Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: July 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.
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Introducing the first tenants from Long Beach’s locally-owned ghost kitchen, Partake Collective
Long Beach's first locally-owned and -operated ghost kitchen, Partake Collective, is ready to announce its first set of tenants while hopefully welcoming more.
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Nick’s restaurant group to open South of Nick’s Mexican concept in Belmont Shore
With Nick's on 2nd down the street, Nick's Restaurant Group is looking to expand its presence—particularly in Belmont Shore—with a third location of its Mexican concept.
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Vino e Cucina in East Long Beach seeks to present classic hospitality in a world increasingly removed from connection
In an age where food is increasingly removed from the hands that make and serve it—amid the rise of Postmates and ghost kitchens—Lorenzo Mottola of Vino e Cucina seeks to create a return to classic Italian hospitality in an area of Long Beach long known for lacking quality food.
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Why does the food at Roxanne’s always fly under the radar? That should change.
While the Cal Heights space has always been hailed—and rightfully so—for its cocktails and speakeasy, its Latin American-spanning menu has been too easily dismissed for too long.
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Padre in Long Beach’s continued focus on pan-Latin American cuisine make it a gem for the food community
With Guadalajara-based Chef Manuel Buñuelos still overseeing the menu after formally starting his own project, Padre in Long Beach's menu continues to explore all aspects of Latin American food.
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Your first look at Shady Grove Foods, the original procurer of ‘Long Beach barbecue’
The father-and-son team behind one of Long Beach's most anticipated brick-and-mortars proudly proclaim their food as "Long Beach barbecue," where stick ribs marinated in fish sauce and pork chops topped with pineapple and cilantro are run of the mill.
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Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2022 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2022 Edition on Longbeachize.
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Michael’s on Naples introduced Long Beach to farm-to-table food—and continues to do so 15 years in
Echoing his own experience in Italy, Michael's on Naples General Manager Massimo Arrone saw potential in mimicking that experience in Long Beach—an effect that continues over a decade later.
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Sushi Nikkei brings the vastness of the Japanese diaspora directly to Long Beach from Peru
Peru's rich history of Asian immigrants—particularly Japanese and Chinese—have brought with it an equally rich development of sushi as seen through a Peruvian lens thanks to the children of Asian descent. Sushi Nikkei is but one of the world's examples of that.
