Marcus 'Joar' Samuelsson (born Kassahun 'Joar' Tsegie; January 25, 1970) is an Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef and restaurateur. Read full biography of Marcus Samuelsson →
Between the ages of six and nine, my palette was taking shape as well as my identity as a chef. It was then that I learned the difference between... →
Food has always been in my life. Being born in Ethiopia, where there was a lack of food, and then really cooking with my grandmother Helga in Sweden.... →
I don't have memories of Ethiopia as a child. I didn't learn about Ethiopian culture until after I moved to New York and started meeting... →
I'm an avid runner and play soccer every weekend, but I also have to constantly watch what I eat, and I'm always thinking about how to... →
It wasn't until I came to New York and started to see the African American community, but also the Ethiopian community here, and started to eat... →
The darker the chocolate is, the more antioxidants it contains. So when eaten in moderation - just a few bites from a well-made dark chocolate bar... →
I feel like there's a lot of tasks in cooking that I want to master, that I want to do better.
I'm lucky to live in New York, a city that offers so many options for lunch. I can pick up dumplings from a Midtown food truck, grab empanadas by... →
Each city should have its own type of restaurant.
Many people are turned off at eating vegetarian because of the misconception that all dishes are just an arrangement of bland vegetables.
Getting to a place of comfort can be uncomfortable.
I'm an American chef. I'm American. I live here. I love being here. But, of course, it is different. A black man's journey is different.
My father loved to take us on historical vacations, and you should have seen the stares we received in East Berlin.
Marcus 'Joar' Samuelsson (born Kassahun 'Joar' Tsegie; January 25, 1970) is an Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef and restaurateur.