SOLD OUT: Fresh Plates Dinner: Duane Nutter

Eat, laugh and learn with James Beard Award nominated chef, comedian and cookbook author Duane Nutter, Southern National as he presents a dinner featuring recipes from his recent cookbook, Cutting Up in the Kitchen. Each household receives a copy of the book to take home. About Cutting Up in the Kitchen: Food and Fun from Southern National’s Chef Duane Nutter: Chef Duane Nutter is a storyteller with his Southern-fusion cuisine, his comfortable yet informative writing style, and his humor. Cutting Up in the Kitchen: Food and Fun from Southern National’s Chef Duane Nutter offers more than 100 Southern-leaning recipes composed of familiar ingredients that are often infused with international flavors. While widely praised for his cooking prowess by the likes of the James Beard Foundation, the New York Times, and the FAB (Airport Food and Beverage) Awards, Nutter is also known as The Mad Chef from his stand-up comedy act. Schedule: Wednesday, April 22, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Fee: $100 (Members $95) Deadline: One week before session Join the waitlist About Chef Duane Nutter Award-winning chef Duane Nutter will always be remembered for his role in creating One Flew South, the first airport restaurant in the US to be recognized by the James Beard Foundation. Under his leadership, the restaurant received two coveted award nominations for food and beverage. Searching for a “blank slate” without the TSA security lines, Chef Duane landed in Mobile, Alabama, where the abundance of fresh seafood – along with local produce – gave him the inspiration to truly articulate a distinct culinary vision; one that incorporates all of the influences that shaped his career. From Louisiana bayou to the Northwest coastal region… with stops along the way in Kentucky’s bourbon country and Palm Beach’s renowned Ritz Carlton… Nutter saw every career stop as an opportunity to build on the fine dining foundation he received from his mentor, the legendary Chef Darryl Evans (the first black chef…