About Norman Van Aken
Born 1951. Norman Van Aken is an American writer and cook.
Norman Van Aken (born 1951 in Diamond Lake, IL) is an American chef and author. Charlie Trotter named Van Aken the "Walt Whitman of American cuisine."
Published works Feast of Sunlight 1988 The Exotic Fruit Book 1995 Norman's New World Cuisine 1997 New World Kitchen 2003 My Key West Kitchen 2012, (with Justin Van Aken) No Experience Necessary: The Culinary Odyssey of Chef Norman Van Aken, 2013 My Florida Kitchen, 2017
Awards and honors In 2006, Van Aken was honored as one of the "Founders of New American Cuisine," alongside Alice Waters, Paul Prudhomme, and Mark Miller at Spain's International Summit of Gastronomy.
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American chef and author
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Norman Van Aken was born in 1951.
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Norman Van Aken is a writer and cook.
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Norman Van Aken is American.
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