Stories with 'cuban food' tag

Meet Cristina Bustamante and Ani Mezerhane, the pair behind Abuela’s Counter

📸: Photo provided by Abuela’s Counter Hey ladies! Introduce yourselves and tell New Tropic readers what it is that you do.  We are Ani Mezerhane and Cristy Bustamante of Abuela’s Counter. We both come from large Cuban families filled with traditions and memories of fun gatherings filled with lots of food and love. Nothing makes […]

/ September 26, 2022


Lechón y reggaeton

Papo Llega y Pon is one of Allapattah’s oldest businesses, and it’s serving up one of Miami’s biggest pan con lechon sandwiches. Take their Cuban flautas for example. They sell for $16, are about two feet long, and can serve up to four people. So whether you come for the pan con lechon or stay […]

/ November 13, 2019


10 things Trump needs to know before he eats at Versailles

There are a lot of ways Donald Trump’s Versailles visit could go wrong, so we gave him a couple tips.

/ July 8, 2016


Meet the latest take on Cuban food in Little Havana

Six months after A+E Eats, Justin Sherrer and Lisetty Llampalla have opened a new restaurant in Little Havana that pairs Cuban and Southern cuisine.

/ May 15, 2016


A basic gringo’s guide to Cuban culture

I was a super basic white person when I moved to South Florida. Now I can drink cafecitos like any Cuban 12-year-old.

/ March 14, 2016