Cuban Cuisine News

If you're tired of Thanksgiving turkey with all the 'fixins' this weekend, why not pay a visit to ChaChaCha? The first Cuban restaurant in downtown Morristown, this neat new place is getting high marks from our adventurous and discerning Morristown restaurant customers.

Miami is a wonderful location for a great vacation where you can relax, get some sun and eat great food.

The Whole Foods is known for its locally grown produce and meat. Now, shoppers will find food from Cuba there.

Both readers and restaurateurs had a lot of suggestions for what to do with the former home of Mojitos -- which isn't surprising, considering that this spot at 1120 East Sixth Avenue is a good location just begging for a good operator to go into it.

At the La Isla Restaurant a very young Omar Giner prepares some mamey flavored batidos, a Latin American blended shake, in 1997.

Oft labeled the "Godfather of Nuevo Latino," bestselling author and Chef Douglas Rodriguez has also been heaped with praise by Newsweek and Zagat , among others.

Located on Jackson Bluff across from the Indian Village and near the Palace Saloon is Cuba's Cafe, a small cafe serving up big taste in what it claims is some of the most authentic Cuban food in Tallahassee.

Cuba de Ayer is the wonderful creation of Jessica Rodriguez, who thought so highly of her mother-in-law's home-style Cuban cooking that she decided to open a restaurant.

Rodriguez, known as the father of Nuevo Latino cuisine, expands his Miami presence with D. Rodriguez Cuba, slated to open Dec.

Chabad of Bonita Springs and Estero will serve kosher Cuban food at its next monthly ethnic community Sabbath dinner.

One slice at Zachary's could last you the entire game. Watching those Wildcats can make a person ravenous, right? Couple that with the Parking Problem, and you definitely want to grab a bite within walking distance.

I spent much of the late 1980s at marches chanting, "El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido." Whether in solidarity with Nicaragua or El Salvador, the marches would culminate with parties at union halls where we spooned up rice and beans, saying, "Arroz con frijoles, por favor," in our best Spanish accents.

Cuban food, with its emphasis on arroz, plantains, tamales and a host of other ingredients, can often be a tough find in the IE.

Laid off from a job in the financial industry, Ricardo Sanchez decided to take advantage of his departure from Wall Street to pursue a dream.

Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 12-2:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 5-11 p.m. Sunday brunch: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Map it There was plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth last summer when Chef Fernando Martinez left Louisville to open a new restaurant on a Caribbean isle.

Last week, Chow, Baby promised to keep boring you with vacation slides of its latest international research trip, this time to the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

With such a cultural and historical melting pot that the Dominican Republic is comprised of, it's interesting that their food is such a point of strong nationalism with the country.

While you might not be able to tell by its name, Rei's Bakery & Cafeteria has become a Cape Coral hot spot for Cuban pastries, sandwiches and desserts.

Cuba has more legends and lore going for it than any other country in the Americas, yet most of us don't have any first hand-knowledge of this small island country that is only 90 miles off the coast of Florida.

The Killers: Dave Keuning, Brandon Flowers, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. and Mark Stoerner.