Norman Van Aken: The Big Dog of Florida Cooking

12/03/2019 26 min
Norman Van Aken: The Big Dog of Florida Cooking

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Florida chef Norman Van Aken had humble beginnings in the small town of Diamond Lake, Illinois. He remains humble in spite of his successful restaurants, cookbooks and his memoir, "No Experience Necessary." The renowned godfather of New World Cuisine, he co-owns two restaurants in South Florida. He's a reader, a thinker and a great talker. I interviewed him in Miami.