The Castillo

bigguy

Just in case you are interested, here's the Wikipedia article on the Castillo of Jagua in Cuba. The article is pretty bare, and completely fails to mention the castle being the inspiration for some of the best sandwiches in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_Jagua

carnivore

We could add that...

But we probably shouldn't until there's more there about the castle itself.

pitu lillet

and then you'd HAVE to get it right about The Whole Epic Story of the various Castillos de Jagua - the original one on the Lower East Side, and the various relatives who got franchises . . . El Gran Castillo, El Rey de Gran Castillo etc.

carnivore

pitu lillet wrote: and then you'd HAVE to get it right about The Whole Epic Story of the various Castillos de Jagua - the original one on the Lower East Side, and the various relatives who got franchises . . . El Gran Castillo, El Rey de Gran Castillo etc.

Do you mind relating that story here? I don't know it. Plus, I bet Andy would blog it if you told the whole story.

pitu lillet

Carnivore wrote: [quote=pitu lillet]and then you'd HAVE to get it right about The Whole Epic Story of the various Castillos de Jagua - the original one on the Lower East Side, and the various relatives who got franchises . . . El Gran Castillo, El Rey de Gran Castillo etc.

Do you mind relating that story here? I don't know it. Plus, I bet Andy would blog it if you told the whole story.

but then I'd Have To Get It Right . . .
and didn't I tell what I knew on the Carneviento thread last year?

Me and Grandma Nilea used to haunt Essex St back in the 80s, and have frijoles rosados for breakfast at . . .

o wait, that's the wrong story