Cuban Cuisine News

Expectations are high in South Beach for Dion Jordan, the first defensive player chosen in April's NFL Draft.

Not too many details about the new venture from Travis Reese and Nicole Flowers, other than the basics reported by Jim Nintzel in his story about the rise of downtown dining from May ... Saint House, which is scheduled to open in August, will feature food from across the Caribbean and anywhere else rum is produced.

Boliche, the dish featured on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives:" an eye round steak stuffed with chorizo and topped with shredded pork shoulder.

Old school meets new school tonight at El Mago de las Fritas , the Flagami staple for Cuban hamburgers known as fritas.

To properly celebrate El Charro's upcoming anniversary, owner Rodolfo "Rudy" Barrial recommends sinking your teeth into the Cocoa Village restaurant's Macho Burrito with its surprising heritage.

I keep going back to Islas Canarias. Not the Spanish islands where so many of my fellow Cubans have roots, but the popular restaurant on Northwest 27th Avenue, near Little Havana, where I take friends and family looking for real Cuban cooking.

Chefs are going beyond the Cuban sandwich with their own takes on the lively taste and traditions of soul food from the Caribbean.

Louisville residents who cannot travel to Cuba to get a taste of Cuban food will soon have another opportunity to sample such cuisine.