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Cuban’s food is a rich fusion. Cafés Cubanos A Far-flung mixes of cultural influences come together in this island cuisine. Los Angeles Magazine (March 2007) Born in the kitchen of sugar plantations, its recipes evolved as slave cooks learned European techniques and applied them to local ingredients. Yuca, corn, and tomatoes were enhanced by pork, garlic, and sour oranges-and served with African plantains and yams. Today criollo cuisine, once regarded as rustic, represents the soul of Cuban cooking. In LA, Versailles, Porto’s, and Xiomara may be our most visible Cuban restaurant, but others have also gathered a strong following. // Linda Burum. Havana Mania | Redondo Beach Hipsters at this festive bar sip fruit-studded rum drinks, and on Tuesday nights, long tables of partying Cuban ex-pats cheer when a whole roasted pig is paraded through the dining room. Owner Luis Montesdeoca, whose parents opened the Culver City Versailles (originally called the Union Cuban restaurant in 1974, has preserved the family’s recipes, and the kitchen turns out an enormous menu of splendid garlic-drenched Cuban soul food, from slow-roasted pork to seafood-filled paella. On Mondays, Mojitos are half price.