, Potholder is the staple that can often be forgotten in an ever-evolving Long Beach food landscape.

From curry goat to Haitian carnitas, Cheri’s hopes to make Caribbean food in Long Beach a staple

After the closure of Callaloo on Anaheim, the need for Caribbean cuisine representation has been felt for years—and Cheri's hopes to change just that.

‘Gothtrompo’ L.A. legends Evil Cooks collab with Long Beach’s El Barrio for Cinco de Mayo

The pastor pirates that are husband-and-wife team Elvia Huerta and Alex Garcia of Evil Cooks are pairing up with Chef Ulises Pineda-Alfaro of El Barrio for a Tour-of-Mexico-like Cinco de Mayo menu.

Your first look inside Beachwood Brewing’s taproom at 2nd & PCH

The heart of Long Beach's independent brewing scene, Beachwood is now extending its local reach beyond DTLB by opening a taproom at the 2nd & PCH complex at Alamitos Bay.

San Diego fan fave Epic Wings opening first Long Beach location

Set to take over a space in Bixby Knolls, the hyper-casual wing spot has been serving San Diego for four decades.

Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: March 2022

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.

Bored Ape—yes, the art world’s Bored Ape—to have popup restaurant, ‘Bored & Hungry’ in Long Beach

In one of the strangest melds of food and art in quite some time, the NFT giant that is Bored Ape is stepping into the world of food thanks to local restauranteur Andy Nguyen's Bored & Hungry.

Tucked under a freeway in North Long Beach sits Organic Harvest Gardens, a Black-owned farm trying to better the world through harvesting

Chef Rod Dodd has been a steward of both the Black community regionally and the Long Beach food scene—and his mission to better the world through harvesting, education, and love has never changed.

Zankou Chicken Long Beach: coming soon to eastside

The famed L.A.-based chain is finally moving into the shores of Long Beach—well, almost: It will open in the heart of the 4th District in East Long Beach.

As The Ordinarie continues to evolve, its dedication to the idea of American hospitality remains

Like any restaurant, The Ordinarie knows it has to evolve—but it never wants to abandon its central idea: That American hospitality can and should be a way to connect people.
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