Fermented Bread Specialist Colossus Bakery Adds Another Location in San Pedro

Since 2019, Colossus Bakery has opened locations in San Pedro and in Long Beach. Now, the team behind it has secured a second outlet in the San Pedro Waterfront Arts District, perfectly timed for a Valentine’s Day debut. It’s a prime spot for the bakery and cafe, where founder and Long Beach native Kristin Colazas Rodriguez will expand into all-day service, including dinner.

The newest Colossus will serve its popular sourdough bread selection, sourdough pizza, natural wines, Lyonnaise salad, and meatballs in a fennel sausage and spare rib tomato sauce. The space is pretty spiffy, too, with tall windows and open space nestled on the bottom floor of the Vivo on Harbor building overlooking the water. It’s also one block away from the Battleship USS Iowa Museum and the San Pedro Fish Market. Starting Friday, the new Colossus will be open at 511 S. Harbor Boulevard, San Pedro, CA, 90731, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Danielle G. Adams

A busy year for Musso & Frank

SF Gate food editor Karen Palmer discovered a stunning figure in her story about Hollywood’s 106-year-old Musso & Frank. Fourth-generation owner and Musso & Frank CFO Mark Echeverria told Palmer: “Last year, 145,000 customers came through the restaurant. We have 210 seats, so if you drill down, that’s 460 customers a day, or over two full turns of the restaurant every night we’re open for dinner.”

Eagle Rock diner appears in Super Bowl ad

Those familiar with Cindy’s on Colorado Boulevard might have noticed the Eagle Rock diner’s interior in the Super Bowl ad for Poppi soda. Check the full footage below.

Carbon Beach Club reopens in Malibu

After the Palisades Fire, the Malibu Beach Inn’s Carbon Beach Club undertook the task that many businesses will have to embark on in the coming years. Industrial cleaning after a wildfire is an extensive process that includes removing microscopic ash and fire particles while installing air purifiers. The Carbon Beach Club still sources produce from local farmers markets and One Gun Ranch.

Black History Month and Valentine’s Day at Lei’d Cookies

Culver City’s popular Lei’d Cookies introduced three new flavors for Black History Month by collaborating with Ghana’s Gloria’s Shito chili oils, including a rum pineapple cookie baked with pineapple in the center and drizzled with a Jamaican rum-pineapple glaze. Order in advance or head to their Culver City shop to check out their Valentine’s Day flavors: a double chocolate strawberry creme brulee or the hazelnut raspberry cookie.