{"id":8546,"date":"2024-12-12T22:57:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T22:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=8546"},"modified":"2024-12-12T22:57:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T22:57:28","slug":"meet-cubas-very-own-celebrity-chef-luis-ramon-batlle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/meet-cubas-very-own-celebrity-chef-luis-ramon-batlle\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Cuba\u2019s Very Own Celebrity Chef: Luis Ram\u00f3n Batlle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"747\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tfMovM_zxmQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Journey inside the kitchen of celebrity chef Luis Ram\u00f3n Batlle, an ambassador for Cuban cuisine. While U.S. sanctions impact the availability and cost of food, Chef Batlle says there is a silver lining: forcing creativity. \u201cYou become a magician, an inventor,\u201d he says. Batlle was part of the first delegation of Cuban chefs to visit the U.S. during the Obama opening. \u201cIt changed my life,\u201d he says. But things changed when Trump became president. Cuban food culture, which was flourishing during normalization, has taken a hit from sanctions and other restrictions imposed by Trump and Biden. It is harder for Cuban chefs to travel to the United States, there are fewer visitors to Cuba and food is scarcer than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journey inside the kitchen of celebrity chef Luis Ram\u00f3n Batlle, an ambassador for Cuban cuisine. 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