SUPERIOR HAPPENINGS Food stand serves up Cuban sandwiches

By Shelley Nelson snelson@superiortelegram.com

Every year, Jake Kaufman heads to Floodwood to make and sell sandwiches during the Minnesota community’s annual Catfish Festival.

But with festivals canceled this year because of the pandemic, Kaufman had to come up with another way to share the family’s authentic Cuban sandwiches with the community

That gave rise to Superior Cubans.

Teaming up with Rich Cuisine, owner of the Wednesday Bakery, Kaufman said he and his brother decided to bring their recipe for the Cuban sandwich to the people of Superior.

“You really can’t find an authentic Cuban sandwich around here,” Kaufman said. “Everybody here is loving them so far.”

Now every Friday and Saturday night, 6 p.m. to 3 a.m., the Kaufmans are serving up the pressed sandwiches out of the Wednesday Bakery, 1202 Ogden Ave., at least throughout the summer.