{{Infobox chef , name = Marcus Samuelsson , image = Marcus Samuelsson 2012 (cropped).jpg , caption = Samuelsson at the 2012 Göteborg Book Fair , birth_date = {{Birth date and age, df=yes, 1971, 01, 25 , birth_name = Kassahun Tsegie
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'' , '' Chopped'' , '' 24 Hour Restaurant Battle'' , '' The Taste'' , ''Celebrity Undercover Boss'' , ''No Passport Required'' , ''

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'' , awards = {{Unbulleted list, Winner, International 2007 Winner, Writing and Literature 2013 Winner, Rising Star Chef of the Year 1999 Winner, Outstanding Personality/Host 2019 Winner, Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America 2016 Winner, Commercial/Sponsored Visual Media 2022 Winner, Best Chefs 2003 1999 James Beard Foundation award for "Rising Star Chef" , 2003 award for "Best Chef in New York City" , website = {{URL, marcussamuelsson.com Marcus Samuelsson (born Kassahun Tsegie; {{langx, am, ካሳሁን ፅጌ; 25 January 1971){{cite news , last= Pierce , first= Donna , work=

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, restaurateur and television personality. He is the head chef of Red Rooster in

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Early life and education

Kassahun Joar Tsegie was born in

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. His father, Tsegie, is an

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priest. His mother died in a

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epidemic when he was three years old. As detailed in Samuelsson's appearance on '' Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown'' he and his elder sister, Fantaye, were separated from their family during the turmoil of the

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that began in 1974. Subsequently, the siblings were adopted by Anne-Marie and Lennart Samuelsson, a homemaker and a geologist, respectively, who lived in

, Sweden. The siblings' names were changed to Marcus and Linda Samuelsson. They also have an adopted sister, Anna Samuelsson. His biological father, Tsegie, the father of eight others (the chef's half-siblings), still resides in the Ethiopian village where Samuelsson was born. After becoming interested in cooking through his maternal grandmother in Sweden, Samuelsson studied at the Culinary Institute in Göteborg (

) where he was raised. He apprenticed in

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and

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then came to the United States in 1994 as an apprentice at Restaurant Aquavit.{{fact, date=February 2024

Career

At 24, Samuelsson became executive chef of Aquavit and soon afterwards became the youngest ever to receive a three-star restaurant review from ''

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''. In 2003, he was named "Best Chef: New York City" by the

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. The same year he started a second New York restaurant, Riingo, serving Japanese-influenced American food.{{fact, date=February 2024 Samuelgoog

In addition to his recognition as a world-class chef, Samuelsson is a cookbook author with titles in both English and Swedish. His 2006 African-inspired cookbook ''The Soul of a New Cuisine'' received the prize "Best International Cookbook" by the

. Other titles written by Samuelsson are ''Aquavit and the New Scandinavian Cuisine'', ''En Smakresa'' ("A Journey of Flavour"), and ''Street Food''.{{fact, date=February 2024 Samuelsson is a Visiting Professor of International Culinary Science at the Umeå University School of Restaurant and Culinary Arts in

. He had a television show, ''Inner Chef'', which aired in 2005 on Discovery Home Channel and yet another program in 2008, ''Urban Cuisine'' on BET J (now Centric). He was a member of the Spitkicker artist collective in the early 2000s, which had strong

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roots. His cooking combines international influences with traditional cuisines from Sweden to Japan and Africa.{{cite news, last=Lee , first= Felicia R. , work= The New York Times , date= 10 July 1996 , url= https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/10/garden/in-the-kitchen-with-marcus-samuelsson-from-africa-to-sweden-to-aquavit.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all , title= IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Marcus Samuelsson; From Africa to Sweden to Aquavit On 24 November 2009, Samuelsson served as the guest chef for the first state dinner of the

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presidency. The dinner, in honor of

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was served on the

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and largely

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. Samuelsson reportedly sought to combine sustainable and regional foods which reflect the best in American cuisine yet evoke the flavors of India. Harvesting fresh vegetables and herbs from the White House Garden, Samuelsson included red lentil soup, roasted potato dumplings, and green curry prawns on his menu.{{cite news , last= Huntington , first= Lucia , work=

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, date= 16 December 2009 , url= http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/12/16/chef_marcus_samuelsson_talks_about_his_dinner_at_the_white_house/ , title= Hail to the chef , access-date= 27 December 2009 , archive-date= 2 November 2012 , archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121102202658/http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/12/16/chef_marcus_samuelsson_talks_about_his_dinner_at_the_white_house/ , url-status= live {{cite news , last= Sokolov , first= Raymond , work= Wall Street Journal , date= 26 December 2009 , url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703523504574604301583778262 , title= The Year in Food , access-date= 8 August 2017 , archive-date= 28 January 2018 , archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180128213915/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703523504574604301583778262 , url-status= live The tradition of guest chefs joining the White House chef for special events began during the

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.{{cite news , work= Huffington Post , url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/18/marcus-samuelsson-to-gues_n_362898.html , title= Marcus Samuelsson To Guest Chef State Dinner , date= 18 March 2010 , access-date= 17 December 2011 , archive-date= 11 January 2012 , archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120111115536/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/18/marcus-samuelsson-to-gues_n_362898.html , url-status= live Samuelsson is an advisor to The

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in New York City.{{fact, date=November 2024

Restaurants

In December 2010, Samuelsson's first restaurant, Red Rooster, opened in

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. In March 2011, Red Rooster hosted a fundraising dinner for the

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. President Obama attended the dinner. The US$30,800-per-plate ({{Inflation, US, 30800, 2011, fmt=eq, r=-2) event raised US$1.5 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation, US, 1.5, 2011 million in {{Inflation/year, US). In the fall of 2012, Samuelsson, together with Clarion Hotels, launched a restaurant concept called Kitchen & Table. The concept's first restaurant opened at Clarion Hotel Arlanda Airport, and from 2013 to 2014 it was held at all Clarion Hotels in Sweden and Norway. In spring 2015, Samuelsson opened his second Harlem restaurant, Streetbird Rotisserie, a kitchenette with a menu inspired by cookouts focusing on fried and rotisserie chicken, and décor paying tribute to the hip-hop culture of Harlem. In 2015, Marcus partnered with the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club to open the restaurant Marcus' in the

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hotel. The restaurant re-opened with a new menu and decor in March 2017. In late 2016, Samuelsson opened Marcus at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. and developed the room-service menu for the hotel. In November 2017 he opened a new restaurant, Marcus B&P on Halsey Street in

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. In spring 2019, Samuelsson announced the opening of Marcus at The Four Seasons Hotel in Montreal. In fall 2023, Samuelsson opened a new restaurant, "Metropolis", inside the new Perelman Performing Arts Center (PACNYC) in downtown New York City, next to Ground Zero.

Media appearances

Samuelsson has been featured on television including on

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's '' The Dylan Ratigan Show''; he has been a judge on ''

'', '' Top Chef'', '' Iron Chef USA'', ''

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'', and '' Chopped'' making frequent guest appearances on '' Today''. He previously hosted his own television shows, ''The Inner Chef'' and ''Urban Cuisine''. He was also a judge on the TV One show ''My Momma Throws Down''.{{fact, date=November 2024 In early 2010, he competed alongside 21 world-renowned chefs on Bravo's television series ''

''. Samuelsson won the competition, earning $115,000 for UNICEF's grassroots effort The Tap Project. In 2011, he was a contestant on the fourth season of '' The Next Iron Chef'' competing against nine other chefs for the opportunity to be designated an "Iron Chef" and appear regularly on ''Iron Chef America''. Samuelsson was eliminated in the fifth episode, finishing in sixth place.{{fact, date=November 2024 After appearing consistently as a culinary judge on the

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show ''Chopped'', Samuelsson competed in and won ''Chopped All Stars 2012: Judges Remix''. He was awarded the grand prize of $50,000 for his charity, the ''Careers Through Culinary Arts Program''. Samuelsson is a regular guest judge on

shows ''Chopped'', '' Chopped Junior'', '' Beat Bobby Flay'', '' Cooks vs. Cons'', ''The Kitchen'', and ''Star Plates''.{{fact, date=November 2024 On 28 June 2012, Samuelsson was the subject of an extensive interview on '' Fresh Air with Terry Gross'' on NPR.{{fact, date=November 2024 In 2014, he made his debut as a judge on the second season of the American television series '' The Taste''.{{fact, date=November 2024 In 2015, he appeared in an episode of '' Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown'' with

being the focus of that episode's visit.{{fact, date=November 2024 Samuelsson appeared on 8 October 2016 in an episode of the radio show '' Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!''. He appeared on the '' Another Round'' podcast in June 2017.{{fact, date=November 2024 In 2016, Samuelsson began making occasional appearances in videos produced for BuzzFeed's '' Tasty'' video series mostly providing food demonstrations as well as making a guest appearance in an episode of BuzzFeed's flagship food series '' Worth It'' in a segment filmed at Red Rooster where his fried chicken was declared series creator Steven Lim's personal "Worth It winner". In August 2018, Samuelsson officially joined Tasty as executive chef-in-residence. In May 2017, Marcus Samuelsson appeared in the final episode of '' Undercover Boss'' to find and mentor new culinary talent. Samuelsson appears as himself in the 2018 movie ''

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''. On 22 April 2019, Samuelsson appeared on '' Top Chef Canada'' Season 7, Episode 4 as a guest judge for a Nordic ingredients challenge.{{fact, date=November 2024 On 13 October 2020, Samuelsson was introduced as the global brand advisor for ''

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''.{{fact, date=November 2024 On 17 December 2022, Samuelson judged ''The Great Eyewitness News Holiday Cook-off''.

''No Passport Required''

In July 2018, Samuelsson premiered a six-part series called ''No Passport Required'' on PBS. The series highlights and celebrates immigrant cultures and foods found in the United States. Samuelsson is both the host and executive producer of the series. In 2019, PBS announced that the series would be renewed for a second six-episode season.{{cite news , last=Godwin , first=Michaé , work=PBS , date=2019-02-01 , url=https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/no-passport-required-with-marcus-samuelsson-returns-for-second-season-on-pbs/ , title=NO PASSPORT REQUIRED with Marcus Samuelsson Returns for Second Season on PBS , access-date=16 November 2019 , archive-date=16 November 2019 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116232033/https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/no-passport-required-with-marcus-samuelsson-returns-for-second-season-on-pbs/ , url-status=live

Episodes

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=Season 2 (2019–20)

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Books

Samuelsson has released cookbooks ''New American Table'', ''The Soul of a New Cuisine'', ''Marcus Off Duty,'' and ''The Red Rooster Cookbook.''{{fact, date=January 2025 In 2012, Samuelsson released '' Yes, Chef'' a memoir co-written with journalist Veronica Chambers about Samuelsson's early life and trajectory to becoming a chef. The book gained favorable reviews and won the

award for Writing and Literature related to food. After the success of ''Yes, Chef'' in 2015 Samuelsson published ''Make it Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life'', aimed at young adults. In 2020, Sameulsson released ''The Rise'', a cookbook with Osayi Endolyn, Yewande Komolafe, Tamie Cook, and Angie Mosier. In interviews about the book, Samuelsson describes the book as a means to share the Black experience in food history.

Personal life

Samuelsson is married to the model Gate (Maya) Haile. Their wedding was in

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, Ethiopia. They live in Harlem. They have one son, Zion Mandela, and a daughter, Grace Ethiopia. Samuelsson also has an adult daughter;{{cite web , last=Calderone , first=Ana , date=14 November 2016 , title=Chef Marcus Samuelsson Introduces Son Zion Mandela: He Is 'Such a Blessing' , url=http://people.com/babies/chef-marcus-samuelsson-son-zion-first-photo/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115045329/http://people.com/babies/chef-marcus-samuelsson-son-zion-first-photo/ , archive-date=15 November 2016 , publisher=people.com he supported her financially but did not otherwise participate in her upbringing. Samuelsson serves on the board at City Harvest and serves as co-chair of the board of directors for Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP).{{Cite web, url=http://marcussamuelsson.com/about/philanthropy/, title=Philanthropy, website=Chef Marcus Samuelsson, access-date=30 July 2018, archive-date=30 July 2018, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730234904/http://marcussamuelsson.com/about/philanthropy/, url-status=dead He also has been a

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ambassador since 2000, and he and his wife are the co-founders of the Three Goats Organization. Samuelsson is a keen football fan and an avid supporter of

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(London, England).{{Cite news, title=Chef Marcus Samuelson on How Soccer Is Like Cooking , url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-11/chef-marcus-samuelson-on-how-soccer-is-like-cooking , website=Bloomberg , date=11 July 2016 , access-date=20 January 2021

References

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External links

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Aquavit

Biography
StarChefs.com {{Authority control {{DEFAULTSORT:Samuelsson, Marcus 1970 births Living people Swedish adoptees Swedish television chefs Swedish restaurateurs American television chefs Television chefs Food Network chefs American male chefs Ethiopian chefs Academic staff of Umeå University Swedish people of Ethiopian descent Swedish emigrants to the United States Top Chef winners Participants in American reality television series James Beard Foundation Award winners Judges in American reality television series American people of Ethiopian descent 21st-century Swedish businesspeople 21st-century African-American businesspeople 21st-century Ethiopian people