$10 Deal: A hero of a Torta Cubana at La Palapa
La Palapa’s Torta Cubana has a thin-breaded chicken cutlet, steak, chorizo and ham, a healthy dose of mayo, avocado, lettuce, tomato and jalapeño. (Joshua Carlucci/Special to The Daily Memphian)
If your obsession with finding a good Cuban sandwich is as unhealthy as Joshua Carlucci’s, you might know that Mexico has its own everything-but-the-kitchen-sink version of a Cubano.
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Joshua Carlucci is a writer and food journalist from Los Banos, California. He holds a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, where he was managing editor of Pinch. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Brussels Review, Redivider, Gravy, EatingWell, Southern Living, and elsewhere. He is a staff writer at Brooklyn-based food and beverage industry magazine, StarChefs.Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com.
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