Episode One
David Guas and his father Mari arrive in Cuba and immediately set off to explore. The two begin the search for Raoul, an estranged friend of Mari Guas, who is the only surviving son of the caretaker for the Guas’s family property in the 1940’s until the time of the revolution.
Episode 2
The emotional reunion of Mari Guas and his childhood friend, Raoul, is followed by an unforgettable feast at an abandoned hotel and restaurant in a small fishing village. David Guas begins to uncover the redemptive power of food and it’s salvation for Cuba and its people.
Episode Three
A special look at the former second home of Mari Guas. David Guas is invited to cook Flan, a traditional Cuban dessert, with the home’s new residents.
Episode Four
David Guas and Mari’s adventures transport you to the beautiful streets of Havana, full of tradition and characters that shape the Cuban culture. Stories of the past surface as David and Mari visit the historic Iglesia de Jesús de Miramar, where he made his first communion.
Episode 5
David Guas and Mari travel through the neighborhoods of Cuba to find the new native Cuban-born talents that are changing the direction of their culture’s foodways. Learn their path in becoming the Cuban food icons of today.
Episode 6
David Guas and Mari discover in Cuba a Japanese family’s multi-generation, organic farm. Later they source produce with the most revered chef in all of Havana – Carlos Cristobal Marquez Valdez.
Episode 7
David goes off script and uses old photographs of his Cuban family to uncover the history of iconic bars, restaurants, and more in Havana. Eating a Cuban Sandwich at Sloppy Joes Bar, drinking a ‘Papa Hemingway’ at El Floridita, and dancing at Tropicana – just as Guas’ grandfather and grandmother once did!
Episode 8
The journey through Cuba felt like home for David Guas – uncovering a familiar past that he grew up hearing about through old family photographs and stories from his father. The finale of the 8-part docu-series allows unspoken truths to be told to David through the eyes and memory of his father, Mari Guas, who at just 12 year-olds was abruptly sent to the United States to escape the perils of the Revolution in 1959.
