Author and former Miami Herald columnist Ana Menendez is back from Amsterdam for the Miami Book Fair International. She talks about her new book, Adios Happy Homeland, which deals with the themes of dislocation and exile.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations travel show premiered July 11 with an inside look at Cuba, its culture and its cuisine. Season 8 kicked off with Bourdain talking classic cars and baseball with locals as well as sampling home-cooked dinners and fare from fine dining restaurants – off limits to the average Cuban. Did you see the show? Tell us what you thought.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The price of coffee in pre-Castro Cuba: 3 cents. The price of coffee at a Hialeah café: 3 cents. Feelings of nostalgia felt by many Cubans in South Florida: priceless. A former restaurant owner tried to honor his roots by offering the Cuban staple at a historic price. Although the restaurant is no longer open, we are reminded of places that evoke nostalgia and define the South Florida experience.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Blogger Jose Munne shares his philosophy and technique for making the perfect cup of Cuban coffee. It has to be syrupy, frothy and refreshing.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Author Carlos Eire's latest book, Learning to Die in Miami, is the story of his arrival in the United States as an 11-year-old Cuban exile. He shares with Under the Sun his experience as a young immigrant on his own in a new country and why he considers exile a gift.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
A web exclusive: Listen as Alfredo Malagon tells WLRN-Miami Herald News reporter Rick Stone the story of a harrowing inspection by Cuban authorities at a detainment camp before his family left the island.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Capt. Jim Griffin and his wife were young and adventurous. They saw the Mariel boatlift 30 years ago as an opportunity to make some fast money. Alfredo Malagon was ten years old when Captain Jim took his family from Cuba to Key West. WLRN-Miami Herald reporter Rick Stone introduces us to both of these men, and tells the story of how their paths crossed once again. Listen to the story here.
WLRN contributor Terence Cantarella begins his journey through Miami-Dade's canal system by canoe on Monday, April 16.
Follow his journey on Twitter and Facebook, and tune in to WLRN 91.3 FM every morning and afternoon to hear about his travels.
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