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 ...

After an admirable effort by the upstart Miami Cuban community, the people have chosen Tampa as the true home of the Cuban sandwich. More than 7,200 people voted here at The Salt, and the results ...

The owner of Los Gringos is an Irish/Italian from New Jersey, but he's mastered the art of creating amazing Cuban food. Los Gringos in West Tampa sits just minutes from many other well-known Cuban ...

Geunmin Kang and Hyunmin Cho were excited about the present from one of their customers. They posted a picture of it on their Facebook page: two bags of Tampa-based Vigo rice mixes. Not exactly a ...

National Cuban Sandwich Day is Aug. 23. Maggie is a former arts writer for the Tampa Bay Times. She now writes for Bay Magazine. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed ...

Battling the elements, volunteers fought to break the record by reaching a sandwich of 360 feet. That’s the length of a football field. The journey was not a quick one, but Rene Marquis, with the ...

National Cuban Sandwich Day is Aug. 23, a time when we honor — and order — the crunchy and juicy pressed sandwich that’s made on soft Cuban bread with a spread of yellow mustard and layered with ham, ...

TAMPA - Scott Wall's culinary career began in New Jersey. He and his family relocated to Land O' Lakes, where he had his first experience creating a Cuban sandwich. In that learning process, a labor ...