Eat, laugh and learn with James Beard Award nominated chef, comedian and cookbook author Duane Nutter as he presents a dinner featuring recipes from his new cookbook, Cutting Up in the Kitchen. Each household receives a copy of the new 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.
Date: Thursday, May 29
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $100 (Member $95)
Registration Deadline: May 22
Instructor: Chef and Cookbook Author Duane Nutter, Southern National
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 to represent the US as a member of the Culinary Olympic Team.)
Chef Duane called his restaurant Southern National, a term coined by Esquire magazine to describe his unique culinary style. Before long, accolades were coming from far and wide. Nutter was named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Best New Restaurant 2016, Best Southern Chef in 2018 and 2020. Nutter’s success caused the New York Times to name Southern National one of the top 50 restaurants in the US.
In November, 2022, Chef Duane and his business partner, Reggie Washington announced a return to Atlanta, GA with a Southern National Restaurant located in the Summerhill neighborhood and a new Southern National Market in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Nutter followed up this accomplishment in 2024 with yet another James Beard Award nomination and being named Airport Chef of the Year by the industry’s Food & Beverage Awards.