{"id":200746,"date":"2019-06-16T20:13:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T00:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=200746"},"modified":"2019-06-16T20:13:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T00:13:52","slug":"san-cristobal-from-obama-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/san-cristobal-from-obama-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"San Crist\u00f3bal, from Obama to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three years ago, Havana\u2019s San Crist\u00f3bal Restaurant became a symbol of the new era that <\/span>Cuba and the United States<\/span><\/a> were living. During his visit to the island, in March 2016, then President Barack Obama dined with his family in the “paladar” founded in 2010 by Chef Carlos Crist\u00f3bal M\u00e1rquez and the entire world had its eye on the spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was a unique moment. That he chose us over other excellent restaurants in Havana has been very important for us,” recalls M\u00e1rquez, who has a recognized experience as a chef in emblematic Cuban hotels such as the Riviera, the Capri and the Nacional, and also outside the island.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the only famous visit to the restaurant on San Rafael Street, in Centro Habana, where politicians like former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and former Brazilian President Lula da Silva have eaten, as well as celebrities such as Kardashian and music stars <\/span>Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Obama’s dinner, as explicit support for the island’s private sector, marked a before and after, and left a trail that many foreign visitors have tried to follow. Above all, from the United States. But today\u2019s reality is very different.<\/span><\/p>\n