Chef Norman Van Aken is a James Beard ‘Who’s Who’ honoree. His restaurant has been nominated as a finalist for “Best Restaurant in America.” He is the author of six cookbooks and one memoir, "No Experience Necessary".
James Beard Foundation ‘Who’s Who’. Come for Stories and the People and Places & Adventures from a Lifetime of Cooking, Music, Writing & Traveling.
The Winemaker and owner of Donald Patz Wine Group. Maritana Vineyards. Secret Door Winery/ JML. Terminim.
Three of my favorite things are cooking, eating and traveling. If you ever catch me doing any of these things in a truly exploratory sense, you'll have found me, as they say, "in my element."