Chef Allen Susser
from Chef Allen, Aventura

Allen Susser established Chef Allen’s restaurant in 1986. After earning a degree from New York City Tech, Florida International University and the Cordon Bleu, He worked at the Bristol Hotel in Paris, and went on to cook in fabled kitchens of Florida and New York, most notably that of Le Cirque.

Among his many honors: Honorary Doctorate of Culinary Arts, Johnson and Wales University; The Torch Award for Leadership from Florida International University, The prestigious Best Chef -James Beard Award; Zagat Survey- Best Restaurant for Food in Miami (4 years in a row- including 2005); Gourmet Magazine Top Table Award in South Florida; and serves on the National Board of Directors for the American Institute of Wine and Food. The New York Times called Allen the “Ponce De Leon of New Florida cooking”. As well as being featured in Time Magazine, Bon Appetite, Food Arts, and the Wine Spectator. Allen has appeared on the NBC Today Show as well as the CBS Early Show.

He is the original author of New World Cuisine and Cookery (Doubleday, 1995), The Great Citrus Book (Ten Speed Press, 1997) and The Great Mango Book, (Ten Speed Press, 2001).