Daniel Figueredo

My name is Daniel Figueredo, and I'm a resident of Silver Bluff. I am also the owner of Sandwich in Miami. And I'm here at an interesting turn of events. I wasn't going to speak, but Stephen Meadow did something pretty admirable. He apologized. And he apologized for the pain that he had caused our business at the hands of Joe Carollo. You know, that was very big of you. You're forgiven, brother.

My name is Daniel Figueredo, and I'm a resident of Silver Bluff. I am also the owner of Sandwich in Miami. And I'm here at an interesting turn of events. I wasn't going to speak, but Stephen Meadow did something pretty admirable. He apologized. And he apologized for the pain that he had caused our business at the hands of Joe Carollo. You know, that was very big of you. You're forgiven, brother.

Joe, you once called me a coward on national television. And I'm here in front of you, wearing my shirt. I'm still standing. Karma is cold and it creeps in the bed at night. And I hope you sleep well knowing what you've done to the community of Little Havana and someone like me.

Joe, you once called me a coward on national television. And I'm here in front of you, wearing my shirt. I'm still standing. Karma is cold and it creeps in the bed at night. And I hope you sleep well knowing what you've done to the community of Little Havana and someone like me.

Thank you for the introduction. You know, when Rose and I decided to leave our careers, we wanted to pursue something like a simpler life for us. And I was traveling quite a bit. Rosa was in the legal field and, you know, she was doing an ungodly sum of hours for the firm.

Thank you for the introduction. You know, when Rose and I decided to leave our careers, we wanted to pursue something like a simpler life for us. And I was traveling quite a bit. Rosa was in the legal field and, you know, she was doing an ungodly sum of hours for the firm.

And we had our first born daughter, our daughter, and in 2015 and we decided, hey, listen, this is not just the lifestyle that we want to live. So let's let's do something simpler. Right. And And it was my bright idea to open up a sandwich shop. So go figure.

And we had our first born daughter, our daughter, and in 2015 and we decided, hey, listen, this is not just the lifestyle that we want to live. So let's let's do something simpler. Right. And And it was my bright idea to open up a sandwich shop. So go figure.

My idea of being home every day and, I don't know, making sandwiches for the public and having, you know, some sense of community was just, you know, a... It was very attractive and romantic. So we started chipping away at it and we came across, you know, we obviously started working with Bill. Bill offered us a location.

My idea of being home every day and, I don't know, making sandwiches for the public and having, you know, some sense of community was just, you know, a... It was very attractive and romantic. So we started chipping away at it and we came across, you know, we obviously started working with Bill. Bill offered us a location.

Yeah. And, you know, I think it's important to say that, you know, one of the things that I admire about Bill is to maintain Cayocho and Little Havana, what it is and what what we all enjoy Little Havana to be. And building a brand, I felt, especially the brand that we wanted to build, aligning ourselves with that community was just our secret sauce.

Yeah. And, you know, I think it's important to say that, you know, one of the things that I admire about Bill is to maintain Cayocho and Little Havana, what it is and what what we all enjoy Little Havana to be. And building a brand, I felt, especially the brand that we wanted to build, aligning ourselves with that community was just our secret sauce.

I think it was gonna be the best platform for us to succeed. So Bill came to us and he said, hey, listen, I got this great property here that I think we can do something with and give us some thought. Originally it was gonna be in the Futurama building.

I think it was gonna be the best platform for us to succeed. So Bill came to us and he said, hey, listen, I got this great property here that I think we can do something with and give us some thought. Originally it was gonna be in the Futurama building.

But after some due diligence, I said, hey, we probably can, based on the type of zoning laws that we currently have at the time in the city of Miami and the use of the property and the use of my idea, I think it was executable. So my background has been in design, architecture, engineering.

But after some due diligence, I said, hey, we probably can, based on the type of zoning laws that we currently have at the time in the city of Miami and the use of the property and the use of my idea, I think it was executable. So my background has been in design, architecture, engineering.

And so I knew that if we did a shipping container, the shipping container would in private property afford us the opportunity to exercise our concept. So, we got all the appropriate documentation, we had the use, we got our DBPR health license, and we went to work. So when we opened, it was a huge success.

And so I knew that if we did a shipping container, the shipping container would in private property afford us the opportunity to exercise our concept. So, we got all the appropriate documentation, we had the use, we got our DBPR health license, and we went to work. So when we opened, it was a huge success.

I'm not sure if you have any footage of that, but when we opened, the day we opened, we had over 300, almost 400 attendees just show up at our ventanita. And it was a kick in the gut because here we are, I have no experience in the food industry. And to my surprise and our surprise, the community really rallied behind the brand and took to it.

I'm not sure if you have any footage of that, but when we opened, the day we opened, we had over 300, almost 400 attendees just show up at our ventanita. And it was a kick in the gut because here we are, I have no experience in the food industry. And to my surprise and our surprise, the community really rallied behind the brand and took to it.