The Chefs | Their Books: Norman Van Aken and Justin Van Aken on My Key West Kitchen: Recipes and Stories
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2:00 p.m., Room 6100 (Building 6, 1st Floor, on N.E. 2nd Ave between 4th and 5th Street)
Author(s) and Guest(s)
Norman Van Aken
Long before Jimmy Buffett wrote “Margaritaville” about Key West, James Beard award-winning chef Norman Van Aken had already pledged allegiance to the magical little scrap of land at the end of the rainbow. He and his son follow up that pledge with My Key West Kitchen: Recipes and Stories (Kyle Books, $29.95). Part cookbook, part travelogue, part memoir, the two stroll through the streets of Key West, reminiscing and recreating dishes from “little joints,” established restaurants, and from the kitchens of friends and family past and present. “. . .a brilliant tour of one of the most special places in America.”—Mario Batali. Van Aken, known internationally as “the founding father of New World Cuisine,” is the chef and director of restaurants at Miami Dade College’s Miami Culinary Institute.
Justin Van Aken
Long before Jimmy Buffett wrote “Margaritaville” about Key West, James Beard award-winning chef Norman Van Aken had already pledged allegiance to the magical little scrap of land at the end of the rainbow. He and his son, Justin, follow up that pledge with My Key West Kitchen: Recipes and Stories (Kyle Books, $29.95). Part cookbook, part travelogue, part memoir, the two stroll through the streets of Key West, reminiscing and recreating dishes from “little joints,” established restaurants, and from the kitchens of friends and family past and present. “. . . a brilliant tour of one of the most special places in America.”—Mario Batali. Justin currently resides in Key West, Florida, where he works with his father as a founding Partner in (VCI) Van Aken Consulting, Inc.
Schedule
Location
Miami Book Fair International * Miami Dade College
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
Room 6100 (Building 6, 1st Floor, on N.E. 2nd Ave between 4th and 5th Street)
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