Marcus Samuelsson
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Marcus Samuelsson is the acclaimed chef behind many restaurants worldwide including Red Rooster Harlem, Red Rooster Shoreditch, and Marcus B&P. Samuelsson was the youngest person to ever receive a three-star review from The New York Times and has won multiple James Beard Foundation Awards including Best Chef: New York City.

He was tasked with planning and executing the Obama Administration’s first State dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Samuelsson was also crowned champion of television shows Top Chef Masters and Chopped All Stars, and served as a mentor on ABC’s The Taste.

A committed philanthropist, Samuelsson co-produces the annual week-long festival Harlem EatUp!, which celebrates the food, art, and culture of Harlem. Samuelsson is co-chair of the board of directors for Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP). In May 2016, he was inducted into the James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America.

He is the author of multiple books including The New York Times bestselling memoir Yes, Chef, the young adult version-- Make It Messy, Marcus Off Duty cookbook, and his latest book-- The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem. In addition, he is one of the founders of the website Food Republic. Recent restaurant openings include: Red Rooster Shoreditch in East London; Marcus B&P in Newark, New Jersey; and Streetbird Express at the world-famous Madison Square Garden. He most recently announced the opening of his newest restaurant, Marcus, coming to Montreal in Spring 2019.

Samuelsson’s new TV series titled No Passport Required with VOX/Eater and PBS debuted summer of 2018. He most recently joined Buzzfeed's Tasty as Executive Chef-in-Residence of their newly launched talent program. Follow him on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @MarcusCooks.

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Experience

  • Marcus Samuelsson Group

    Marcus Samuelsson Group

    14 years

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      Owner

      Marcus Samuelsson Group

      - Present 14 years

      Greater New York City Area

      Founded by award-winning chef and cookbook author Marcus Samuelsson, the Group is committed to providing exceptional and distinct culinary experiences that celebrate food, music, history, culture and art. From high-end restaurants to fast-casual cafes, we are focused on creating top quality culinary experiences and food-focused media and special events. Our commitment to excellence, community and diversity is core to our beliefs and offerings. We are passionate about sharing our culinary…

      Founded by award-winning chef and cookbook author Marcus Samuelsson, the Group is committed to providing exceptional and distinct culinary experiences that celebrate food, music, history, culture and art. From high-end restaurants to fast-casual cafes, we are focused on creating top quality culinary experiences and food-focused media and special events. Our commitment to excellence, community and diversity is core to our beliefs and offerings. We are passionate about sharing our culinary culture as well as the culture of where we reside, in Harlem, NYC.

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      Chef & Owner

      Red Rooster Harlem

      - Present 14 years

      Greater New York City Area

      Located in the heart of Harlem, Red Rooster serves comfort food celebrating the roots of American cuisine and the diverse culinary traditions of the neighborhood. Named in honor of the legendary Harlem speaskeasy, Chef Marcus Samuelsson brings his passion for food to the neighborhood he calls home.

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    Co-Founder

    Harlem EatUp! Festival

    - Present 9 years

    Greater New York City Area

    Harlem EatUp! is a week-long festival offering an exciting sample of Harlem's sights, flavors and sounds, from artists of the kitchen, canvas, stage and streets.

  • Partner

    Streetbird Express

    - Present 6 years 7 months

    Greater New York City Area

    Located at the world-famous Madison Square Garden, level 6, section 111/112. Serving Uptown Wins and Chicken Chili Dogs.

  • Executive Chef

    Aquavit

    - 15 years

    Greater New York City Area

    A pioneer on the American dining scene, Aquavit remains the only world-class modern Nordic restaurant in the country. Aquavit was also the first restaurant in New York to house two concepts under one roof: a casual bistro serving hearty, simple fare and a formal dining room offering refined, modern Nordic cuisine.

Education

  • Culinary Institute of Göteborg

    Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Skills

Publications

  • The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food: A Cookbook

    Voracious

    This groundbreaking new cookbook from chef, bestselling author, and TV star Marcus Samuelsson celebrates contemporary Black cooking in 150 extraordinarily delicious recipes. A stunning work of breadth and beauty, The Rise is more than a cookbook. It’s the celebration of a movement.

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  • The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    Southern comfort food and multicultural recipes from the New York Times best-selling superstar chef Marcus Samuelsson’s iconic Harlem restaurant.

  • Make It Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life

    Delacorte Books for Young Readers

    In this inspirational autobiography, world-famous chef Marcus Samuelsson tells his extraordinary story and encourages young people to embrace their mistakes and follow their dreams. This young adult edition is based on his highly praised adult memoir, Yes, Chef.

  • Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook At Home

    Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    This cookbook is an inside glimpse into how one of the world’s top chefs cooks in his home kitchen for those nearest and dearest to him. The recipes for his eclectic, casual food blend a rainbow of the flavors he experienced in his travels—Ethiopian, Swedish, Mexican, Caribbean, Italian, and Southern soul.

  • Yes, Chef: A Memoir

    Random House Trade Paperbacks

    It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother’s house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become the world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. This book is his love letter to food and family in all its manifestations.

  • New American Table

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    An affectionate, thoroughly diverse tribute to the modern American table.
    “I’ll introduce you to friends I’ve met along the way who have shared their foods, told me their stories and inspired me with their passion. With recipes that range from elaborate entrees to simple snacks, I give an overview of American food as I see it and, hopefully, will provide a primer to navigate through an array of international influences to bring a world of flavor into your own home.”-Marcus Samuelsson

  • The Soul of a New Cuisine

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    In The Soul of a New Cuisine, Marcus returns to the land of his birth to explore the continent’s rich diversity of cultures and cuisines through recipes and stories from his travels in Africa. Stunning color images by award-winning photographer Gediyon Kifle bring the breadth of the African experience to life, from fishermen at sunset off the coast of Zanzibar to French baguettes loaded onto a bicycle in Senegal.

  • Aquavit and the New Scandinavian Cuisine

    Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    In this long-awaited book, the James Beard Award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson introduces the simple techniques and exciting combinations that have won him worldwide acclaim and placed Scandinavian cooking at the forefront of the culinary scene.

Honors & Awards

  • James Beard Award for Best Commercial/Sponsored Visual Media

    James Beard Awards

    For Uber Eats Presents: On the Rise with Marcus Samuelsson

  • James Beard Award for Outstanding Personality

    James Beard Awards

    For No Passport Required

  • James Beard Award for Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

    James Beard Foundation

  • James Beard Award for Best Writing and Literature

    James Beard Foundation

    For Yes, Chef

  • Best Literary Food Writing

    International Association of Culinary Professionals

    for Yes, Chef

  • U.S Winner for World Cookbook Award

    Gourmand

    for Yes, Chef

  • James Beard Award for Best International Cookbook

    James Beard Foundation

    For A Soul of A New Cuisine cookbook

  • James Beard Award for Best Chef New York City

    James Beard Foundation

  • James Beard Award for Rising Chef

    James Beard Foundation

  • ★★★ (Excellent) Restaurant Review

    New York Times

    For Aquavit

Languages

  • Swedish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Apollo Theater

    Board Member

  • Careers Through Culinary Arts Program

    Co-Chair

  • City Harvest

    Board Member

  • Maysles Documentary Center

    Board Member

  • Museum of Modern Art

    Board Member

  • NYCGo

    Board Member

  • The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

    Board Member

  • Three Goats Organization

    Co-founder

  • UNICEF

    Ambassador

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