Families poured into Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus for the Taste of Tampa Festival. Organizers set out to build a 370-foot Cuban sandwich — a bid that could shatter existing records.
Chefs partnered with volunteers to assemble the massive creation. Each section had to connect with the next. Bread stretched across tables as workers layered ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard along the length.
Guests wandered between vendor booths while the construction took shape. Some stopped to watch. Others grabbed samples from restaurants scattered around the grounds…