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