You were born in Ethiopia, then adopted and raised in Sweden. Here, Samuelsson shares his story, from his birth in Ethiopia and his childhood in Sweden to what keeps him passionate about the restaurant industry. a recurring figure on multiple food and chef TV shows and an author of numerous cookbooks, including The Rise, a showcase of contemporary Black cooking through the lens of influential Black chefs. He’s the cohost alongside chef Jonathan Waxman on a new podcast from Audible called Seat at the Table that explores the inside stories of some of the most iconic restaurants in the U.S. Yet, a major part of his platform is to reclaim Black culinary traditions-something highlighted in his Harlem restaurant Red Rooster, where he has made it a priority to democratize food while uplifting the local community, and in his newest outpost, Hav & Mar, which opened this month in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood with a leadership team helmed by women of color. The prolific chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson is known for his handful of restaurants across the globe that celebrate his roots.
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