5 places to cool off on National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
Who doesn’t love an ice cream sandwich?
Tony’s Kitchen in Bixby Knolls has a little bit of everything
Chef Antonio Gomez, 46, with his wife and general manager Nery Ursulo, 44, opened Tony’s Kitchen at 4280 Atlantic Ave. in the former home of Bixby’s Brooklyn Deli in early March.
‘Like a cosmic pull to return to my roots’: Son of Papadakis Taverna owner to open new East Village cafe
Evan Papadakis, who worked at his family’s famed Greek restaurant in San Pedro, plans to open a breakfast and lunch spot called Zuzu’s Petals this fall following a car accident that he says gave him a new sense of gratitude.
Build your own baleadas at Honduras Kitchen
A baleada (bah-lay-AH-da) is a traditional street food believed to have originated on the northern coast of Honduras in 1821. It starts with a tortilla, refried beans, sour cream and crumbled queso duro; the rest is up to you.
LA’s Sesame Dinette brings umami overload to Long Beach
A new culinary oasis sandwiched between a pharmacy and a laundromat, Sesame Dinette at 1750 Pacific Ave., is a second location for the L.A. Chinatown favorite (which opened in April of 2021) and it’s sure to be a hit here in the LBC, too.
The sleeper brunch spot with no line, no waiting
While sitting at Steel Cup Café near the Traffic Circle—where Stearns Street intersects with Lakewood Boulevard—there was only one question in my mind: Why didn’t I have to wait in line?
Skip the hot dog and go straight for the burger at Sideburns—it’s the best in town
Sideburns has mastered the feng shui of a burger, harmonizing the eater to everything within the paper wrapping.
Vegan Castle in West Long Beach perfectly mimics taste and texture of sushi
Vegan food is often either dense with grains and fermentations, but lacking in that true comfort food feeling; or everything is deep-fried and not even remotely healthy. This is neither.
TransparentSea Farm—a more sustainable and delicious way of growing prawns
Long Beach resident Steve Sutton, 36, founded TransparentSea Farm near the start of the pandemic 18 months ago. A former fisherman-turned aquaculturist, he leased the vacant warehouse with big plans to change the way the public consumes crustaceans.
5 old-school coffee houses where you can hang for hours on end
Sometimes you want to hang out with a friend, or a book, or a sketchpad, or your laptop and some homework and grab a coffee and not feel like you can’t take all the time in the world.