Just 100 miles off the Florida coast yet a world away, Cuba is a land of history and mystery, all of which is revealed in its incomparable cuisine. More mild than wild, Cuban cuisine relies on spices ...

Being a multicultural first generation American growing up, we always had a hodgepodge of food from different cultures, as ...

A Cuban sandwich is a combination of roasted pork, ham, and cheese that originated among the Cuban workers in the cigar factories in Key West, Florida as early as 1831. I tried to keep the flavors ...

Two slices of Cuban sandwich leaning on each other on a table with another sandwich and mustard - Lauripatterson/Getty Images The Cuban sandwich has a rich history, but like many culinary creations, ...

Hundreds of miles away from home for the first time, art school wasn’t as traumatic as I initially feared for two reasons: First, the art school sat at the base of the Oakland Hills, literally walking ...

The most important thing I ever learned from my Abuela is that food is powerful. The right dish can lighten hard times or celebrate the biggest victories. I love my Abuela's cooking and because my mom ...

Vivian Nieto, owner of Chulo’s Cafe in Metairie, said the Cuban tradition parallels Louisiana’s French Acadian cochon de lait ...