{"product_id":"norman-van-akens-florida-kitchen-9780813054506","title":"Norman Van Aken's Florida Kitchen","description":"\u003cb\u003eGourmand International World Cookbook Awards, Selected to Represent the USA in the Local Category\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFlorida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Cooking\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eAward-winning chef and restaurateur Norman Van Aken invites you to discover the richness of Florida's culinary landscape. This long-awaited cookbook embraces the history, the character, and the flavors of the state that has inspired Van Aken's famous fusion style for over forty years. Drawing from Florida's vibrant array of immigrant cultures, and incorporating local ingredients, the dishes in this book display the exciting diversity of Van Aken's \"New World Cuisine.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecipes include Key lime beignets; cornbread-stuffed quail with strawberry-ancho-guava jam and sweet and sour parsnips; \"Spanglish\" tortillas with hash browns, creamed spinach, and serrano ham; pork stew with raisins, tamarind, plantains, and chiles; and fully loaded cracked conch po' boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman Van Aken's Florida Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicious read--the definitive guide to the historic past and multicultural future of Florida'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 artist's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813054506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 7.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Norman Van Aken","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45097010888885,"sku":"9780813054506","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4163b3b8-c70a-48d5-ae32-cff3d4471286.jpg?v=1739282996","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/norman-van-akens-florida-kitchen-9780813054506","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}