Startup Cuba

05/11/2023

I again had the 2nd best night of my life when birrialandianyc invited me into their . Recognized as the best tacos in NYC and possibly the city’s best period…

02/23/2023

For those of you in NYC!

Opening tomorrow, “Peripheries Vol. I: Selected Works by Samuel Riera” brings together subtly coded canvases and intimately scaled drawings from botanical pigments, developed between 2012 and 2020. Throughout the gallery, Riera's work is infused with the belief that abstract forms can possess the power to contain personal and collective histories. 

Please join us for the opening reception tomorrow Friday, February 24, 6 – 8pm
 

PERIPHERIES VOL. I: SELECTED WORKS BY SAMUEL RIERA
February 24 - April 9, 2023
 

Wed – Sun 11am – 6pm, Thurs 11am – 7pm
*LES Gallery Evening: Open until 7 PM on Sun, March 12
*LES Gallery Evening: Open until 7 PM on Thurs, March 16

01/18/2023

We shot this photo recently of cruise ships in the with the coast of , west of , in the background. Lately these ships have been in the news a lot; there have been 11 incidents of refugee rescues made in the past month alone by just about all cruise lines including MSC Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, Holland America Line and Disney Cruise Line.

12/01/2022

"My mother created her own twist on this beloved sandwich."

Chef Jami shares her mom's Elena Ruz sandwich recipe. She wasn't going to leave you hanging after Thanksgiving. Not. A. Chance.

11/24/2022

"Up until a few years ago, Havana Club held virtually a complete monopoly over the rum industry in Cuba but now things are changing."

Havana Club is Cuba's top selling and most popular rum but three other brands are also competing for the island's #1 spot.

11/23/2022

To those in the US; Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving! We're thankful for YOU! Now... Go get this recipe!

Turkey with a mojo marinade and mofongo stuffing with bacon?! Just add the rice, beans and key lime pie and Chef Jami turns your holiday into a Caribbean feast.

11/04/2022

"There has long been a fallacy that Latinos all vote the same way. This fallacy is not only ignorant, but politically dangerous."

The idea that there is a Latin American voting bloc has, perhaps, been one of the surest ways to disengage Latino voters from American political campaigns.

11/02/2022

"Riera’s program receives no institutional funds or financing. Everything to support the gallery and the artists is paid for from Samuel’s personal income as an artist." Riera Studio Samuel Riera

Samuel Riera's Art Brut Cuba opens channels for Outsider Artists to sell their art when they otherwise couldn't earn a living from their art.

10/03/2022

"We need your input to put together a list of resources to support the Cuban people."

We're putting together a list of resources, to support the Cuban people. If you know of a group, please add them to our list here.

07/19/2022

"I always enjoy conversations with historian Peter Kornbluh. As one of the most knowledgable people in US-Cuba space, I always learn something. Here’s his take on US Embargo in its sixtieth year."

The U.S. Embargo on Cuba turns sixty years old this year and to this day it continues to have a substantial impact on Cuba’s economy, the Cuban people—and U.S. citizens.