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Sliced & Diced built up a name as the little purple shack that served up some of Long Beach’s best tortas and sandwiches. Thanks to Long Beach Gives, it returns for one day only—Sept. 22 at the 4th Street location of Lola’s—all in the name of giving back.

Long Beach torta and sandwich legend Sliced & Diced returns for one day only | Longbeachize On Tuesday, Sept. 22—as part of the citywide fundraiser for nonprofits that is Long Beach Gives—Sliced & Diced returns.

The most underrated festival in Long Beach is returning: Sake Day 2026 invades the historic Rancho Los Cerritos on Oct.

It homes in on the wonder that is sake, with unlimited pours of over 100 varieties—and no, it is not just the bitter, overheated sake you receive at AYCE joints. It brings one of the region’s defining experts, Greg Beck of Sake Secret. And it also lets us connect with the deep ties he’s built on the island of the Rising Sun.

Sake Day—the most underrated festival in the city—returns to Long Beach | Longbeachize Sake Day returns to Long Beach for its fourth iteration on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the historic Rancho Los Cerritos.

After a tournament that began with eight of Long Beach’s strongest culinary talents, Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus has emerged as the winner of the second annual Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe.

Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus wins 2026 Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe competition | Longbeachize After a tournament among eight Long Beach chefs, Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus won the second annual Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe.

Their skills were essential in building out what was then a burgeoning fishing industry in SoCal. They had their own Boy Scouts troop and baseball team. They built temples and schools. They owned markets and made Fish Harbor on Terminal Island a place that—when seeing the industrial space it is today—home.

Nearly 3,000 Japanese and Japanese-Americans called Furusato on Terminal Island their home. Then the United States government gave them 48 hours to leave—and ensured there would be no village to return to thanks to one of the most grueling, racist policies of the WWII period within the U.S.

Long Beach Lost: Furusato, the Japanese fishing village erased from Terminal Island | Longbeachize Furusato was once a thriving Japanese fishing village on Terminal Island—before it was eradicated by the U.S. government.

The winners? Olive & Rose earned the judges’ top prize while defending champion Lemongrass Khmer Grill remained the crowd favorite, taking home the people’s choice award at the second annual Burger Bash in Long Beach.

Olive & Rose, Lemongrass Khmer Grill take top prizes at annual Burger Bash competition | Longbeachize Olive & Rose and Lemongrass Khmer Grill took home the top prizes at the second annual Burger Bash hosted at Selva.

Eight chefs became four. And now, after two evenings built around sustainability, the second annual Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe has its finalists.

Chef Jordan Domingo of Slao defeated Chef César Sánchez of Ruta 15 on Monday, Sept. 7. The following evening, Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus narrowly defeated Chef Jessie Franco of Zuzu’s Petals in what was the tightest battle yet of the competition on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Their victories head the series toward its final act: the already-sold-out finale on Monday, Sept. 14.

Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus, Jordan Domingo of Slao head into final for LB Grand Prix Fixe | Longbeachize And then there were two: Chef Jordan Domingo and Chef Danny Le will head into the finale for the Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe.

Grilled oysters slathered in an uni butter before being topped with potato chips. Karaage-style fried oysters topped with scallion vinaigrette and spiced Kewpie. Fresh oysters dressed with peaches and Serrano chile. Skewers of damn near perfect squid, coated with an umami romesco and shiso chili oil.

These were just a few of the offerings from Loquat Oysters at their inaugural residency, now taking place every Sunday through Tuesday at RetRoll Sushi at The Art Theatre on 4th Street.

Loquat Oysters kicks off residency at Art Theatre in Long Beach | Longbeachize Loquat Oysters officially kicked off its residency inside RetRoll Sushi at the Art Theatre on 4th Street. Here's your first look.

Brodard by the Shore, as the owners are dubbing it, opens its Long Beach location on Oct. 1, bringing one of the most respected Vietnamese restaurants to our city.

Brodard—one of California's best Vietnamese spots—opens in Long Beach on Oct. 1 | Longbeachize Brodard will open its first Long Beach location on Oct. 1 at the 2nd & PCH retail complex, in the former Tocaya space.

The semifinal field for the second annual Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe is officially set.

Chef Jordan Domingo of Slao defeated Chef Yoya Takahashi of Homareya on Monday, Aug. 31. The following evening, Chef Jessie Franco of Zuzu’s Petals emerged victorious over Chef Erwin Angeles of Kihon.

Their victories complete the opening bracket of this year’s competition, joining Chef César Sánchez of Ruta 15 and Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus in the semifinals on Monday, Sept. 7, and Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Chefs Jordan Domingo of Slao, Jessie Franco of Zuzu's Petals advance in Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe | Longbeachize The semifinals for Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe 2026 are officially set: Chef Jordan Domingo and Chef Jessie Franco will move forward.

Praise the pizza gods: Chef Waldo Stout has officially moved Waldo’s Pizza beyond the pop-up world and into a permanent kitchen in Downtown Long Beach.

Taking over Unit N inside the ghost-kitchen complex at 222 E. 10th St., Chef Waldo plans to soft open the new home of Waldo’s Pizza on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 4PM. It marks the first time his celebrated pizzeria has had a dedicated, full-time space—and another meaningful step toward the traditional neighborhood pizza shop he has long dreamed of opening.

'One step toward my dream pizzeria' Waldo's Pizza opens permanent space in Long Beach | Longbeachize Chef Waldo Stout has officially moved Waldo’s Pizza beyond the pop-up world and into a permanent kitchen in Downtown Long Beach.