Long Beach Food Scene
Beachwood, Ten Mile win gold at Great American Beer Fest; Ambitious aims for next year
The annual competition is largely considered the nation's most prestigious in terms of beer—and Long Beach showed up and strong in 2022.
Long Beach Food Scene
Much-loved seafood restaurant Pier 76 permanently closed in Downtown Long Beach
Popular eatery Pier 76, which originally opened a the Cooper Arms building before moving to its 1st and Pine location, was started by Chef Christopher Krajacic.
Long Beach Food Scene
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.
Long Beach Food Scene
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.
Long Beach Food Scene
‘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.
Long Beach Food Scene
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.
Long Beach Food Scene
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.
Long Beach Food Scene
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.
Long Beach Food Scene
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.


