Norman's American

Norman's Menu

(305) 446-6767
21 Almeria Ave, Miami, FL 33134

The "Signature" Tasting Menu

chef norman van aken's 5 course "signature dishes" tasting menu
Fricassee of Maine Lobster and Oysters
$80.00
wild mushrooms, root vegetables, emilio lustau sherry, sauce bearnaise
"Down Island" French toast Seared Curacao Scented Foie Gras
$80.00
griddled brioche, passion fruit caramel, gingery candied lime zest (optional course $10.00 supplement)
Fillet of Key West Yellowtail on a "Belly" of Garlicky Mashed Potatoes
$80.00
grilled asparagus spears, citrus butter
Roasted Pork "Havana" with "21st Century Mole"
$80.00
golden haitian grits, plantain crema, sweet corn salsa, sherry wine reduction
"New World" Banana Nut Cake
80.00
rhum flamed bananas, macadamia nut brittle ice cream

$Unique and Original

a selection of artisanal cheeses
Laura Chenel's Cabecou, Goat's Milk, Semi-Soft, California
$0.00
Sitio da Perdiz, Mixed Milk, Semi-Firm, Portugal
$0.00
Jessanne, Cow's Milk, Semi-Firm, Georgia
$0.00
Gorwydd Caerphilly, Cow's Milk, Firm, England
$0.00
Livarot, Cow's Milk, Semi Soft, France
$0.00
La Tur, Mixed Milk, Soft, Italy
0.00

$Light and Subtle

a selection of artisanal cheeses
Mahon, Mixed Milk, Firm, Spain
$0.00
Cypress Grove Midnight Moon, Goat's Milk, Semi-Firm, California
$0.00
Pio Vecchio, Cow's Milk, Hard, Italy
$0.00
Istara, Sheep's Milk, Firm, France
$0.00
Dante, Sheep's Milk, Firm, Wisconsin
$0.00
Tomme Crayeuse, Cow's Milk, Semi Firm, France
0.00

$Bold and Assertive

a selection of artisanal cheeses
Delft Blue, Cow's Milk, Blue, Semi-Firm, Holland
$0.00
Cabrales, Cow's Milk, Semi-Soft, Spain
$0.00
Bayley Hazen, Cow's Milk, Semi-Firm, Vermont
0.00

$The Dessert Collection


"New World" Banana Nut Cake
$10.00
macadamia nut brittle ice cream
Vanilla Creme Brulee
$8.00
almond, orange and cinnamon biscotti
Valrhona Chocolate
$9.00
"melting cake" , cinnamon creme fraiche
Espresso Financier
$8.00
tia maria ice cream, "a hot hot honey drizzle"
Chocolate In 5 Poses
$11.00
dulce de leche cookies, strawberry yogurt bar, six layer bar, coconut rum wafer, peppermint ice cream on chocolate tuile
San Felipe Chocolate Cheese Cake
7.00
cocoa short bread crust

$Ice Creams


Macadamia Nut Brittle
$7.00
Dulce de Leche
$7.00
Cayenne-Walnut Crunch Spice Cream
$7.00
Thyme
$7.00
Ginger Snap
7.00

$Sorbets


Passion Fruit
$7.00
Chocolate
$7.00
Pineapple
$7.00
Mandarin Orange
7.00

$A Selection of Artisanal Cheeses


Balerina
$5.00
aged goat's milk California
Petite Basque
$5.00
sheep's milk France
Fol Epi
$5.00
cow's milk, semi firm France
Campo De Montalban
$5.00
cow, sheep and goat's Milk Spain
Roaring Forties
$5.00
cow's milk, blue, Australia
Cabecou
$5.00
goat's milk France
Idiazabal
$5.00
sheep's milk Spain
Robiola
$5.00
cow and sheep's milk Italy
Pecorino Toscano
5.00
sheep's milk

$Dessert Wine By The Glass


Baumard, Coteaux du Layon, Loire Valley, 2003
$14.00
Banck, Vendanges Tardives Furstentum, Alsace, 2000
$20.00
Carmes de Rieussec, Sauternes, 2004
$14.00
Chateau de L' Echarderie, Quarts des Chaumes, 1996
$20.00
R.L. Buller & Son Rare Tokay, Calliope, Australia, NV
$30.00
Quady, Essensia, California, 2004
$12.00
Two Hands, For Love or Money, Semillon, Australia, 2004
$24.00
Bonny Doon, Vin de Glaciere, Muscat, California, 2005
$12.00
Torbreck, "The Bothie" , Muscat Blanc, Australia, 2004
$12.00
Merryvale Winery, "Antigua" , Muscat, California, NV
$12.00
Croft, Distinction, Special Reserve
$8.00
Taylor Fladgate, 10 Year Tawny
$10.00
Taylor Fladgate, 20 Year Tawny
$25.00
Taylor Fladgate, 30 Year Tawny
$35.00
Taylor Fladgate, 40 Year Tawny
$45.00
Smith Woodhouse, LBV, 1992
$15.00
Penfolds, Grandfather, Fine Tawny
30.00

$Chef Norman Van Aken's Cookbooks

a 20% gratuity will be added to parties of 6 or more.
"New World Kitchen"
$25.00
"The Great Exotic Fruit Book"
$10.95
Norman's New World Cuisine
$40.00
A Feast of Sunlight (Soft Cover)
14.95

$Before Your Meal


"Asian Dressed Ceviche Cocktail"
9.00
key west pink shrimp green papaya, caramelized sesame puffed rice, toasted cashews (mixed tableside)

$Our Signature Dishes Tasting Menu


Creamy Cracked Conch Chowder
$80.00
saffron, toasted coconut. Oranges and a "Cloud"
Pan Cooked Fillet of Key West Yellowtail
$80.00
on a 'Belly' of garlicky mashed potatoes with grilled asparagus spears and citrus butter
Roasted Pork Havana
$80.00
'21st century mole golden haitian grits sweet corn-black bean salad sherry wine reduction
'New World' Banana Split
$80.00
rhum flamed bananas and macadamia nut brittle
Signature Wine Pairings
40.00

$First Plates and Salads


Chilled Foie Gras Terrine
$18.00
cured foie gras, graham cracker crumple, toasted marshmallow and chestnut salad
Yuca Stuffed Crispy Shrimp
$18.00
citrus mojo, marinated white cabbage and habanero tartar salsa
Alaskan Crab Garganelli
$16.00
Alaskan crab, melted black plum, crumbled venison sausage and achiote-vanilla broth
Blue Point Oysters Two Ways
$16.00
sauteed curried and with chilled agua fresca and celery salad
Coconut-Yuca Soup
$16.50
with maine lobster medallions, pineapple, truffle mojo and mint-pineapple mousse
Prime Beef Tartare
$16.50
chimichurri salsa, nicoise olives, tomatillo, toasted bread salad and fried quail egg
Frisee Lettuce with Chicharron
$14.50
toasted pistachios, crispy shallots and pomegranate vinaigrette
Fried Green Tomatoes
14.50
green tomato tempura, escabeche emulsion, house queso fresco, balsamic drizzle and frisee

$Main Plates


'Copperwell' Marinated and Grilled Wahoo
$34.00
ginger-carrot purce, tamari braised daikon, baby bok choy and soy-bonito jus
Citrus Atlantic Flounder
$34.00
shrimp-red pepper stuffed piquillo pepper, huitlacoche-zucchini salsita, and aji rojo broth
Butter Braised Coho Salmon
$34.00
green lentils, turnips, tomato jam, grilled house chorizo and chicken broth
Serrano Ham Roasted Tuna
$34.00
cacuela of pole beans and shallots, preserved lemon and romesco bearnaise
Butter Roasted Chicken
$28.00
risotto verde, snow peas, tomato caponata and chicken jus
Labelle Farm Squab
$32.00
grilled jerk spiced squab breast and leg cardamon braised sweet potato, truffled parsley mofongo 'sandwich' and sauce salmis
Grilled Pork Loin Chop
$36.00
butter braised collards, cumin-apple puree, glazed yukons and creole mustard jus
'Mongolian' Marinated and Grilled Veal Chop
$46.00
chinese eggplant and thai fried rice
Grilled Rib-Steak of Beef
42.00
watercress, black mission figs, trumpet royal mushrooms, cabrales blue and porto juice

$Chef Norman's Cookbooks


Feast of Sunlight
$14.95
The Exotic Fruits Cookbook
$10.95
New World Cuisine
$40.00
New World Kitchen
34.95

$Cheese Menu: American Collection

a plate of various cheeses and seasonal fruits
Carmody
$9.00-15.00
cow's milk, semi-soft, California
Green Hill
$9.00-15.00
cow's milk, soft, Georgia
Vella Dry Jack
$9.00-15.00
cow's milk, firm, California
Bermuda Triangle
9.00-15.00
goat's milk, soft, USA

$Cheeses Menu: European Collection

a plate of various cheeses and seasonal fruits
Manchego
$9.00-15.00
sheep's milk, firm, Spain
Cave Aged Gruyere
$9.00-15.00
cow's milk, semi-firm, Switzerland
Parmigiano-Reggiano
$9.00-15.00
cow's milk, hard, Italy
Tomme De Crayeuse
9.00-15.00
cow's milk, semi-soft, France

$Cheeses Menu: Blues Collection

a plate of various cheeses and seasonal fruits
Maytag
$9.00-15.00
cow's milk, blue, Iowa
Roaring Forties
$9.00-15.00
cow's milk, blue, Australia
Le Bleu Des Basques
$9.00-15.00
sheep's milk, blue, France
Stilton
$9.00-15.00
cow's milk, blue vein, England
Cabrales
9.00-15.00
goat's sheep's and cow's milk, blue vein, Spain

$Cheeses Menu: Boutique Collection

a plate of various cheeses and seasonal fruits
Sir Francis Drake
$15.00
cow's milk, soft, California
Montgomery Cheddar
$15.00
cow's milk, semi-firm, England
Epoisses
15.00
cow's milk, soft, France

$Dessert Menu

please note that we print our menus daily and that this is a representation of our offerings. You may call us for more information about today's menu.
"S'mores" And A Glass of Sweet Cold Milk Graham Cracker Sable, Chocolate Ganache, Marshmallow Fluff And Honey Bubbles
$12.00
Roasted Banana Souffle with Rhum-Raisin Drizzle, Hazelnut Crema and Allspice Froth
$12.00
Brulee Orange Scented Crema Catalana with Sassafras Biscotti
$12.00
Chocolate Fondant with Jasmine Rice Ice Cream, House Made Rice Paper and Iced Vanilla-Star Anise Broth
12.00

$Ice Cream And Sorbet

"to as great a degree as sexuality food is inseparable from imagination" jean francois revel
Brandy-Peach Ice Cream
$10.00
Lemon Curd Ice Cream
$10.00
Mango Sorbet
$10.00
Pineapple Sorbet
$10.00
Norman Van Aken Spice Creams
$10.00
Orange-Black Cumin Spice Cream
$10.00-8.00
Cinnamon Aji Amarillo
$10.00-8.00
Ancho-Chocolate-Salted Peanut
$10.00-8.00

Tapas Before Your Meal

the appreciation and allure of "small dishes" to whet one's appetite are found below. They are as light as sushi and as savory as laughter. - Norman
Barbeque Kurobuta Pulled Pork Empanadas
$9.00
cumin-cilantro crema
Beausoleil Oysters
$3.00
sauce mignonette, west Indian cocktail
Artisanal Cheese Blintz
$9.00
pepper painted bacon, tropical compote
Key West Pink Shrimp Ceviche
12.00
salsa of life, corn nuts

$First Plates and Salads


Our Original Creamy Cracked Conch Chowder
$11.00
saffron, clam and mussel liquor, citrus reduction, coconut 'cloud'
Crab Stuffed Sui Mei Dumplings
$13.00
fermented black bean butter, suateed shiitakes, toasted sesame seeds
Caesar
$12.00
grape tomatoes, eggplant escabeche, ciabatta toast
Yuca Stuffed Crispy Shrimp
$14.00
habanero tartar salsa, sour orange mojo, nicaraguan cabbage slaw
A Simple Garden Salad
$14.00
chevre, oranges, radishes, celery hearts, 'driftwood' vinaigrette
Fregola Sarda with Braised Short Ribs
$14.00
fennel cream, sun-dried tomato, chestnuts
Butter Poached Maine Lobster Pan Stew
$22.00
cold water oysters, purple potato, root vegetables, sauce bearnaise
My 'Down Island' French Toast, Seared Curacao Scented Foie Gras
18.00
grilled brioche, passion fruit caramel, gingery candied lime zest

$Main Plates


Fillet of Key West Yellowtail on a "Belly" of Garlicky Mashed Potatoes
$31.00
grilled asparagus spears, citrus butter
Suateed Local Red Snapper
$32.00
sauce veracruzana, oyster mushrooms, tuber hash
Pad Thai
$36.00
wild Alaskan salmon, asian vegetables, teriyaki
Hazelnut Crusted Mahi-Mahi
$29.00
collard greens, mashed sweet potatoes, smokey bacon, scallion sauce
Striped Bass a La Plancha
$30.00
lobster mash, calypso spice, lemon butter
Roasted Pork "Havana" with "21st Century Mole"
$33.00
golden haitian grits, plantain crema, sweet corn salsa, sherry wine
Molasses Marinated and Grilled Duck Breast
$34.00
foie gras stuffed bonia to cake, sunny side up egg, house made sausage, chutney
Charred and Roasted Beef Rib Steak
$35.00
potatoes "a la huancaina" , blue cheese, caramelized onions "a uno, mi estilo"
Mongolian Barbequed Veal Chop
39.00
ginger-soy scented chinese eggplant, thai fried rice

$Sides


Sauteed Mushrooms
$9.00
siiallots-herbs-sherry
Papas "a la Huancaina"
$9.00
smoked bacon
Garlicky Mashed Potatoes
$9.00
Hot Fried Onion Rings
$9.00
salsa rosa
Grilled Asparagus Spears
$9.00
sauce bearnaise
Crispy Yuca Fries
$9.00
warm chimichurri mayo
Thai Fried Rice
9.00

$Our Chef's Tasting Menu

is available nightly please ask your server for details sommelier selections by the glass are available. The tasting menu is available for the entire table only our 5 course tasting menu
Our Chef's Tasting Menu
$75.00

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