"Original Cuban sandwiches come from Ybor City; everything else is just a sub." This rather controversial statement comes to us courtesy of Andy Huse, Assistant Librarian at the University of South ...

The Cuban sandwich is built on specific ingredients, clear structure, and balance, which makes it the perfect test for ...

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 ...

He investigated which city of Cuban immigrants might have created the celebrated sandwich, Tampa or Miami. His finding was not altogether surprising. By Michael S. Rosenwald Andrew Huse, a historian ...

Downtown day workers have been grabbing a quick lunch at this Cuban sandwich stand along Andrews Avenue for years, since it was known as Sury’s. But recently, the walk-up counter has been taken over ...

With so much changing so fast in Florida these days, it can be difficult to get in touch with the state's history and heritage. However, there's a lot to unpack; It stretches back hundreds of years, ...

Miami’s ever-evolving culinary landscape over the last few decades has made supporting landmark restaurants more critical than ever before. As a local food writer known as Burger Beast since 2008, and ...

The surest way to get on someone’s bad side in Miami is to serve them a Cuban sandwich with salami. That’s because there are three Floridas when it comes to Cuban sandwiches. And each claims it. Our ...