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 ...

Fans affectionately refer to them with names like “recession-fighting machines” and “crackpots.” They call themselves “crockpotters” and wax poetic with a fervor normally reserved for religion, ...

To any real fan, a hamburger is never “just a burger.” A great burger is a work of art, passionately thought out and painstakingly executed. The very extension of the grill master’s own identity. And, ...

Pork is a critical ingredient in a Cuban sandwich — and the best cut of meat to use is thinly sliced, slow-roasted pork shoulder. Not only is this cut affordable and flavorful, but the methods for ...

A traditional Cuban sandwich (or Cubano), which most likely did not originate in Cuba, is made of roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard (and/or mayo, depending on where you’re ordering), ...

A Cuban sandwich is the stuff of which food memories are made. I still remember my first — enjoyed nearly 30 years ago at a small restaurant on Key Biscayne off the Miami coast. It was savory, it was ...