There Must Be Another Reason to Come Here

by | Mar 4, 2012 | 0 comments

And it isn’t food.  I’ve now had three major meals in Havana, not including breakfasts, which is, I realize, a small sample.  I’m never one to shy away from making premature judgments about anything, least of all, food.  I’m ready to judge.  I’m pretty sure they have no idea how to cook in Cuba.  Maybe it’s the commies, perhaps it’s  the years the rooskies were here, but either they never knew how to cook, or, if they did,  they’ve forgotten. Granted, we’ve been eating at all the high end places, such as they are.  These are the ones that get great ratings in TripAdvisor were people try to prove how smart they are about hotels and restaurants.  The odd...

You Don’t Go to Cuba for the Food

by | Mar 4, 2012 | 0 comments

It isn’t food.  I’ve now had three major meals here, not including breakfasts, which is, I realize, a small sample.  But never one to shy away from making premature judgements, I’m ready to judge.  I’m pretty sure they have no idea how to cook in Cuba.  Maybe it’s the commies, perhaps it’s  the years the rooskies were here, but either they never knew how to cook, or, if they did,  they’ve forgotten. Granted, we’ve been eating at all the high end places, such as they are.  These are the ones that get great ratings in TripAdvisor where people try to prove how smart they are about hotels and restaurants.  The odd thing is all of the restaurants look great.  They...