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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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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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.
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While keeping active is a major aspect of staying fit, what you use for fuel definitely factors in.
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I'm engaged in food on so many levels, and I love that. So my work, my craft, is around food, and writing is one aspect of it; communicating a narrative, cooking online is one aspect of it; solving the food chasm that we have in Harlem and finding a farmers market is another one, and all of them are equally exciting for me.
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While eating gluten-free may help you lose weight initially because it eliminates baked goods, one has to be smart when choosing replacement options because the gluten-free versions often have the same number of calories.
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I would love to take a cooking class from Gandhi. Maybe I could teach him how to cook, and he could teach me his message. I wouldn't mind learning how to make couscous from scratch from a North African woman, either.
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Most of my education has been around food.
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While I'm more of a soccer and tennis fan myself, I still enjoying catching some football games when I get the chance.
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I learned from my grandmother, who grew up in devastating war times, how important it is to keep with tradition and celebrate the holidays during tough times.
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In the hot summer months, popsicles are a perfect way to cool down while enjoying a delicious, fruity treat. Frozen, refreshing, mouth-friendly candy on a stick cannot get any better... or can it?
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They say never trust a skinny chef, but the fact is, to stay healthy when you're a chef means you have to work twice as hard.
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Not only does the summer bring warm weather and tons of summer activities, but it also yields a fresh crop of increasingly useful avocados!
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Even just a few spices or ethnic condiments that you can keep in your pantry can turn your mundane dishes into a culinary masterpiece.
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Egypt is the largest wheat importer in the world. In some part, this is due to irrigation issues and inhospitable climes. Egypt's dependence on wheat is also partially because for decades it has been cheaper to import wheat, corn, soy and barley from the U.S. than to grow it locally.