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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

2008 Highest Zagat Rated Restaurant in Orlando
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2008 Mobil 4 Stars
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2008 AAA 4 Diamonds
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Orlando Magazine:
Fine Dining Hall of Fame Inductee, 2008
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Orlando Leisure Magazine:
“2007 Most Outstanding Hotel Restaurant”
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Florida: A Magazine of the Orlando Sentinel:
Best Restaurant Overall, NORMAN'S at The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando
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Emeril Live Appearance, 2007
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Good Morning America Cooking Demo, 2007
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Wine Spectator: "Award of Excellence", 2003-2007
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Chef Norman Van Aken -- Madrid Fusion:
“One of the Founding Father’s of New American Cuisine”
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Winner of the James Beard Foundation's, "Best Chef: Southeast"
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The New York Times: "The best restaurant in
South Florida and Norman Van Aken is its best chef."
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Food Arts Silver Spoon for Lifetime Achievement
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Inductee into the James Beard Foundation's
"Who's Who" of Food & Beverage in America
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2007: Named to the James Beard Foundation’s Advisory Board
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2006: Received honor as one of the
“Founders of the New American Cuisine,” at Spain’s International
Summit of Gastronomy Madrid Fusion Event
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2005: Member of the Board of Trustees for the James Beard Foundation. 
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The New York Times: "Norman’s is the best restaurant in
South Florida and Norman Van Aken is its best chef."
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Gourmet Magazine 2001: Top 50 Restaurants in America.
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Member of The Culinary Vegetable Institute Advisory Board
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Chef Norman is a Director for the Jean Louis Palladin Foundation
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Florida: A Magazine of the Orlando Sentinel:
Best Restaurant Overall, Norman’sat The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando
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The London Observer 2002:
Norman’s is one of the temples of Nuevo Latino.
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Zagat 2000 & 2001: "Norman’s #1 Food, Service, and Popularity.”
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Fodor's 2000: "Norman’s has captured the essence of Miami dining."
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Food Arts: National Contributing Authority
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Member James Beard Foundation First Olympic
Culinary Team Salt Lake City 2002
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Food & Wine:  "The Best Restaurant in Miami." 
"The Best Service in Miami." 2000
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Mimi Sheraton: "Norman Van Aken's Cooking is Superb."
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Condé Nast Traveler: "Top 10 restaurants in America."
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Miami Herald: “Whoever said you can't please all of the people
all of the time must not have met Norman Van Aken.
He is the King of the mango kings!”
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American Visionary Award, 2005
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2003 Inductee into the James Beard Foundation's
"Who's Who" of Food & Beverage in America
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Winner of the "Ivy Award", 2001
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1997 Winner of the James Beard Foundation's, "Best Chef: Southeast"
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1996 The "Robert Mondavi Culinary Award of Excellence"
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1999 Food Arts Silver Spoon for Lifetime Achievement
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Nations Restaurant News: "Fine Dining Hall of Fame."
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Wine Spectator: "Award of Excellence"
2004, 2005, 2006
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Winner of  "The Five Diamond Award",
The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences 1997
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Florida Trend Magazine:
Winner of the "Golden Spoon Award" for five consecutive years.
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The James Beard Foundation Nominated
"Best New Restaurant in America, 1995."
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1997 Nominee: "Julia Child/IACP Awards of Excellence, Chef Category"
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Johnson & Wales University Honorary Doctorate in Culinary Arts, 1993
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Cooking Light Magazine: "10th Anniversary Enlightened Chef Award"
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Santé Magazine 1999 & 2000 Best Wine and Spirits Dinner
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Santé Magazine 2001 Winner
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The James Beard Foundation Nominated
"Cooking of the Americas category for New World Kitchen, 2004"