Havana Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Cuba has bread and pork, but not enough vegetables. The food we were served was never warm enough. Cuba is not a place for vegetarians, picky eaters, or the gluten free.” ~Elinor Robin, PhD On 26 April 1954, CBS-TV aired the 93rd episode of I Love Lucy. Watching the rerun decades later was essentially my introduction to Cuban food…sort of. In the memorable episode Ricky decides to quit show business and open up a diner in which Cuban food would be the featured fare. The Ricardos enter into a precarious partnership with their friends and neighbors Fred and Ethel Mertz.…