2018 Primetime Emmy
& James Beard Award Winner

Havana

Our 16 Best in 2016

The R&K stories we loved the most this year.

One Dinner in Havana

Pioneering chef José Andrés went to Cuba with President Obama’s delegation. After Obama left, José stayed on for a home-cooked night of rum, salpicón and politics.

Ministry of Rap

In Castro’s Cuba, even hip-hop is state-run.

The Forbidden Nearby

As Cuba opens its doors to the U.S., a Cuban-American considers her own shifting relationship with the island nation.

Surfing the Embargo

Roads and Kingdoms’ Alexa van Sickle braves sea urchins, jagged rocks, and myopic U.S. foreign policy to surf Havana’s Calle 70 break.