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 fact is that more and more people are developing a sensitivity to gluten, without necessarily being allergic to it.
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I can take a lot of pride that I can launch cookbooks and there's an audience out there that supports that.
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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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I'm an avid runner and play soccer every weekend, but I also have to constantly watch what I eat, and I'm always thinking about how to balance my meals.
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It's key to know which essential foods will keep you going and help your body recover after hard work.
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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 feel fortunate to be part of the cooking community. We learn from each other.
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I am many different things, and that is why I am so proud to be American.
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I don't have memories of Ethiopia as a child. I didn't learn about Ethiopian culture until after I moved to New York and started meeting people from the Ethiopian community.
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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 am a chef through and through. Everything I do - whether it is cooking for kids in Harlem or cooking in a fine dining establishment - all my days are consumed by food.
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As people of color, it took a whole generation in many ways to get us out of the kitchen, and it's gonna take us the same whole generation to get us back into the kitchen and have ownership of restaurants, hotels and stuff like that.
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The Swedish Christmas is definitely unique, even throughout Scandinavia. Like Christmas everywhere, it's a very family-centered holiday.
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It will always be trendy to do the right thing with food.