For the First Time On Any Stage (Left or Otherwise)… Although I’ll never catch up to Stageleft in the grandfathering department, I made my first.

Tucked inside the rather quiet exterior of the Westin Hotel, Mango Gang Chef Norman Van Aken and his son Justin are working the huge exhibition kitchen crafting a wild hodge podge of globally inspired plates from tuna tartare, Vietnamese beef and noodle soup to a trio of pork preparations and good old Southern fried chicken. Fasten your seatbelts and give it a whirl tonight.