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Norman Van Aken

  • Dining

    February 16, 2012

    Tuyo: Miami culinary icon Norman Van Aken stays true to his New World vision

    View a slide show of Tuyo.

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Norman Van Aken Tips for Buying Olive Oil: It Should Smell Like Olives

    Photo by Kevan/Flickr CC​Shoppers at the supermarket are bombarded with a variety of brands and types of olive oil to choose from but the reality is that as much as half the stuff sold in the U.S. as "extra-virgin olive oil" is either deceptively mislabeled or just plain fraudulent, according to T ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2011

    Calling All Herbivores

    Photo by Kevan/Flickr CC​Shoppers at the supermarket are bombarded with a variety of brands and types of olive oil to choose from but the reality is that as much as half the stuff sold in the U.S. as "extra-virgin olive oil" is either deceptively mislabeled or just plain fraudulent, according to T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Norman Van Aken On His New Role at the Miami Culinary Institute

    ​For Norman Van Aken, his new position as executive chef at the Miami Culinary Institute, announced last week, was meant to be. "There has been a journey in my life that has set me in a course to be involved in a culinary school," he told Short Order. Van Aken already had been involved with the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2011

    Bulldog at Hog's Breath

    ​For Norman Van Aken, his new position as executive chef at the Miami Culinary Institute, announced last week, was meant to be. "There has been a journey in my life that has set me in a course to be involved in a culinary school," he told Short Order. Van Aken already had been involved with the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    Debaucherous Behavior

    ​For Norman Van Aken, his new position as executive chef at the Miami Culinary Institute, announced last week, was meant to be. "There has been a journey in my life that has set me in a course to be involved in a culinary school," he told Short Order. Van Aken already had been involved with the ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 5, 2011

    John Richards, Miami Culinary Institute director, talks turkey

    ​For Norman Van Aken, his new position as executive chef at the Miami Culinary Institute, announced last week, was meant to be. "There has been a journey in my life that has set me in a course to be involved in a culinary school," he told Short Order. Van Aken already had been involved with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Where in the World is Norman Van Aken?

    ​There were rumors that father-son chef duo Norman and Justin Van Aken had been fired from Norman's 180 a couple weeks ago. So we decided to stalk em. Or at least their Twitter.Yes, this is indeed sick and disturbing behavior, but someone had to put the rumors to bed. Norman Van Aken does a great ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    UPDATED: Norman's 180 Rumors Are False

    Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersNorman Van Aken (right) with Emeril Lagasse. ​The rumors posted on Eater and elsewhere about Norman Van Aken being fired from Norman's 180 in Coral Gables apparently aren't true. According to Norman's 180 co-owner Kim Wood's Facebook page, "Norman's 180 and Chef Norman ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 14, 2010

    Norman's 180: Good, not best

    Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersNorman Van Aken (right) with Emeril Lagasse. ​The rumors posted on Eater and elsewhere about Norman Van Aken being fired from Norman's 180 in Coral Gables apparently aren't true. According to Norman's 180 co-owner Kim Wood's Facebook page, "Norman's 180 and Chef Norman ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Chefs Justin and Norman Van Aken Dish on Norman's 180

    Photo by Riki AltmanThe threesome behind 180.​When we hit up chef Norman Van Aken for an interview a few months ago, he mentioned he'd soon open a new restaurant in Miami, but he neglected to say his son, Justin, would fan the flames at his side. But there Justin was at the pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Sea Bass Ceviche with Salad From Norman's 180

    .How do we love thee, ceviche? Let us count the ways...​Since Norman Van Aken is doing a 180 by coming back to Coral Gables, partnering in the kitchen with his son and a fresh-faced Phillip Bryant, and putting local sourcing at the top of the priority list, we thought we'd mix things up a bit and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Norman Who?

    Artist sketch of Norman -- no known photos of the man exist.​Seems this fella named Norman Van Aken is debuting a restaurant in Coral Gables tonight. It's going to be called Norman's 180. Lord knows Coral Gables can use a boost. Too bad Van Aken didn't try this a decade ago, when the neighborhood ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 1, 2009

    Norman Van Aken does a 180 in the Gables

    Artist sketch of Norman -- no known photos of the man exist.​Seems this fella named Norman Van Aken is debuting a restaurant in Coral Gables tonight. It's going to be called Norman's 180. Lord knows Coral Gables can use a boost. Too bad Van Aken didn't try this a decade ago, when the neighborhood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Van Aken Offers Nibbles of Norman's 180 Menu and Its New "Broadly American" Inspiration

    Norman Van Aken Staying on his game in Orlando (here with "Cuba Libre" Pork Belly Biscuit for its Taste of the Nation,) things are looking mighty tasty.​Norman Van Aken and his '180' team, including Chefs Philip Bryant and Justin Van Aken, are operating under a three-word mantra when it co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Morning Buzz of the California Kind: Chef Norman Van Aken Recalls a "Ms. Julia" Moment

    ​Norman Van Aken, Chef/Owner Norman's at the Ritz Carlton, Orlando (and soon to be Norman's 180 in Coral Gables) It seems everyone has his or her own favorite Julia Child story. That's how well known and firmly entrenched in the American psyche the inimitably voiced gourmet goddess, (of the more N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Banh Mi, Pretty Please, @NormanVanAken?

    Norman Van Aken Thanks for TweetingAsk and you shall receive.  Norman Van Aken is up in Orlando hanging with his Ritz Carlton crew, and hit up the Twitter about some insane twist on Banh Mi causing a stir with guests...  I fell in love at first bite when I was introduced to these french ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    The Scoop On Norman's 180

    Norman Takes A 180 TurnIt was just over a month ago that I started to pester Norman Van Aken with emails. Like everyone else, I had heard he was returning to Coral Gables with Norman's 180 in the Colonnade Hotel (180 Aragon Avenue) and asked whether he would share some of the back story to the new p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Weekend Blog Watch

    image via willjogforfood.com image via burgerbeast.comimage via dailycocaine.blogspot.comimage via tinkeringwithdinner.blogspot.comAs Ali G would say, "Respec. Booyakasha." All you blogsters out there are stepping your game up and taking your craft seriously. Photos are looking better and better eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Norman Van Aken On Twitter

    Jonathan Postal image via New Times archives Norman Van Aken is a culinary legend. Check his stats in our archive.Including this blog post, his name has appeared 149 times in New Times since 1990, when the archives start. Ever heard of New World Cuisine, "The Mango Gang," a Mano, or Norm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Let's Play, "Where's Norman?"

    Coming soon, to a restaurant near youA couple of weeks ago we were musing about hot old chefs, and we wondered aloud where the hell Norman Van Aken had got to. I'm a bit late with this news, being way up here in Broward, but it turns out the Norman has returned at last to stage further conquests. A ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 13, 2006

    Foie Wars

    Force-feeding amounts to either animal farming or grotesque torture, but do our chefs give a duck?

  • News

    March 2, 2006

    Crazy Delicious

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  • Restaurants

    May 13, 2004

    Personal Best

    Norman Van Aken

  • Restaurants

    May 13, 2004

    BEST RESTAURANT IN CORAL GABLES

    Norman's

  • Finest Foods

    May 13, 2004

    BEST PREPARED FOOD

    The Mercado at Mundo

  • Dining

    April 22, 2004

    Off the Popular Path

    Seek out Tangerine for stellar starters

  • Dining

    March 11, 2004

    The World According to Norman

    At Mundo, the food is bueno

  • Dining

    April 3, 2003

    Side Dish

    At Mundo, the food is bueno

  • Dining

    September 19, 2002

    Cash Us Out

    At $20 for bottled water, $26 for an appetizer, South Beach thinks nothing of the economy, stupid

  • Dining

    August 15, 2002

    Norman to Open New Nest

    The king of New World cuisine is finally branching out

  • Restaurants

    May 16, 2002

    BEST RESTAURANT IN CORAL GABLES

    Norman's

  • Dining

    November 15, 2001

    Miamian Beauty

    Naked breasts and rose petals in the name of WTC relief

  • Restaurants

    May 17, 2001

    Best Restaurant In Coral Gables

    Norman's

  • Finest Foods

    May 17, 2001

    Best Seafood Chowder

    Norman's

  • Dining

    December 28, 2000

    Back to the Basic Party

    New Year's Eve

  • Dining

    June 29, 2000

    Dish

    New Generation Chefs?

  • Dining

    April 20, 2000

    Dish

    Anywhere but Here

  • Dining

    February 24, 2000

    Side Dish

    Stormin' Norman

  • Dining

    December 9, 1999

    Dish

    Cooked Up in Miami

  • Dining

    November 25, 1999

    Dish

    Whining about Wine

  • Dining

    October 14, 1999

    Sidedish

    Flashy renovations

  • Dining

    September 23, 1999

    Good Taste Returns to the Beach

    Astor Place

  • Restaurants

    May 13, 1999

    Best Restaurant In Coral Gables

    Norman's

  • Dining

    July 26, 1994

    Where the Grilles Are

    Norman's

  • Dining

    September 29, 1993

    Baci's Glorious Revival

    Norman's

  • Dining

    August 18, 1993

    Eat the Menu

    Norman's

  • News

    May 19, 1993

    Mano a Mano

    The oven mitts are off: Norman Van Aken, former executive chef of South Beach's best-known restaurant, is fighting his ex-boss for the name

  • Dining

    November 11, 1992

    The 411 on Four One One

    The oven mitts are off: Norman Van Aken, former executive chef of South Beach's best-known restaurant, is fighting his ex-boss for the name

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