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Norman Van Aken's Florida Kitchen

By (author) Norman Van Aken

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Award-winning chef and restaurateur Norman Van Aken invites you to discover the richness of Floridaâ€™s culinary landscape. This long-awaited cookbook embraces the history, the character, and the flavors of the state that has inspired Van Akenâ€™s famous fusion style for over forty years. Drawing from Floridaâ€™s vibrant array of immigrant cultures, and incorporating local ingredients, the dishes in this book display the exciting diversity of Van Akenâ€™s â€œNew World Cuisine.â€ Recipes include Key lime beignets; cornbread-stuffed quail with strawberry-ancho-guava jam and sweet and sour parsnips; â€œSpanglishâ€ tortillas with hash browns, creamed spinach, and serrano ham; pork stew with raisins, tamarind, plantains, and chiles; and fully loaded cracked conch poâ€™ boys. While preparing these dishes, readers will enjoy advice and stories straight from the kitchen of a master chef. Van Aken infuses his recipes with tips, techniques, and personality. He reveals the key to a good gumbo, praises the acidity of a pickled peppadew, connects food innovation to jazz and blues music, describes hitchhiking adventures across the state with his wife, Janet, and tells the tale behind the Mustachioed Swimmer, a cocktail named for Tennessee Williams. Norman Van Akenâ€™s Florida Kitchen is a delicious read â€“ the definitive guide to the historic past and multicultural future of Floridaâ€™s abundant foodways. With its forward-thinking blend of old and new, thoughtful step-by-step instructions for wonderful meals, and plenty of friendly conversation, this book is a rare immersion in a culinary artistâ€™s world.