cuban-food

This sandwich is bananas! You need a Cuban jibarito recipe in your life. There’s never been a hotter time to enjoy this delicious cuisine.

There's never been a hotter time to visit Cuba, but if it's not next on your fantasy travel list, there's Cuba! It's a collection of 75 authentic recipes gathered by the photographer-stylist team of Dan Goldberg and Andrea Kuhn, along with food writer Jody Eddy, that will bring a taste of Havana (and elsewhere) right to…

Filmmaker Asori Soto, along with an executive producer on the acclaimed Jiro Dreams of Sushi, is documenting the storied food culture of his native Cuba and leaving no stone unturned. Cuban food in America is generally limited to a short repertoire of dishes, but Soto has spent the last year gathering footage of the cooks, ingredients and influences that…

Now that Cuba and the U.S. seem to be on the brink of patching things up diplomatically — at long last — you might have thought about taking a trip down to the revolutionary island. You’ve probably heard how great Cuba is. I spent three and a half weeks there in February, and as long…

As a traveler, I have a compulsion to seek out the hardest-to-reach, most difficult places on the planet. So imagine my delight when, on a recent jaunt to Cuba, I heard about Baracoa, a reportedly enchanting little beach town situated a mere 20-hour bus ride from Havana — not counting a layover in Santiago. The seaside…

[caption id="attachment_75724" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Havana's Floridita restaurant is known as "the craddle of the daiquiri."[/caption] To illustrate the current realities of traveling to once-forbidden Cuba, John Kavulich likes to use a food metaphor. "In December, when President Obama made the announcement [loosening restrictions on Cuba-bound U.S. travelers], people were celebrating by pouring champagne," says…

With today’s historic news of the restoring of relations between Cuba and the United States, ending a more than 50-year-old import embargo, some (the FR editors) are kind of curious: what does it mean for the rum industry? The short answer is, it is now legal to import Cuban rum to the United States, though…

You’d be hard “pressed” to find a better sandwich than a good Cuban. Great crusty bread, slow-cooked pork, melted Swiss, bright pickles and neon yellow mustard all come together to form a melted magical experience. Veering slightly off the Havana turnpike and spinning this classic ever so slightly, we modernize the dearly beloved sandwich with…

Ideal if you are pressed for time, this braise, a quick, spicy take on Spanish paella, uses the lean meat from the loin, which would dry out if cooked longer. Marinate the pork ahead if you can. Leftovers can easily be rewarmed in a microwave. Reproduced with permission from THE GREAT MEAT COOKBOOK

Leaving the subway at 137th St. and Broadway, just north of Harlem, one of the first things the intrepid adventurer notices is the food. Depending on the season and the time of day, the ragged little park around the subway steps is often packed with vendors: a man with a shopping cart and a huge…

Ginny's Supper Club in Harlem will get its Cuban flavor when pianist Arturo O’Farrill and his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra comes in for one night only, Tuesday, June 19th. O’Farrill, a Grammy-winner, Latin jazz crusader and the son of the legendary Cuban composer and bandleader Chico O’Farrill, will premiere The Offense of the Drum, a…

When it comes to cocktails, Simon Ford is the guy to know. After earning a Wine and Spirits Education Certificate in the UK, he went on to work for Seagrams and now holds the heady title of Global Spirits & Cocktail Brand Expert for Pernod Ricard USA. For real, it's on his business card. In…

Miami's Wynwood Kitchen & Bar (WKB), located in the burgeoning Wynwood Arts District, features A-list street art and increasingly impressive food. Shepard Fairey, Os Gemeos and Kenny Scharf are among those who've created original pieces around the indoor/outdoor space, and chef Miguel Aguilar has brought a twist to Cuban-inspired favorites that also might be called…

Lechón, or suckling pig, is the centerpiece of a Caribbean Christmas. Converts say roasting the pig in a Caja China, or “magic box” achieves the crispiest skin and moistest meat in the least amount of time. It’s not certain exactly when Cubans starting roasting their pork in a wooden box, but the name Caja China…

A quick drive through the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami will lead you to an inconspicuous ecru-colored building nestled on the corner of Northeast 29th St. and 2nd Avenue. Keep your eye peeled, as the building is easy to miss. Pull up to Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop, and you’re suddenly no longer in sunny Miami, but in…

For many in this country, Sunday is a day devoted to the Lord, attending a temple of worship with family, all with a similar purpose. For the rest, there’s the NFL, and with any NFL game, there are, like any religious gathering, rituals. For football fans, there’s the tailgate. Tailgating has come a long way…

For any viewers who prefer the savory battles of Top Chef over the dessert drama of Top Chef Just Desserts, last night was the challenge for you. For the elimination, Gail Simmons brought out several flags from different countries and instructed the chefs to each choose one. Naturally, they assumed they would be making a…

We can only hope you know the joys of the Cuban sandwich, or Cubano. It's a variation on the classic ham and cheese sandwich that's so universally appealing. All griddled together are thin slices of juicy roast pork, salty ham, sour dill pickles, tangy yellow mustard and sharp Swiss cheese, regardless of politics, to form…

The grass is always greener, isn’t it? Bartenders call themselves “bar chefs” and experiment with culinary techniques, while chefs look longingly from behind the kitchen doors out at the front of the house, where all the fun is happening. Julian Medina, who has just opened the 24-hour Cuban diner Coppelia in Manhattan and still oversees…

I’ve known the blazing-hot artist José Parlá for years now, but it wasn’t until a party in April 2010 that I learned of his appreciation for food. He’d invited me for a visit to his studio in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn, and as I was leaving, he suggested I attend a little party he and a…