Top 5 | Pride month begins with lots of parades and parties

Plus, we have strong opinions about Cuban sandwiches

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View on the web Got to our home page Subscribe to the Times June 1 to 7, 2023 Forward this to a friend Subscribe to more newsletters Pride month has begun and the Tampa Bay area is all in, kicking off with Gulfport Pride this weekend and leading up to A-list entertainment lined up for St. Pete Pride including "Let It Go" singer Idina Menzel in late June. This week also brings top comics to Tampa including Kevin Hart and George Lopez. And free beer is back at Busch Gardens, harkening back to the park's brewery roots.    Plus, we Floridians take our Cuban sandwiches seriously, so we couldn't resist a taste test when Lay’s rolled out a new potato chip flavor called Wavy Cuban Sandwich. Add to that a limited-edition Cuban sandwich-flavored dip, and we stepped up to the culinary challenge. Pride month events in Tampa Bay: parties, parades, concerts and more Every weekend in June brings something to do, from a block party to art shows to concerts with fan favorites. Read more Top Events for the Week of May 29-June 4 Enjoy two nights of laughs from big-name comedians at the Seminole Hard Rock, or put yourself into a rainbow at the Pride Immersive Experience in St. Pete. Read more Free beer is back at Busch Gardens this summer The offer harkens back to the park’s brewery roots when they offered free beer tastings every day. Read more Netflix’s ‘MerPeople’ features Weeki Wachee Springs and Tampa Bay mermaids The new four-part series tackles the ups and downs of the “half-billion dollar mermaiding industry.” Read more 25-ish Tampa Bay spots for breakups, hangovers and feeling alive Our experts have a restaurant, park or fun spot for real life in Tampa Bay. Read more BEFORE YOU GO [MICHELLE STARK | Times] We tried the new Cuban sandwich chips — and dip We take our Cuban sandwiches seriously around here. There is the flashpoint about Tampa vs. Miami sandwiches including Miami's absence of salami or pickles and the presence of (shudder) lettuce and tomato.  The Lay's potato chip company rolled out three new limited-edition flavors for the summer: BLT Sandwich, Baked Buffalo Chicken Sandwich and, most importantly for us in Tampa Bay, Wavy Cuban Sandwich.   We had to try the Cuban sandwich-inspired chips. And, coincidentally, we recently found Publix’s limited-edition Cuban-Style Sandwich Dip in St. Petersburg. Click below for the results of our taste test, which surprised us. Details here Contact Sharon Kennedy Wynne at swynne@tampabay.com. Follow @SharonKWn. Did someone forward this to you? Get Top 5 in your own inbox next time. It's free to subscribe. Sign up here. Contact us Privacy policy Terms, conditions and copyright Standard of accuracy © 2023 • All Rights Reserved Tampa Bay Times • 490 First Avenue South • St. Petersburg, FL 33701 • 727-893-8111 To ensure this email is delivered to your inbox, add custserv@elist.tampabay.com to your address book. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the "Arts & Entertainment" newsletter from the Tampa Bay Times. If you’d prefer not to receive updates, you can unsubscribe from this email.