The Long Beach Restaurant Serving Up Texas-Style Southern Cooking - Eater LA

"In The Kitchen, owned and operated by Nora Tatum, offers Texas-style Southern cooking with a menu that includes fried catfish, fried chicken, slow-cooked oxtails, smothered chicken or pork chops, and sides like candied yams and black-eyed peas. The restaurant, located in the former Crazy Creole Cafe space on Long Beach Boulevard, has adapted to pandemic conditions by serving takeout and delivery. Tatum's cooking, inspired by family recipes, is deeply personal and aims to nourish both body and soul. The restaurant also participates in community upliftment by offering job training and feeding unhoused residents." - Cathy Chaplin