Food & Drink
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Culture & Commentary
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Food & Drink
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.
Food & Drink
One of the city’s oldest watering holes—PBS Pub in Wrigley—lives on thanks to new owners
A living and breathing pub since 1950, PBS has been a Wrigley staple for multiple generations—and thanks to a new team of owners, it will live on past the pandemic with a grand opening this Friday.
Food & Drink
Orange County staple La Super Birria to open location in North Long Beach
More birria de res is coming, including quesobirria, birria ramen, birria dips and more as the birrieria founded inside a candy shop continues to expand.
Culture & Commentary
Belmont Shore in Long Beach isn’t getting a new Cuban restaurant—that’s just a set for ‘Griselda’ on Netflix
With such specific detailing and even a neon sign, locals were hopeful the space that formerly carried Club Ripples on its shoulders for decades was going to become a new Cuban restaurant.
Food & Drink
Fonda Tobala, tucked into Rosemallows, marks the return of an underrated Jaliscan gem of a chef
Chef Manuel Bañuelos, the man who turned Padre into something of worth and altered the torta ahogada landscape in L.A. with Balam, has finally opted to return to his roots in one of the best ways possible.
Food & Drink
A local institution: Long Beach Prospector up for sale with hopes new owner will continue traditions
The sale of The Prospector adds to a growing COVID trend: The owners of old-school restaurants are exhausted fighting and ready to retire—but want someone new to take the reins of the brands.
