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The Skinny on Sergio’s New ‘Flaca’ Menu

By Jonathan Brooks JonathanBMiami@aol.com Authentic Cuban cuisine is not exactly the best choice for the weight conscious, but Sergio’s new La Flaca menu could change all that. Putting a healthy spin on their “simple, fresh and homemade” motto, you can now choose steamed vs. pan-fried, brown vs. white rice and baked vs. deep-fried. The new […]

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La Palma – Doing Cuban Food Right for 32 Years

By Jonathan Brooks JonathanBMiami@aol.com Since 1979, La Palma restaurant has been serving up old school Cuban cuisine at old school prices. The atmosphere is warm and friendly. There are not many winter nights in Miami where you can’t find a Spanish television station camped out in front of the walk-up window filming locals enjoying some […]

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Eat, Drink and Be Merry…Cuban Style

By Sue Arrowsmith Sue.arrowsmith@yahoo.com Named after one of Cuba’s most commonly-used root vegetables, Malanga Café in South Dade offers something rare in this part of town – solid, Cuban comfort food and a party atmosphere for the whole family. Malanga Café makes (yes, you guessed it) one amazing cream of malanga soup ($4.50). The texture […]

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