Event Description
Title: The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers
Author: Andrew Huse, Barbara C. Cruz, and Jeff Houck
Join us for our next Florida history book club meeting at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art where we will be discussing The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers by Andrew Huse, Barbara C. Cruz, and Jeff Houck.
How did the Cuban sandwich become a symbol for a displaced people, win the hearts and bellies of America, and claim a spot on menus around the world? The odyssey of the Cubano begins with its hazy origins in the midnight cafés of Havana, from where it evolved into a dainty high-class hors d’oeuvre and eventually became a hearty street snack devoured by cigar factory workers. In The Cuban Sandwich, three devoted fans—Andrew Huse, Bárbara Cruz, and Jeff Houck—sort through improbable vintage recipes, sift gossip from Florida old-timers, and wade into the fearsome Tampa vs. Miami sandwich debate (is adding salami necessary or heresy?) to reveal the social history behind how this delicacy became a lunch-counter staple in the US and beyond.
RSVP by calling the Museum at 386-255-0285 or register online.
Free for members, $5.00 for future members.
352 S. Nova Road
Daytona Beach FL 32114
