9 Celebrity Chef Restaurants in Orlando You Have To Try Famed chef and cookbook author Norman Van Aken has a long history of operating successful restaurants in the Sunshine State. His recently-opened Norman’s, located in the Dellagio Town Center of Dr. Phillips, is a must-visit. Norman’s fusion menu includes everything…
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Chef Norman Van Aken Stars in New TV Show
Courtesy: Orlando Sentinel Norman Van Aken is an accomplished chef, recipient of a multitude of James Beard acknowledgments among other culinary honors. He is an accomplished restaurateur. He is the author of many acclaimed cookbooks, but also one heck of an entertaining memoir, one that helps showcase why adding “TV…
Norman’s Return to Orlando
Hello Everyone! It is time (some might say past time) for an update on our restaurant, NORMAN’S. It has been a very busy time as opening restaurants always are. So please let me share some news with you all! Orlando Weekly food editor Faiyaz Kara review at the link. Now…
Miami Luxury Magazine May/June 2023
NORMAN’S Orlando was recently featured in the May/June 2023 Edition of Miami Luxury Magazine….
Tropical Trailblazer – Miami New Times
Hi All, I am very grateful to share an article that just came out in the Miami New Times profiling my career. The beautifully written piece by long time Miami journalist and published poet Jen Karetnick also delves into my deep friendship with Chef Charlie Trotter and the recently released…
“Dear Miami”; An Open Letter from Norman Van Aken
The Editors of the New York City based company, “Star Chefs” asked me to write a letter to our city to coincide with their publication of the new issue of the Star Chefs Magazine, “Rising Stars”. It is about the emerging and vital talents of our Miami culinary community. The…
INDULGE MAGAZINE
Check out this fine article written by Tara Solomon for Indulge Magazine. Thanks to her as well as Jenny Starr Perez!…
Cigar Snob Magazine: “If Hemingway Were a Chef”
“Between the cable networks and the blogs, the Instagram accounts and the YouTube channels, the cookbooks and the magazines, food is everywhere, and there doesn’t seem to be any shortage of opportunity to become a food celebrity. All it takes is a bit of personality, a cell phone camera, access…