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Marcus Samuelsson
A James Beard Award-winning chef and author of several cookbooks, Marcus Samuelsson has appeared on Today, Charlie Rose, Iron Chef, and Top Chef Masters, where he took first place. In 1995, for his work at Aquavit, Samuelsson became the youngest chef ever to receive a three-star review from The... show more

A James Beard Award-winning chef and author of several cookbooks, Marcus Samuelsson has appeared on Today, Charlie Rose, Iron Chef, and Top Chef Masters, where he took first place. In 1995, for his work at Aquavit, Samuelsson became the youngest chef ever to receive a three-star review from The New York Times. His newest restaurant, Red Rooster, recently opened in Harlem, where he lives with his wife.
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Birth date: January 25, 1970
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Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 7 years ago
I enjoyed this a lot. I think some readers got turned off by Chef Marcus Samuelsson because he makes a lot of personal choices they would not have. But I get it, I had a lot of hard choices to make while I pushed myself forward in my career. I didn't find him heartless, I felt empathy throughout thi...
For the Love of Stories : the Rebooted Book Review Blog
Yes Chef Marcus Samuelsson, 2012 Award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson tells about how he went from being an Ethiopian orphan raised by adoptive parents in Sweden to a opening his own restaurant in New York. I enjoy reading books about the food world. As someone who is only a so-so cook hers...
Aren's Library
Aren's Library rated it 10 years ago
He's an amazing chef. Enjoyed this cookbook, there are recipes I look forward to making.
Lindsay's Book Log
Lindsay's Book Log rated it 10 years ago
Yes, Chef had the potential to be good, but it desperately needed a better editor. There were sections of this book that seemed out of place, and the way that some of these stories were written came a cross as self serving and egocentric. Which while this is a memoir and kinda what memoirs are they...
Aren's Library
Aren's Library rated it 11 years ago
Fascinating read and wonderful at learning about his life.
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