{"id":799,"date":"2018-04-27T17:52:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T00:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=64957"},"modified":"2018-04-27T17:52:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T00:52:50","slug":"celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-at-cinco-de-pie-o-liberation-brewing-solidifies-opening-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-at-cinco-de-pie-o-liberation-brewing-solidifies-opening-date","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Cinco de Pie-O, Liberation Brewing Solidifies Opening Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured photo courtesy of Blair Cohn of BKBIA.<\/em><\/p>\n

Welcome to Foodie Friday, our biweekly report on the latest neighborhood nosh and local libation news in Long Beach, where every other week we\u2019ll feature what\u2019s happening in the scene and the latest buzz in the blogosphere about the best places to eat, drink and be merry.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Southwestern restaurant Panxa Cocina<\/strong> has concocted a must-try tequila and mezcal program for the rest of this month and May. Starting today and through May 5 Casa Noble Tequila Week will bring three specialty cocktails using Casa Noble tequila. On Cinco de Mayo from noon to 3:00PM, tasters of Casa Noble Tequila will be handed out at the bar, and on May 10 during Panxa\u2019s tequila takeover night, $5 Casa Noble cocktails, $5 tacos, a rare bottle raffle, all accompanied by a DJ.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Liberation Brewing CEO Dan Regan poses for a photo during a soft opening April 19. Photo by Stephanie Rivera.<\/em><\/p>\n

Liberation Brewing<\/strong> in Bixby Knolls will officially open its doors May 3\u2014weeks after numerous soft openings for different crowds, said CEO Dan Regan. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI’m really proud of the beer. It feels good to be proud of making something and to be a part of such an awesome community,\u201d Regan told the Post during a soft opening hosted last Thursday for the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement District. \u201cThis is what life\u2019s all about, friends and neighbors and having a scene.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Liberation Brewing is located at 3630 Atlantic Avenue. For more information click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For the past two weeks pastry chef Kristin Colazas Delfs has been feeding Rose Park Roasters<\/strong>\u2019 Monday crowd with her hand crafted baked goods. @kcolossus<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is a Rose Park veteran, having worked at the coffee house before taking off to gain more experience training in Michelin star restaurants throughout California. Now, the self-described grain enthusiast is working on her own project, with the start of @colossusbread.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Starbucks<\/strong> announced last week that it\u2019s going to close more than 8,000 company-owned stores across the country the afternoon of May 29 to conduct a \u201cracial-bias education geared toward preventing discrimination in our stores,\u201d following public outcry at the arrests of two black men sitting in a Philadelphia Starbucks. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pie Bar<\/strong> is hosting \u201cCinco de Pie-O\u201d with pie tacos, pie churros, margarita pie shots, party buckets of Coronas and beer and wine specials. Stop by the downtown Long Beach location (or their newest shop in Glendale) to indulge, as well as break in the new parklet, anytime between noon to 10:00PM. Click here <\/a><\/span>for more info.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Made-to-order, fresh Mediterranean food is now being offered in Long Beach\u2019s North Alamitos Beach neighborhood. The California Kabob Factory<\/strong> opened officially with a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this month attended by Councilwoman Jeannine Pearce and has already garnered plenty of good reviews on Yelp. Described as serving \u201cthe best veggie bowl ever\u201d to being deserving of \u201cmore than five stars,\u201d you may have to look for parking, but this spot is definitely worth a try.<\/span><\/p>\n

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