Long Beach restaurants are gearing up for Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant Week 2.0 taking place February 25-March 3. 

Nearly 50 restaurants are participating with a Chefs' Cooking + Tasting Kick-Off, free to the public, Saturday, February 24th starting at 12 noon at Friedmans Home Experience with Neil Saavedra, host of "The Fork Report" on KFI-AM 640, broadcasting live from 2-5pm.

Dine Out Long Beach doesn't require any tickets or passes. Guests simply can peruse the special, prix-fixe menus at dineoutlongbeach.com and decide where they'd like to dine by selecting a neighborhood, price point or cuisine. Restaurants will also have their regular menus available, and guests can make reservations on the Dine Out Long Beach website via OpenTable.

Four chefs from participating Dine Out Long Beach restaurants will conduct 30-60-minute cooking demonstrations every hour on the hour starting at noon with wine tasting hosted by VUE Bar + Restaurant with cocktailing provided by Blue Marble Cocktails and beer tasting hosted by Stella Artois.