Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2021 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2021 Edition on Longbeachize.
Food & Drink
Chef Jason Witzl shutters deli concept, ditches Zaferia move as Ellie’s Long Beach returns to original home
It ain't easy out there for restaurants—and especially for Ellle's Long Beach, as Chef Jason Witzl is forced to abandon the restaurant's move to the much-lauded, soon-to-likely-shutter Compound art complex in Zaferia. There is, however, a silver lining: Ellie's will return to its full glory at its original location in Alamitos Beach.
Food & Drink
Chianina steakhouse to permanently close; Michael’s on Naples closed indefinitely
Michael Dene Carl said the pair had to face "two extremely tough decisions:" To close Michael's on Naples Ristorante indefinitely and to permanently close their steakhouse Chianina.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Cafe shutters after three decades of diner service
Long Beach Cafe, the steadfast diner that has served DTLB for over three decades, has permanently shuttered. It makes way for what will likely be a sale of the property for future development.
Food & Drink
Chef Philip Pretty takes sandwich game to new heights with Heritage
Note: All pictures were photographed using social distancing standards. Chef Pretty was asked to remove his mask for a photo before putting it back...
Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2020 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2020 Edition on Longbeachize.
Food & Drink
Wanting to share their home, La Chancla serve up guisado-style tacos to Long Beach
The key point to La Chancla—the tiny-but-mighty taco space inside the Northgate complex at 10th Street and Cherry Avenue—are guisados. And for the first time, Long Beach has a space dedicated to these magical little style of serving up taco fillings.
Food & Drink
Lupe’s is Chef Jason Witzl’s masterful ode to mariscos in Downtown Long Beach
Lupe's, the latest concept from Chef Jason Witzl of Ellie's, is a wondrous mixture of dreams, memories, travels, and, well, damn fine cooking.
Food & Drink
The Hideaway is Chef Art Gonzalez’s gorgeous ode to old-school steakhouses
The Hideaway—Chef Art Gonzalez's gorgeous ode to old-school steakhouses—opens in Long Beach's Zaferia district.
Food & Drink
Pulpo tacos and mole-drenched duck: Chef Luis Navarro takes Lola’s back from the basics
Lola’s is the ongoing love letter of Chef Luis Navarro, who, after years of giving to his city, finally remembered to give something back to himself.
