by Marcus Samuelsson
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...
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...
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...
Fascinating read and wonderful at learning about his life.
Of course, far and away the star of his book is food. The dishes, spices and temperaments of the chefs he works for all change as he moves from place to place. There is such emotion and excitement visible in his descriptions of what he learns in each country he visits. If you don’t think you want to...
A refreshingly candid warts and all memoir tracing the unique life of a famous NY chef. Having people like him in this world almost gives me hope for our species continuance on this orb called earth.
Chef Samuelsson has led an interesting life. Born in Ethiopia during the TB outbreak in the early 1970s he and his sister were adopted by a couple in Sweden. His journey from Swedish footballer (soccer for Americans)to world known chef is a very interesting one filled with lots of stops along the ...
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