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About Marcus Samuelsson

Marcus Samuelsson is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, philanthropist and food activist. His most recent restaurant is New York City’s acclaimed Red Rooster Harlem, which opened in December 2010. The restaurant celebrates the roots of American cuisine in one of New York City’s liveliest and most culturally rich neighborhoods. Chef Samuelsson has been featured on Iron Chef, Chopped All-Stars, Top Chef Masters, 24 Hour Restaurant Battle, The Martha Stewart Show, the Today show, and his own television show, The Inner Chef, on Discovery Network. Marcus was recently honored as a guest chef at the White House under the Obama administration, where he planned and executed the administration’s first state dinner for the first family, Prime Minister Singh of India and 400 guests. While he has been honored by the prestigious James Beard Foundation on multiple occasions, including “Rising Star Chef” (1999), “Best Chef: New York City” (2003) and “Best International Cookbook” (2007), Marcus continues to maintain humility with regard to the art of food and his UNICEF endeavors, working toward immunization and curbing malnutrition for children throughout the world. His books include Aquavit: And the New Scandinavian Cuisine (2003), Discovery Of A Continent: Foods, Flavors, And Inspirations From Africa (2007), New American Table (2009), Yes, Chef: A Memoir (2013), Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook at Home (2014), Make It Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life (2015) and The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem (2016).

Most Popular Recipes

All Recipes by Marcus Samuelsson

Chocolate Ganache

Tea-Glazed Grilled Salmon

Spicy Ketchup

Champagne-Infused Blackberry Soup with Sour Cream Sorbet

Tuna Lobster Roll with Curry Granita

Crayfish in a Jar

Pickled Herring

Salmon Salad on Charred Flatbread

Aquavit's Gingersnap Cookies

The Forever Young Cocktail

Beer Marinated Chicken with Pumpkin Puree and Yogurt Rice

Tandoori Smoked Salmon Ravioli with Goat Cheese Parfait and Osetra Caviar

Killer Collards

Bourbon Negroni

Rooster Apple Sour

Bourbon Negroni

Grilled Tomato Soup with Sweet and Sour Shrimp

Swedish Meatballs with Spicy Plum Sauce

Swedish Meatballs

Rare Seared Tuna and Scallop, Taro Root Chips and Sea Urchin Sauce

Ginger Poached Pear in Lingonberry Broth

Gloegg

Citrus Granite with Crayfish Skewer

Christmas Ham with Mustard Mix

Fried Chicken

Warm Kobe Beef with Truffle Tea

Crayfish Sushi