officially opening last month<\/a>. And the restaurant has allowed Rodriguez to show how high her skill level really is.<\/p>\nColossus now offers a full breakfast\/lunch menu and a dinner menu.<\/p>\n
We all can celebrate the restaurant\u2019s expansion and five-year anniversary of being on Second Street during the 3 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. The bakery will serve cheese and snacks from the shop Oh La Vache, share free birthday cake, and offer free caricatures and airbrush tattoos from 4 to 6 p.m. Pizza can also be purchased by the slice, and Colossus will serve special wines by the glass.<\/p>\n
New apartment building<\/p>\n
A 281-unit apartment building at 6700 Pacific Coast Highway has been drawing attention as its 6 stories rise quickly.<\/p>\n
The E-shaped project, dubbed Ellery Shores, will replace an office building with a 590,000 square-foot development containing a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Of those, 13 will be designated for very low-income households. There will be parking for 507 vehicles.<\/p>\n
Holland Partner Group, which acquired the 2.5-acre site (the former Congressional Cup Place office complex) for $41 million in 2022, is one of three companies building major residential units on that section of PCH. Onni Group tore down the shopping center where Whole Foods had been to make way for a 600-unit development, 6500 Pacific Coast Highway, while Carmel Partners has plans for a project across the street, at 6615 Pacific Coast Highway.<\/p>\n
I asked Linda Treffry, a senior associate with Coldwell Banker Commercial BLAIR, who has the commercial listing for the ground floor retail space at Ellery Shores, what type of business she anticipates leasing to.<\/p>\n
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This rendering shows Ellery Shore, a new 281-unit apartment building, 6700 Pacific Coast Highway, that\u2019s currently under construction. (Courtesy of Ellery Shores)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have 3,100 (square feet) of commercial space that can be divided into two smaller spaces if needed,\u201d she said. \u201cIdeally, the retail tenants (will) serve as an amenity for the residents of the property as well as the local community. There will be approximately 1,300 new apartments in the area so (there will be) lots of foot traffic. (We\u2019re looking for) restaurants, quick-serving food, wine bar, craft beer tasting room, etc., or services that are meaningful to the residents.\u201d<\/p>\n
The space is expected to be occupied by December 2027, Treffry said, but it could be earlier \u2014 since construction is ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a good time for a commercial tenant to consider property while it is still being built,\u201d Treffry said, \u201cand tenant requirements can be considered.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for the name of the project \u2014 Ellery Shores \u2014 the Holland branding team told Treffry that \u201cEllery\u201d is associated with cheerfulness and joy. It captures the \u201crelaxed optimism of life along the Southern California coast,\u201d Treffry said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWarm, lyrical and refined, it has the character of an established residential place rather than a conventional development name,\u201d she added. \u201cPaired with \u2018Shores,\u2019 the name becomes distinctly connected to its setting on PCH, just steps from Alamitos Bay. Ellery Shores reflects the property\u2019s promise of an elevated yet effortless waterfront lifestyle, from sunup to sundown.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bungalow Kitchen<\/p>\n
Back in July, I shared with readers that The Bungalow Kitchen, in the 2nd & PCH shopping center, would reopen as a neighborhood restaurant \u2014 and less of a lounge \u2014 but I did not yet know when.<\/p>\n
But I do now \u2014 Sept. 16.<\/p>\n
To celebrate its reopening, The Bungalow Kitchen will host a special, one-night-only charity event from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 24. It will be hosted by John and Caitlin Stamos, Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson and owner Brent Bolthouse.<\/p>\n
The evening will feature craft cocktails and seasonal bites, along with some VIP guests.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe return of The Bungalow Kitchen is a great moment for Long Beach, and I\u2019m especially proud that we\u2019re celebrating its return by giving back to local families,\u201d Richardson said in a press release. \u201cProceeds from this event will support the Mayor\u2019s Fund for Long Beach and its Early Learning Hub, helping connect young children and their families to the resources they need to thrive. It\u2019s a great example of how our community can come together to celebrate while making a meaningful difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
On a personal level, I\u2019m looking forward to experiencing how executive chef Eric Samaniego will showcase his diverse culinary talents.<\/p>\n
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The Bungalow Kitchen, in the 2nd & PCH shopping center, will reopen on Sept. 16 as a neighborhood restaurant, with country fried steak among the menu items. (Courtesy of The Bungalow Kitchen)<\/p>\n
Years ago, during Samaniego\u2019s decadelong stint at Michael\u2019s on Naples, he told me that growing up, he and his grandmother would enjoy watching Julia Child\u2019s television shows. His grandmother enjoyed using local California produce to cook and was Samaniego\u2019s first cooking instructor.<\/p>\n
\u201cBuilding this menu from the ground up was incredibly exciting,\u201d Samaniego said in the press release. \u201cAfter years focused on regional Italian cooking, I had the freedom to bring together everything I\u2019ve learned throughout my career \u2014 from French technique to California seasonality \u2014 into a restaurant that reflects how people want to eat today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last month, when I met with Bolthouse, owner of The Bungalow Hospitality Group, he shared that they have redesigned the dining space, including changing some of the art, though they kept the signature pool table.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bungalow Kitchen has always been about bringing people together,\u201d Bolthouse said. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud to reopen with a renewed focus on great food, genuine hospitality and creating a place the Long Beach community can enjoy any night of the week. Chef Eric shares that vision completely, and we can\u2019t wait to welcome everyone back.\u201d<\/p>\n
For tickets to the Sept. 24 special event, which cost $75 a person, go to shorturl.at\/eTcd9<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe Bungalow Kitchen will be open from 5 p.m. to midnight Wednesdays to Saturdays, and 5 to 10 p.m. Sundays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Colossus bakery in Belmont Shore will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 27, to celebrate its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,8132,3739,131,133,132,137,3738],"class_list":["post-445171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-grunion-business-beat","tag-grunion-news","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-the-grunion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445171","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=445171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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