Marcus Samuelsson
Marcus Samuelsson
Marcus 'Joar' Samuelsson is an Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef and restaurateur...
NationalityEthiopian
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth25 January 1970
CityAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
CountryEthiopia
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My father loved to take us on historical vacations, and you should have seen the stares we received in East Berlin.
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I had seen the photographs of Harlem in its glory days, stylish men in bespoke suits, women so well dressed that they'd put the models in 'Vogue' to shame. I knew that Harlemites loved to dance, to pray, and to eat.
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I have never seen a picture of my mother. My mother's family never owned a photograph of her, which tells you everything you need to know about where I'm from and what the world was like for the people who gave me life.
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The avocado is native to the Mexican state of Puebla, which helps explain why it's so popular in Mexican cooking.
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I want to make sure the cooking industry becomes more and more diverse.
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I'm a firm believer that people find their own passions.
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I'm lucky to live in New York, a city that offers so many options for lunch. I can pick up dumplings from a Midtown food truck, grab empanadas by the dozen in Spanish Harlem or get a fantastic bowl of ramen in the East Village.
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In America, we are engaged in constant battle with food.
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The opportunity here in the U.S. is so unique because we are so diverse, with so many different cultures living together. Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists, all with their own connections to the spiritual aspects of food and with lessons that we can learn from each other.
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Criticism is part of the creative man's journey, and I appreciate it.
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Each city should have its own type of restaurant.
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Every day, whether I am teaching or entertaining - I absolutely love bringing different people and cultures together.
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There shouldn't be an announcement that divides our food between what tastes good and what is good for us.
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I started cooking for the love of cooking, and I am going to keep cooking whether there's a celebrity aspect to it or not.