Hispanic culture is filled with so much rich history that can be felt through its foods. To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, learn how to make vaca frita — a popular Cuban dish made with one of the ...

There is little mention of the history of fritas in my collection of Cuban cookbooks. But it seems the frita definitely originated in Cuba. The most definitive history I've found is by South Florida ...

MIAMI (AP) — It was the battle of the fritas in South Florida, Wednesday. Some people said it was going to be a showdown between the king and the magician. The king is Victoriano Benito Gonzalez, an ...

MIAMI — In the world of Cuban hamburgers, there is the king and the magician. The king is Victoriano Benito Gonzalez, an immigrant who once made the paprika-spiced meat patties topped with shoestring ...

Ortelio Cardenas stepped away from the fritas sizzling on his grill to call his daughter as U.S. Secret Service agents posted themselves at both front and back entrances to El Mago de las Fritas. “I ...