Sami Garam (born 31 October 1967 in

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) is a Finnish

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and writer of Hungarian descent. The son of

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and Sirkka Garam (née Saarikoski). Sami Garam's mother, Sirkka Garam, is a sister of the Finnish poet

Pentti Saarikoski Pentti Saarikoski (Pitkyarantsky District, Impilahti, now in the Republic of Karelia September 2, 1937 – Joensuu August 24, 1983) was a Finnish poet. He is considered one of the most important poets in the literary scene of Finland during t ...

. Sami Garam's main profession is cooking, and he has worked as chef in many restaurants, receiving high acclaim for his food. Garam's other interest is literature, and he has written several books in

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, including slang versions of classic Finnish novels and the first-ever Helsinki slang versions of ''Aku Ankka'' ("

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" in Finnish) and ''

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'' comic books. Sami Garam has three children, two daughters (born 1991 and 1992) and a son (born 1995), and is married to Päivi Garam for over 15 years.

Bibliography

* ''Rotsi on mut byysat puuttuu'' (Aku Ankka album), 2000 * ''Snögeli ja seittemän snadii starbuu'' (Snow White), WSOY 2001 * ''Jörde-Juge'' (Der Struwwelper), 2001 * ''Stadilainen tsöge'' (cookbook), WSOY 2002 * ''Allu Stemun Seittemän broidii'' (Aleksis Kivi: Seven Brothers), WSOY 2003 * ''Daijulastooreja'' (Finnish folk stories), WSOY 2004 * ''Kessen rehukotsa'' (Asterix album), 2005 * ''Puolialaston kokki'' (Donald Duck cooking book), Sanoma Magazines Finland 2005 * ''Pidot Ankkalinnassa'' (Donald Duck cooking book), Sanoma Magazines Finland 2006 * ''gAstronominen keittokirja'' (gastronomical cook book) 2008

Sources

WSOY author gallery page for Sami Garam (in Finnish)
1967 births Living people Writers from Helsinki Finnish chefs Finnish people of Hungarian descent {{Finland-writer-stub