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NOVEMBER 2010 24 FOOD & WINE : LOCAL FOODIES EAT YOUR HEART OUT WRITTEN BY ALISHA GOMEZ PHOTOGRAPHED BY SCOTT WITTER Taylor Nelson and Chris Livingston are just a couple of guys who love to eat. Nelson and Livingston, who run LBFoodReview. com, made it their goal to wet the appetites of readers with their Long Beach dining reviews and articles. "We have no problem eating," Nelson joked. But save the pretentious food lingo for other snooty food connoisseurs. Nelson and Livingston, who liken themselves to a couple of "average Joes," aren't about pomp and priss. Their site is nothing but straight-forward reviews and articles geared toward the average diner. They fully launched their site about six months ago. But the idea actually originated a couple of years ago while the two former roommates, Cal State Long Beach graduates and fraternity brothers were sitting at a little hidden sandwich shop in the city. "We were sitting there, talking, and we thought, "Wouldn't it be cool to write about these places no one knows about? " Nelson said. "We both really enjoy living in Long Beach and we wanted to help promote businesses, get the word out about these places." That's when the thought of LBFoodReview.com was first born. Now the site includes restaurant TAYLOR NELSON AND CHRIS LIVINGSTON