As you can read in the wonderful piece in the recent Orlando Sentinel article written by Amy Drew Thompson we are about to kick off ‘Magical Dining” at NORMAN’S. We are happy to debut it for the first time at our new location! Take a look at the menu here…
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“My Top Five Places in Miami” (A Mixed Appreciation!)
Emmanuel Laroche • 1st VP Marketing, Symrise Food & Beverage NA | Award-Winning Author | Podcast Host, Flavors Unknown | Disruptive Innovati My new friend and longtime journalist and food science guy Emmanuel Laroche interviewed me recently and as often happens in interviews he put me on the spot! But…
‘GET COOKING’ ON WESH-TV
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Our non-profit mission ‘Get Cooking’ was just featured by Orlando news station WESH-TV and news journalist Megan Mellado. My partner, Stacie Archer and I are very grateful and want to share it with you. For background ‘Get Cooking” works with food insecure families to teach them how to budget, shop…
ORLANDO SENTINEL ON ‘GET COOKING’!
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Journalist Amy Drew Thompson deserves a medal for all of the great community work she does for Orlando. Not only is she a fascinating, fun and detail oriented food writer she also brings us news and stories about the kinds of things that draw us together in addition to food…
OUR “GET COOKING” MISSION
Let me take you back a couple of years. I was immensely fortunate to be introduced by a mutual friend to a woman named Stacie Archer. You will learn more about her in the process of reading this post, but if you are lucky you will meet in her in…
Resident Living Magazine
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Resident Living Magazine wrote and published this fine article on our new location and restaurant in Orlando. Click the link and have a read! Even better … come dine with us soon! #normans #normanvanaken #orlando #newworldcuisine #jamesbeardawarded #residentlivingmagazine…
NORMAN’S ORLANDO; IN THE NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NORMAN VAN AKEN ANNOUNCES THEIR NEW ‘RESTAURANT ROW’ LOCATION AT DELLAGIO TOWN CENTER. Orlando, Florida—Chef Norman Van Aken, his wife, Janet, and partners Tom and Kim Wood announced that they are reopening their flagship restaurant on sand Lake’s famed ‘Restaurant Row’ in the iconic Dellagio Town Center. …
Time Out Market News
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Some changes are underway at South Beach’s biggest food hall with one of Miami’s biggest names revamping his offerings. Norman Van Aken has teamed up with the owners of the popular raw bar Salt & Brine at the Timeout Market in South Beach on a pair of new food stalls….
“Norman Van Aken’s Chef’s Table” Debuts at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival
On Monday February 17th please join in as I will be hosting the first of what we plan will be an annual event as part of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. The “Norman Van Aken Chef’s Table” has been created as a new feature to the historic festival. In this…
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital Fund Raiser Big Success!
Pop-up dinner party guests raise $105,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital By KARI BARNETT South Florida Sun Sentinel Nov 21, 2019 | 10:08 AM Chef Jason Smith and sommelier Fareida Rajkumar listen to chef Norman Van Aken during the St. Jude Pop Up Dinner Party presented by The Morgan…
NORMAN’S Orlando. “One Door Closes and Another Opens”.
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Orlando Sentinel: Amy Drew Thompson “It was Saturday night in the ritzy enclave of Coral Gables and the board was full of tickets. Chef Norman Van Aken was expediting orders, hands flying fast, when a gentleman strolled into the madness of the kitchen and introduced himself. Van Aken didn’t know…
Moving On Out Party!
As George Harrison put it so well, “All Things Must Pass”. So, after 16 award-winning years we are going to go out in style with some of our dearest and most talented friends. On Saturday, August 3rd we will gather with the following folks and a roomful of guests who will…
Interview, D’Artagnan, “Center Of The Plate”
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At D’Artagnan we proudly work with chefs across the country, providing them with quality ingredients to express their creativity in the kitchen. Some we have decades-long relationships with, and others are new to the family. The chef we interviewed for this blog post falls in the former camp. Chef Norman Van…
Edward Lee’s “Buttermilk Graffiti” in the L.A. Times; A Review by Amy Scattergood
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To be candid I love Edward Lee. I came to know him after he came to know me. That happens when there is a generational divide sometimes. But something drew us together and in places like Atlanta, Napa Valley, Orlando, New York City and Miami we have had the chance…
Food & Wine Magazine/Time Out Market Miami
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Thank You Clarissa Buch and Food & Wine Magazine! Readers. Please hit the link to access the whole article by Ms. Buch. “In addition to the 18 food stalls, the 18,000-square-foot space in South Beach includes three bars, an art gallery, and a demonstration kitchen.” CLARISSA BUCH Updated May 07,…
Orlando Magazine Critics Choice Award, Norman’s!
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2019 Dining Awards: Critic’s Pick 1 Our annual guide to great cuisine, with 20 picks from Dining Critic Joseph Hayes, selections by readers in 57 categories, and four new inductees into our Dining Hall of Fame….