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...runs one of Havana's new speakeasies. Home restaurants are legal, but as a university-trained engineer, Octavio is barred from private enterprise. His official job earns him 300 pesos a month, a good salary in Cuba, but that equals a mere $2.50, the cost of a pork sandwich and a bottle of Labatt's beer on his patio. "I have kids, and they need to eat. They want ice cream, things in the stores," says Octavio, "so I do this. I have to have dollars...
...sold some family antiques to foreigners -- also illegal -- to stock his giant freezer with pork, chicken and beef bought at the new dollar stores. Saturday nights his tables are full of "friends of friends" who can pay dollars for food they cannot find elsewhere. If his neighbors snitch, the government will confiscate everything. Wearing a white polo shirt, gold Seiko watch and Italian shoes, Octavio shrugs at the danger. "I will do what I must for my family," he says, "no matter what Fidel ((he makes the beard gesture with his fingers)) says...
...something to do in a long scene in which Kramer sits in the barber chair while the two Italians have an argument. One of the actors spontaneously reaches for Richards' lapels to emphasize a point. "Don't grab me," Richards snaps, out of character. "I'm not a pork chop!" It is not a joke...
This is not to say that all the non-do-it-yourself dishes sucked. Besides the Chicken Tropical, there was this one dish, (just can't remember the name..."Trio" something) with a terrific plum sauce on top of pork, chicken, beef, snowpeas, babycorn, and, of course, pineapple. Another dish with a mysterious name is a big fish in a spicy sauce. This description could fit any number of dishes on the menu, but it really was good. Truthfully, you're probably better off choosing from the mix-your-own-entree section...
...just as you are about to sit down and enjoy your sweet and sour pork in Adams dining hall, your roommate runs in and shows off his just-completed 30-page term paper--replete with all the necessary tables of data. "I did this on TeX!" he exclaims...