Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: December 2021
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
Fear not, they’re not closing: Hof’s Hut in Long Beach to undergo remodel
Since the string of Hof closures that started in the early 2010s to make way for more of the company's Lucille's BBQ brand, locals have feared the sole Long Beach location would face the same fate. But fear not.
Food & Drink
Popeyes to open location on Bluff Heights edge at 3rd & Redondo in Long Beach
As #Popeyesgate continues to perpetually haunt me, the opening of the Louisiana chicken chain in Bluff Heights is actually a smart move.
Events & Festivals
Korean crispy hot dog chain fave Myungrang Hot Dog to open Long Beach location
They're one of the world's most loved street foods: Korean hot dogs (or what most Americans would call corn dogs)—and Long Beach will have its first formal taste of them as the insanely popular chain Myungrang Hot Dog opens its first local location.
Food & Drink
Former Scratch bakery space to become Speak Cheezy, extension of L.A.’s popular mobile sourdough pizzeria
Long Beach chef Jason Winters expands his mobile pizzeria—an underground hit as he drove his oven-on-wheels throughout the streets of L.A.—with a formal brick-and-mortar in the heart of Belmont Heights.
Food & Drink
Pure joy: Miracle at The Ordinarie returns to DTLB to bring cheer (and cocktails) for all
After being forced to have a walk-through experience last year due to the pandemic, The Ordinarie in DTLB is returning to its annual holiday takeover that is Miracle.
Food & Drink
Construction moves forward on Long Beach’s first Ruth’s Chris location, set to open in 2022
Long Beach's first Ruth's Chris location will be located near the intersection of Ocean and Pine in Downtown.
Food & Drink
Cajun meets smokey: The father-and-son team of Shady Grove Foods to take over Restauration space
After its previous tenant had a less-than-graceful exit from the local food scene, the prime real estate that is the former Restauration space on 4th Street is a restaurateur's dream—and the Robicheaus hope to offer something entirely different as they take over the space.
Food & Drink
Five years after closing, beloved bistro At Last Cafe to host popup at Liberation Brewing Co.
Chef John McLaughlin will once again be serving the stomachs of Long Beach half a decade after shuttering his much beloved Alamitos Beach bistro.
Food & Drink
Seabirds Kitchen has helped define vegan food in Long Beach—and continues to push toward the ethos of a better food world
Seabirds owner and vegan food master Stephanie Morgan has long dealt with ups and downs—this is the restaurant industry—but she has always maintained one very specific ideal: her food is more than just palate-pleasing but a call for the securing of a healthy future generation.

