"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 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 ...

The Latin restaurant, now celebrating its 120th year, shares secrets for replicating the “Cuban sandwich-ish” salad. Gabrielle Calise is a culture reporter who covers music, nostalgia and offbeat ...

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 ...

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 ...

When in Rome ... well, you know. And when in Miami, hunt for the best Cuban sandwich in town. There are plenty to choose from ...

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 ...