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Tampa Tradition of Baking Cuban Bread With Palmetto Leaves at Risk

July 6, 2022
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By Paul Guzzo From Tampa Bay Times Tampa—For as far back as anyone can remember, Tampa bakers have used palmetto leaves to make Cuban bread. And for the last three decades, the same man has traveled the state collecting the palmetto leaves needed by La Segunda Bakery, which bakes more than seven million loaves a…

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Versailles Restaurant: Come for the Cuban Sandwiches, Stay for the Community

November 5, 2021
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Since its opening 50 years ago in Miami, Versailles has become arguably the world’s most famous Cuban restaurant. The accolades are well-deserved, with its wide array of house specialties including picadillo, chicken chicharrones, an epic café cubano, and the best Cuban sandwiches north of Havana. The location on Southwest 8th Street—Calle Ocho—is far from the…

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