Chef Norman Van Aken
2007 Competitors Doug Levy & Jonathan Landeen

Sunday Brunch & Copper Chef Challenge

Sunday Brunch

Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Kiva Ballroom
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
11 AM—2 PM
$75 per person

Sunday Brunch – Spicy, Sultry

A soft island breeze blows into Tucson in October when celebrity chef Norman Van Aken prepares a magical menu for the Sunday Brunch.

World-renowned chef and culinary genius Norman Van Aken is the father of “New World Cuisine.” He combines the tastes and flavors of South Florida with the islands of the Caribbean to create a fusion of flavors uniquely his own. Chef Van Aken is co-owner of “Norman’s at the Ritz Carlton” in Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL. He is one of the only chefs in America to have won “The James Beard Award”, “The Robert Mondavi Award”, and “The Food Arts Silver Spoon”, and has authored three cookbooks. His culinary philosophy is “to create a marriage of the sensual and rustic with the classic and intellectual in a celebration of the various places we live.”

Sponsored by US Foodservice.

Copper Chef Challenge – A Food Fight

As you delight in the brunch offerings, turn your attention to the stage where two of Tucson’s most famous chefs face off in the 3rd annual Copper Chef Challenge. Choosing from a mystery bag of ingredients, Chef Jonathan Landeen (Jonathan’s Tucson Cork) tests the mettle of his opponent as they prepare original dishes for a special panel of judges.

Event to benefit the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation