Norman Van Aken: A carney and field hand hitchhiked to chef stardom in Key West

Key West was a huge influence on chef Norman Van Aken, who became one of the great innovators in American cuisine. James Beard award winner Carlos Frías, the Miami Herald food editor, discusses how Van Aken hitchhiked from the Midwest, working odd job alongside immigrant day laborers, over Cuban coffee, pastelitos and croquetas on this episode of La Ventanita. See video interviews and read more about this chef at our website, MiamiHerald.com/ventanita. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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La Ventanita is a weekly live video food podcast. Miami Herald food editor Carlos Frías, a two-time James Beard Award winner, and co-host Amy Reyes, editor of Miami.com, talk to interesting people in food about pop culture and all the things we love to eat. We focus on Miami and the people who make it special.