A Meal & Two Mics

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Lilah sits down to discuss owning a restaurant and entrepreneurship with her mother, Cuban Kitchen founder, owner & operator, Lynna Martinez.

Episodes

  1. 04/08/2025

    Cuban Kitchen and the Mystery of the Abnormally Long Hiatus

    Join Lynna & Lilah - and one of the newest members of their household, Alecto - as Lynna opens up about some of the trials and tribulations they have reckoned with in a post-pandemic restaurant industry. Trust us when we say that nothing can prepare you for this season's shenanigans. So, fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride! Please note that the cat meowing in the background is not in any distress; she is a very happy, and very spoiled cat. She just really likes to keep an eye on her mommy, Lilah.  Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    18 min

  2. 08/14/2024

    More Passion, More Energy, More Consistency

    Welcome and thank you for tuning into episode 1, season 3 of a Meal and Two Mics. Lynna and Lilah are back and ready to embrace the discipline (and rewards) of being consistent. Join Lynna and Lilah this season as they share recipes, interview more guests, and record from an entirely new studio.  Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    15 min

  3. 11/17/2023

    We're So Back

    Season Three kicks off with a short but sweet recap of what Lynna, Lilah, and their crew have been up to during the last year and a half podcast hiatus. Boom, baby, we're back! Check out the film we mention about John Santos here! Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    9 min

  4. 01/23/2023

    Dialogue with the Descendants of Founding Fathers

    Join Lilah as she delves deeper into the history of Cuba with the Del Campo Sisters. These hermanas are direct descendants of one of the original 13 founding families sent to colonize Cuba and other parts of the Caribbean and South America. The Del Campo family boasts a long history of adventurers with "itchy feet," and plenty of stories & factoids to boot.  This episode is another two-parter, so be sure to tune into episode 4 for the conclusion to our special Del Campo Sister Dialogues. Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    16 min

  5. 12/21/2022

    Family Ties pt. 2

    The second and final installation of Lilah & Lynna's interview with their special guest, Madrina. Recorded back in September and edited/released in December, with a timely family anecdote about Noche Buena back in Cuba. Tune into this episode with 'las tres Marias' as they discuss and discover more family secrets. Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    19 min

  6. 12/15/2022

    Family Ties pt. 1

    Lilah and Lynna are excited to start off season two of A Meal and Two Mics with a very special guest and a two-part podcast. Joining them in the studio is none other than the one and only, Madrina, who has been with Lynna and Lilah since their respective beginnings! Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    18 min

  7. 02/15/2022

    Shout-outs & Secrets

    Episode 6 is all about shout-outs & secrets. Tune-in & listen to Lynna & Lilah discuss the impact of the pandemic not just on their restaurant, the Cuban Kitchen, but the restaurant industry as a whole. They share shout-outs with the people & organizations that helped them get to this side of COVID, and secrets that are revealed here first! Stay up to date and stay tuned. Articles mentioned in this episode are found here & here. Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    14 min

  8. 01/16/2022

    The COVID Conundrum

    Episode 5 Lilah and Lynna sit down to discuss the juxtaposition of operating the Cuban Kitchen during the first 5 years of business and at the onset of the Corona Virus pandemic. Tune in to find out how they've managed.  Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    11 min

  9. 11/25/2021

    The "Why" Is The Way

    Lynna and Lilah sit down to talk about Cuban Kitchen's original mission statement, what motivates Lynna to continue champing at the hospitality bit, and how she keeps her eyes on the franchise prize when her days are mired in quotidian, entrepreneurial obstacles. Shout out to Ryan Holiday & his book, The Obstacle is the Way. Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    12 min

  10. 11/14/2021

    The Squeaky Wheel Goes Ka-Boom - Truck Daze Continued

    Lynna and Lilah discuss the wins and woes of owning a food truck; how they managed to go from one potentially explosive situation to the next two blow-outs. Here's to putting out fires, blowing up tires & sneaking into Manhattan's very exclusive street vending circuit.  Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    14 min

  11. 11/07/2021

    (Food Truck) Daze of Our Lives

    Lilah is joined again by her mother Lynna to discuss the food truck part of Cuban Kitchen's origin story. When one brick-and-mortar door closes, you open a food truck and a whole other can of worms. Twists and turns abound in the first of this two-part podcast. Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    9 min
  12. Getting to Know You

    10/24/2021

    Getting to Know You

    Lilah introduces us to her mother, Lynna Martinez, founder-owner-operator of the Cuban Kitchen, in this introductory podcast where they explore what it is like to own & operate a restaurant in this day and age.  Follow us for more stories, recipes & specials

    11 min
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About

Lilah sits down to discuss owning a restaurant and entrepreneurship with her mother, Cuban Kitchen founder, owner & operator, Lynna Martinez.

Information

  • Creator
    qba Cuban Kitchen
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 A Meal & Two Mics
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