Norman Van Aken Signs Copies of My Key West Kitchen at Barnes & Noble Tonight
Categories: Gastronomic Gatherings
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| Penny De Los Santos |
| Norman and Justin Van Aken write a love note to Key West. |
It's fitting that Van Aken and son collaborate on this book. After all, it's where Justin was born and where Norman was born a chef.
In the introduction, Norman Van Aken explains that though most tourists think of Duval Street as Key West, the tiny island city is actually divided into several geographic locations.
The Places in the Hoods chapter focuses on dishes from Bahama Village
and Cuban influences like Nassau "rundown" with snapper and coconut,
Chez Nancy lobster, and ropa vieja.In the introduction, Norman Van Aken explains that though most tourists think of Duval Street as Key West, the tiny island city is actually divided into several geographic locations.
The cookbook is split up to reflect these locations, starting with a Duval crawl complete with a recipe for Green Parrot fried chicken & waffles, conch salad, and Captain Tony's Sunday fish fry.
Places on the Water features recipes for conch fritters, a "90 miles to Cuba" rum runner, and conch chowder, to name a few.
The last chapter focuses on Key West today, with recipes for stone crab gazpacho, oven-roasted mojo chicken, and eggplant tostadas.
Norman Van Aken will be at Barnes & Noble in Fort Lauderdale tonight (2501 N. Federal Highway), November 26 at 7 p.m. to sign copies of this book, which makes a great holiday present for both foodies and fans of Key West.
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2051 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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