The legend began in 1903 with a humble saloon in Tampa where trolley conductors and cigar-factory workers ducked in for a slurp of strong coffee. In 1905, this place became Columbia Restaurant, and ...

In a photo provided by Chip Weiner shows, Andrew Huse in 2025. Huse a historian whose voracious appetite for telling stories about food as an essential ingredient in culture led him on a quest to ...

The Cuban, or Cubano, is a thrilling feat of sandwich engineering whose singular goal is to impart maximum pleasure. It’s a sandwich that fires on all thrusters, hitting all the points it was designed ...

Cuban culture has been thriving in the Sunshine State since the Cuban revolution in 1959, and this reflects in the region's energy, music, and food. Cuban sandwiches, or Cubanos, are featured on ...

National Cuban Sandwich Day is Aug. 23, a time when we honor — and order — the crunchy and juicy pressed sandwich that’s made on soft Cuban bread with a spread of yellow mustard and layered with ham, ...

This Miami Cuban sandwich chain with more than half a century of history is such a hidden gem that New Times is almost hesitant to share its deliciousness with you. However, we must not gatekeep any ...

Open five years this month, La Creacion Bakery makes Cuban sandwiches with a twist. Paul Guzzo is a former culture reporter. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper ...