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    Norman Van Aken: No Experience Necessary

    Jon Favreau and Roy Choi detail the making of the new film Chef. Ruth Reichl discusses her new novel and punk rocker turned chef Terri Wahl offers brunch ideas.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    Chef Norman Van Aken is the author of No Experience Necessary: The Culinary Odyssey of Chef Norman Van Aken. The book is a look at his transformation from a young man in need of a job, any job, to becoming a celebrated chef.

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    Jon Favreau and Roy Choi Talk Chef, Ruth Reichl on Fiction
    1. 0:00Jon Favreau and Roy Choi Discuss the Making of Chef
    2. 15:49Ruth Reichl Delves into Fiction with Delicious!
    3. 24:12Jonathan Gold on Controversy (and Food) at Red Medicine
    4. 31:10The Auntie Em’s Cookbook, a Celebration of Brunch
    5. 41:32Market Report with Brian Dunsmoor and Whitney Wolman
    6. 48:45Norman Van Aken: No Experience NecessaryYou’re reading this
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    The full episode

    6 of 6
    Jon Favreau and Roy Choi Talk Chef, Ruth Reichl on Fiction
    1. 0:00Jon Favreau and Roy Choi Discuss the Making of Chef
    2. 15:49Ruth Reichl Delves into Fiction with Delicious!
    3. 24:12Jonathan Gold on Controversy (and Food) at Red Medicine
    4. 31:10The Auntie Em’s Cookbook, a Celebration of Brunch
    5. 41:32Market Report with Brian Dunsmoor and Whitney Wolman
    6. 48:45Norman Van Aken: No Experience NecessaryYou’re reading this
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