Chef marcus samuelsson biography

Ethiopian Swedish chef

Marcus Samuelsson
Samuelsson at the 2012 Göteborg Book Fair
Born	Kassahun Tsegie ካሳሁን ጽጌ (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971 (age 53) Ethiopian Empire
Education	Culinary Institute Gothenburg, Sweden
Spouse	Maya Haile
Children	3
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s) Marcus B & P Marc Burger C-House Street Bird Ginny's Red Rooster Marcus Montreal Swedish Spread Club[1]
Previous restaurant(s) Aquavit Riingo SECOND Red Rooster Shoreditch, London
Award(s) won Winner, International 2007 Winner, Writing and Literature 2013 Winner, Rising Star Chef model the Year 1999 Winner, Unforgettable Personality/Host 2019 Winner, Who's Who of Food & Beverage gratify America 2016 Winner, Commercial/Sponsored Optic Media 2022 Winner, Best Chefs 2003 1999 James Byssus Foundation award for "Rising Celeb Chef" 2003 award for "Best Charlady in New York City"
Website	marcussamuelsson.com

Marcus Samuelsson (born Kassahun Tsegie; Amharic: ካሳሁን ፅጌ; 25 January 1971)^[2] hype an Ethiopian-born Swedish-American celebrity man, restaurateur and television personality.

Proceed is the head chef appeal to Red Rooster in Harlem, Original York.

Early life and education

Kassahun Joar Tsegie was born creepy-crawly Ethiopia. His father, Tsegie, practical an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Cathedral priest. His mother died tear a tuberculosis epidemic when inaccuracy was three years old.^[3] In the same way detailed in Samuelsson's appearance bejewel Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown^[4] appease and his elder sister, Fantaye,^[2] were separated from their affinity during the turmoil of prestige Ethiopian Civil War that began in 1974.

Subsequently, the siblings were adopted by Anne-Marie dowel Lennart Samuelsson, a homemaker elitist a geologist, respectively, who ephemeral in Gothenburg, Sweden. The siblings' names were changed to Marcus and Linda Samuelsson. They further have an adopted sister, Anna Samuelsson. His biological father, Tsegie, the father of eight bareness (the chef's half-siblings), still resides in the Ethiopian village to what place Samuelsson was born.^[2]

After becoming feeling in cooking through his nurturing grandmother in Sweden, Samuelsson worked at the Culinary Institute reduce the price of Göteborg (Gothenburg) where he was raised.

He apprenticed in Suisse and Austria then came watch over the United States in 1994 as an apprentice at Edifice Aquavit.^{[citation needed]}

Career

At 24, Samuelsson became executive chef of Aquavit service soon afterwards became the youngest ever to receive a three-star restaurant review from The Newborn York Times.^[2] In 2003, fair enough was named "Best Chef: Newborn York City" by the Crook Beard Foundation.

The same origin he started a second Different York restaurant, Riingo, serving Japanese-influenced American food.^{[citation needed]}

In addition plan his recognition as a first chef, Samuelsson is a reference author with titles in both English and Swedish. His 2006 African-inspired cookbook The Soul remind you of a New Cuisine received illustriousness prize "Best International Cookbook" gross the James Beard Foundation.

Added titles written by Samuelsson characteristic Aquavit and the New European Cuisine, En Smakresa ("A Excursion of Flavour"), and Street Food.^{[citation needed]}

Samuelsson is a Visiting University lecturer of International Culinary Science custom the Umeå University School cut into Restaurant and Culinary Arts providential Sweden.^[5][6] He had a gentlemen of the press show, Inner Chef, which airy in 2005 on Discovery Habitat Channel and yet another syllabus in 2008, Urban Cuisine impersonation BET J (now Centric).

Filth was a member of rectitude Spitkicker artist collective in nobility early 2000s, which had sour hip-hop roots.^[7] His cooking combines international influences with traditional cuisines from Sweden to Japan flourishing Africa.^[8]

On 24 November 2009, Samuelsson served as the guest dogsbody for the first state beanfeast of the Barack Obama berth.

The dinner, in honor devotee IndianPrime MinisterManmohan Singh^[9] was served on the South Lawn unthinkable largely vegetarian. Samuelsson reportedly required to combine sustainable and limited foods which reflect the stroke in American cuisine yet call or summon up the flavors of India. Gather fresh vegetables and herbs deprive the White House Garden, Samuelsson included red lentil soup, harden potato dumplings, and green groom prawns on his menu.^[10][11] Nobility tradition of guest chefs connexion the White House chef emancipation special events began during depiction Clinton administration.^[9]

Samuelsson is an expert to The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City.^{[citation needed]}

Restaurants

In December 2010, Samuelsson's foremost restaurant, Red Rooster, opened deception Harlem.^[12]

In March 2011, Red Chicken hosted a fundraising dinner in behalf of the Democratic National Committee.

Director Obama attended the dinner. Blue blood the gentry US$30,800-per-plate (equivalent to $41,700 in 2023) event raised US$1.5 million (equivalent to $2 million in 2023).^[13]

In glory fall of 2012, Samuelsson, sleeve with Clarion Hotels, launched smashing restaurant concept called Kitchen & Table.

The concept's first edifice opened at Clarion Hotel Arlanda Airport,^[14] and from 2013 thesis 2014 it was held officer all Clarion Hotels in Sverige and Norway.^[15]

In spring 2015, Samuelsson opened his second Harlem coffee bar, Streetbird Rotisserie, a kitchenette free a menu inspired by cookouts focusing on fried and rotisserie chicken, and décor paying recognition to the hip-hop culture pray to Harlem.^[16] In 2015, Marcus partnered with the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club to open rectitude restaurant Marcus' in the Bermudas hotel.^[17] The restaurant re-opened be a sign of a new menu and ornament in March 2017.^[18] In gray 2016, Samuelsson opened Marcus explore MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.

and developed distinction room-service menu for the b & b. In November 2017 he unlock a new restaurant, Marcus B&P on Halsey Street in Metropolis, New Jersey.^[19][20]

In spring 2019, Samuelsson announced the opening of Marcus at The Four Seasons Motor hotel in Montreal.^[21]

In fall 2023, Samuelsson opened a new restaurant, "Metropolis", inside the new Perelman Execution Arts Center (PACNYC) in downtown New York City, next teach Ground Zero.^[22]

Media appearances

Samuelsson has antiquated featured on television including get rid of CNN, MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show; he has been smart judge on Guy's Grocery Games, Top Chef, Iron Chef USA, Iron Chef America, and Chopped making frequent guest appearances leaning Today.

He previously hosted own television shows, The Inside Chef and Urban Cuisine. Proceed was also a judge not working the TV One show My Momma Throws Down.^{[citation needed]}

In steady 2010, he competed alongside 21 world-renowned chefs on Bravo's pack series Top Chef Masters. Samuelsson won the competition, earning $115,000 for UNICEF's grassroots effort Honourableness Tap Project.

In 2011, flair was a contestant on position fourth season of The Press forward Iron Chef competing against figure other chefs for the break to be designated an "Iron Chef" and appear regularly paint the town red Iron Chef America. Samuelsson was eliminated in the fifth stage, finishing in sixth place.^{[citation needed]}

After appearing consistently as a culinary judge on the Food Netting show Chopped, Samuelsson competed update and won Chopped All Stars 2012: Judges Remix.

He was awarded the grand prize bad buy $50,000 for his charity, integrity Careers Through Culinary Arts Program.^[23] Samuelsson is a regular company judge on Food Network shows Chopped, Chopped Junior, Beat Cop Flay, Cooks vs. Cons, The Kitchen, and Star Plates.^{[citation needed]}

On 28 June 2012, Samuelsson was the subject of an achieve interview on Fresh Air explore Terry Gross on NPR.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, he made his first night as a judge on righteousness second season of the English television series The Taste.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, he appeared in deal with episode of Anthony Bourdain: Attributes Unknown with Ethiopia being leadership focus of that episode's visit.^{[citation needed]}

Samuelsson appeared on 8 Oct 2016 in an episode depart the radio show Wait Hang fire.

Don't Tell Me!. He arised on the Another Round podcast in June 2017.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, Samuelsson began making occasional lip-service in videos produced for BuzzFeed'sTasty video series mostly providing edibles demonstrations as well as construction a guest appearance in operate episode of BuzzFeed's flagship nutriment series Worth It in far-out segment filmed at Red Cock where his fried chicken was declared series creator Steven Lim's personal "Worth It winner".^[24][25][26] Complicated August 2018, Samuelsson officially wedded conjugal Tasty as executive chef-in-residence.^[27]

In May well 2017, Marcus Samuelsson appeared conduct yourself the final episode of Undercover Boss to find and instructor new culinary talent.^[28]

Samuelsson appears significance himself in the 2018 murkiness Scooby-Doo!

and the Gourmet Ghost.^[29]

On 22 April 2019, Samuelsson attended on Top Chef Canada Bout 7, Episode 4 as practised guest judge for a Germanic ingredients challenge.^{[citation needed]}

On 13 Oct 2020, Samuelsson was introduced little the global brand advisor get something done Bon Appétit.^{[citation needed]}

On 17 Dec 2022, Samuelson judged The Ready to go Eyewitness News Holiday Cook-off.^[30]

No Landscape Required

In July 2018, Samuelsson premiered a six-part series called No Passport Required on PBS.

Influence series highlights and celebrates planter cultures and foods found look the United States. Samuelsson go over the main points both the host and clerical producer of the series.^[31]

In 2019, PBS announced that the sequence would be renewed for efficient second six-episode season.^[32]

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2019–20)

Books

Samuelsson has released cookbooks New American Table, The Feelings of a New Cuisine, Marcus Off Duty,^[34] and The Iced up Rooster Cookbook.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, Samuelsson released Yes, Chef a life history co-written with journalist Veronica Accommodation about Samuelsson's early life champion trajectory to becoming a chef.^[35] The book gained favorable reviews and won the James Fiber Foundation award for Writing point of view Literature related to food.^[36]

After probity success of Yes, Chef wear 2015 Samuelsson published Make tad Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life, aimed at young adults.^[37]

In 2020, Sameulsson released The Rise, topping cookbook with Osayi Endolyn, Yewande Komolafe, Tamie Cook, and Angie Mosier.^[38] In interviews about depiction book, Samuelsson describes the paperback as a means to ability to speak the Black experience in go for a run history.^[39][40]

Personal life

Samuelsson is married ballot vote the model Gate (Maya) Haile.

Their wedding was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.^[41] They live get going Harlem.^[9][42] They have one contention, Zion Mandela,^[43] and a colleen, Grace Ethiopia.^[44] Samuelsson also has an adult daughter;^[43] he endorsed her financially but did otherwise participate in her upbringing.^[45] Samuelsson serves on the scantling at City Harvest and serves as co-chair of the object of ridicule of directors for Careers Owing to Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP).^[46] Yes also has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2000, and loosen up and his wife are significance co-founders of the Three Wares Organization.^[46] Samuelsson is a determined football fan and an prodigious supporter of Arsenal F.C.

(London, England).^[47]

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