I bet you\u2019ve heard about Glizzy Street \u2014 or at least seen it on social media.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a hot dog cart run by twin 15-year-old brothers Chazz and Chaze, who launched the business lasy summer with just $400 and a dream to provide Long Beach residents with all the $5 bacon-wrapped hot dogs their hearts desire.<\/p>\n
The twins set up shop at their family\u2019s gas station, American Oil Gas Station at 6850 Long Beach Boulevard, and began posting about their entrepreneurial escapades online. Soon enough, Glizzy Street went viral \u2014 and today, the twins boast more than 120,000 followers on TikTok and another 240,000 on Instagram.<\/p>\n
But aside from catching the internet\u2019s attention, Glizzy Street also captured the compliments of local food critics, creating even more hype for the bacon-wrapped delights.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s some good news for folks who haven\u2019t been able to make it out to the American Oil Gas Station to give the hot dogs a try. Chazz and Chaze will be setting up shop outside the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach this weekend, on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19.<\/p>\n
The Glizzy Street pop-up will be at the entrance of the Grand Prix on Ocean Boulevard and The Promenade.<\/p>\n
The twins won\u2019t be there on the first day of the Grand Prix, Friday, April 17, because they\u2019ll be in school, according to older brother Jay Clemons.<\/p>\n
So if you\u2019ve been dying to take a trip to Glizzy Street \u2014 make sure you take your opportunity this weekend at the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
On a separate, but related note \u2014 bear with me \u2014 I attended the Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival, featuring some of the best chefs, sommeliers, and mixologists, last weekend.<\/p>\n
One stand out was Germaine Esquivel, manager of the Post Ranch Inn\u2019s Sierra Mar restaurant. Turns out, Esquivel is a Long Beach Poly graduate. And just like the Glizzy Street twins, she was emblematic of all Long Beach has to offer: Talent, finesse and a whole lot of grit.<\/p>\n
I encourage you, after a day of taking in all the sights and sounds of the Grand Prix this weekend, to visit some of the bars and restaurants near the track and enjoy the best of what our city has to offer.<\/p>\n
Here are a few suggestions.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend, the Long Beach Westin hotel will host a special guest in its lobby \u2014 an actual IndyCar.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome all car enthusiasts and Long Beach locals to Navy Proof for an up close and personal look at a real-life IndyCar right on our lobby floor,\u201d the hotel\u2019s general manager Peter Sutfin wrote in an email.<\/p>\n
The car will arrive Thursday night and will be on show through Monday, April 20.<\/p>\n
Sutfin also shared that a special \u201cGhost Ice\u201d cube, featuring a toy IndyCar inside of it, can be added to any cocktail for a $2 upcharge. They will also be serving a special draft beer called Pole Position.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Smoked Old Fashioneds pairs well with the burning rubber of race weekend,\u201d Sutfin added.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also a new menu, created by chef Collin Smelser, at the Westin\u2019s Navy Proof. My personal favorite is the ahi tuna stack with cucumber, mango, avocado, ponzu and served with sesame wonton crackers.<\/p>\n
There will also be some Grand Prix specials available at Gaucho Grill this weekend.<\/p>\n
The restaurant will offer two special cocktail menus, one featuring Grand Prix sponsor Don Julio Tequila, according to manager Max Goldenberg. Those cocktails include the Pole Position Paloma with tamarind and lime, the Victory Lap Crush with pineapple and honey, and the Turbocharged Refresher with lime and ginger.<\/p>\n
The second cocktail menu includes Herradura Speedway Mule made with Herradura tequila, the Podium Strawberry Spritz featuring Tito\u2019s Vodka, the Apex Botanical Cooler with Hendrick\u2019s Gin and an Irish Racing Mule with Tullamore Irish Whiskey.<\/p>\n
Goldenberg added that the team at Gaucho will be catering in the C300 paddock, alongside the Acura and McLaren suites this year.<\/p>\n
Over at the Fairmont Breakers hotel, the rooftop bar Halo offers great views of the track, and will certainly serve as a great post-race venue.<\/p>\n
The bar will host DJ sets from 5 p.m. to midnight over the weekend, and will be offering three Grand Prix-themed cocktails for eventgoers to enjoy.<\/p>\n
The special Grand Prix weekend cocktails are the Victory Lap with Makers Mark, mint, lemon, honey, soda and bitters, the Pit Lane with Aperol and grapefruit, and the Vroom Vroom with Gin, Cognac, ginger, lime, and elderflower.<\/p>\n
And if you\u2019re looking for a quick way to get to all these various downtown hotspots, the e-scooter company Lime will be setting up shop on Ocean Boulevard near Long Beach Boulevard during the Grand Prix this weekend.<\/p>\n
The company will also be offering a few of their new e-bikes for test rides, according to Lime representative Julia Stevens, which they\u2019re in the process of launching in Long Beach generally.<\/p>\n
\u201cLime is a great way to skip traffic and get to and from the event,\u201d Stevens said. \u201cWe\u2019ve worked with the city on planning for parking to prioritize tidiness at the event, so folks should look at the app to identify where to park.\u201d<\/p>\n
The company is also offering a special promotion that allows free unlocks, Stevens said, making the option even more affordable for your first ride.<\/p>\n
And if you\u2019ve decided to stay away from the 200-mph beach party in downtown this weekend, the Belmont Shore Business Association has some other events to help fill out your schedule.<\/p>\n
BSBA executive director Heather Kern says Grand Prix vibes are already turned up in Belmont Shore, with many restaurants and bars donning festive race flags and other race-related decorations.<\/p>\n
But for those not at the races, Kern suggests attending the grand opening ceremony for Sorry Not Sorry Creamery Saturday, April 18 at noon. The first 20 guests in line will get free limited-edition merch, and the first 100 people will get a free single scoop of ice cream. The creamery will offer a BOGO deal for all guests throughout the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I bet you\u2019ve heard about Glizzy Street \u2014 or at least seen it on social media. It\u2019s a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,8132,3739,131,133,132,137,3738],"class_list":{"0":"post-271018","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-grunion-business-beat","10":"tag-grunion-news","11":"tag-long-beach","12":"tag-long-beach-headlines","13":"tag-long-beach-news","14":"tag-los-angeles-county","15":"tag-the-grunion"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}