Welcome to Foodie Friday, our biweekly report on the latest neighborhood nosh and local libation news in Long Beach, where every other week we feature what’s happening in the scene and the latest buzz in the blogosphere about the best places to eat, drink and be merry.
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Thanks to We Love Long Beach, at least 25 events under the 5th Annual Citywide Ice Cream Social will take place on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. in celebration of the summery frozen treat, not to mention the local community. Updated information will be shared via the website here and the Facebook page here.
Help out Harvest Partners LB of City HeART harvest over 1,000 pounds of grapefruit for donation to local homeless shelters on Saturday in Downtown Long Beach. The event, All Hands on Deck, will run from 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. and will include harvesting and culling grapefruit, trimming greenery from picked fruit, boxing fruit and more. Check out the Facebook event page here for all the details.
Bellflower SteelCraft tenants to include Long Beach Creamery, Ten Mile Brewing
Food and drink tenants at Bellflower’s SteelCraft, an offshoot of the original Long Beach concept to build a collection of outdoor eateries out of shipping containers, will include Long Beach Creamery and Signal Hill-based Ten Mile Brewing. A charitable Vietnamese joint called Pholanthropy, fried chicken eatery Fritzi Coop, Lakewood-based bagelry Cassidy’s Corner, Redondo Beach-born The Standing Room and Solid Coffee Roasters will also be setting up shop later this year.
This Sunday, the Museum of Latin American Art’s Craft Beer Fest will take place from 2 to 7 p.m., offering guests samples of dozens of craft beers from local breweries and home-brewers. Check out this Foodie Friday post from April for more information.
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Pier 76 owner Chris Krajacic and the new space. Photos by Brian Addison.
What was Moonshiners, located at 130 Pine Ave. in downtown Long Beach and described as a “wannabe craft cocktail joint” by LongBeachize, is on its way to getting a full makeover by Pier 76 owner and chef Chris Krajacic, LongBeachize
As one door closes, another door opens, as is the case with Bixby Knolls-raised restaurant Delius, which is closing its Signal Hill location after 11 years, Eater LA announced last week. Its owners, husband-and-wife duo Louise and David Solzman are close to opening their new venture, Table 301, located at the ongoing downtown development, The Streets.
Salud Juice Reopens Into Bigger, Brighter, Better Retro Row Space
Salud Juice has invited the community to an official celebration of their expansion from its first Cherry Avenue location to a bigger and brighter space one door over on Fourth Street. So, on Saturday, June 30, you can check out the remodeled juicery and vegan-friendly eatery—now three times larger than the original—while participating in indoor and outdoor fun, including a dunk tank, mini half-pipe, local vendors, a photo booth, a DJ and more from noon to 5 p.m.
When new Federal Bar Head Chef Tia Baker was introduced to Long Beach she had already implemented monthly “Flights Around the World,” offering food and drink pairings from different countries. Now Baker has added dozens of new menu items, The Federal announced, including the Grilled Tomahawk Pork Chop (with grilled peaches, brown sugar brandy glaze, grilled broccolini and mashed potato puree) and Mexican Street Corn (with grilled sweet corn, a variety of cheeses, chili dust, fresh lime juice and chipotle aioli). Check out the full “California Fusion” menu here.
Bigmista’s Barbecue & Sammich Shop is closing on July 1, so if you’ve been hankering for some of Long Beach’s most underrated “flat-out amazing food,” now would be the time to stop by. Owners Neil and Phyllis Strawder’s reason for closing the flagship eatery (after announcing the closure of their breakfast joint) involved issues getting out of their lease and realizing it was simply time to move on, according to LongBeachize.
During the 2018 FIFA World Cup through July 15, five local bars and restaurants will be showing the matches. Check out Rasselbock, The Eldo Pub, Legends Sports Bar, Gallagher’s Pub & Grill and EJ Malloys to enjoy a match or two or more.