The Columbia's classic Cuban sandwich is available airside at Tampa International Airport Credit: Columbia Restaurant

The Columbia’s classic Cuban sandwich is available airside at Tampa International Airport Credit: Columbia Restaurant

The Columbia’s classic Cuban sandwich is available airside at Tampa International Airport Credit: Columbia Restaurant
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  • The Columbia's classic Cuban sandwich is available airside at Tampa International Airport

Tampa International Airport's CEO Joe Lopano must be smiling because the Daily Meal just named the Columbia Restaurant one of the globe's top spots for airport dining. It's been almost two years since Lopano took over TIA, hiring Director of Concessions Bhavesh Patel to organize a smattering of dining options from the local community.

This article appears in Dec 13-19, 2012.