The Eat Index: OC: Original Beachwood BBQ and Brewing location closes 🍻 - OCRegister

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Beachwood BBQ & Brewing in Seal Beach had closed in mid-March at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. It was simply selling beer to go, and as weeks and months dragged on, it just became unfeasible to reopen. Owners announced on July 1 that it was closing permanently. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram)

The original Beachwood BBQ & Brewing location in Seal Beach, one of Orange County’s first gastropubs, is closing its doors after 14 years due to the challenges it’s faced during the coronavirus pandemic. Anne Valdespino speaks with co-founder Gabe Gordon. Read more. 

Black cobra chili marinated tandoori chicken from the family takeout package at Clay Oven in Irvine (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Spice up your life 

Critic Brad A. Johnson heard that spicy food boosts the immune system, which is why he’s been eating chicken vindaloo from Clay Oven in Irvine among other flavorful dishes as part of a family-style takeout package. Read more. 

While other Southern California county health departments report restaurants that have cases of COVID-19 among employees, Orange County Health Care Agency does not. Activist Eva O’Keefe, seen here, has started a petition to change that. (Courtesy of Eva O’Keefe)

Planning a petition 

Unlike other county agencies in the region, the Orange County Health Care Agency does not regularly post a list of restaurants closed because an employee contracted COVID-19. An activist is hoping to change that with a petition for such reporting that she plans to bring to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Read more. 

Golden Road Brewing in Anaheim closed its pub for cleaning and sanitizing after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Patrons leave Golden Road Brewery in Anaheim CA on Sunday, March 15, 2020 after they were told by employees that the governor ordered bars to close temporarily to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Coronavirus closures 

More Orange County restaurants have closed, seven of them because they found out at least one of their employees had tested positive for COVID-19. Anne Valdespino has more. 

Chef Ross Pangilinan serves the Viele family from Placentia at Mix Mix Kitchen Bar in downtown Santa Ana on Thursday, May 28, 2020. Gavin Newsom ordered Southern California counties to close indoor operations at restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms for at least three weeks. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Testing the ‘dimmer switch’

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered that restaurants in Orange County and beyond shut down indoor dining for at least three weeks. Newsom called the order a “dimmer switch, not an on-and-off switch.” How it will affect restaurants depends generally on how much outdoor space that have. Read more. 

The Lime Pie That Saved Us, from a cookbook by Los Angeles baker Nicole Rucker, is flavorful, easy to make and keeps well in the refrigerator. (Photo by Cathy Thomas)

This lime pie must be pretty good because it apparently saved a restaurant. Cathy Thomas discovered this recipe in Los Angeles baker Nicole Rucker’s cookbook. Rucker said she put the recipe on the menu at her restaurant Fiona because she needed an easy pie that held well in the fridge. Let’s Cook! 

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