Marcus Samuelsson

It's fascinating when you're from another place, but you don't speak the language.

— Marcus Samuelsson

With all the endless varieties and toppings you can add to burgers, there's no need to keep munching on the boring burgers…

— Marcus Samuelsson

“What Harlem is, is constantly changing. It is a place that comes at you like a duet or a trio. Some avenues…

— Marcus Samuelsson

While I hold my own views, it's important not to get too wrapped up in individual candidates and personalities, but instead to…

— Marcus Samuelsson

If it's done really well, you don't want big portions because you think, 'That was so fulfilling. I'm not stuffed. I feel…

— Marcus Samuelsson

But one of the things I have learned during the time I have spent in the United States is an old African…

— Marcus Samuelsson

Here's a thought: what if we ban the word 'healthy food' from our culinary vocabulary? I'm not talking about banning foods that…

— Marcus Samuelsson

Cooking with your kids and engaging them in hands-on activities are two ways to begin to educate children about the healthy eating,…

— Marcus Samuelsson

The opportunity here in the U.S. is so unique because we are so diverse, with so many different cultures living together. Christians,…

— Marcus Samuelsson

I cannot stress a greater importance than to teach the young generation about the risks of unhealthy eating. A great way to…

— Marcus Samuelsson

I came into this environment where there was so much love, so much positive energy. I never heard my parents say, 'We…

— Marcus Samuelsson

Between the ages of six and nine, my palette was taking shape as well as my identity as a chef. It was…

— Marcus Samuelsson

In Ethiopia, where I was born, all the cooks are women. When I grew up in Sweden, my mom and my grandmother…

— Marcus Samuelsson

I love having a croissant and a great cup of coffee. Just one cup.

— Marcus Samuelsson

You know that old expression "It's not whether you win or lose; it's how you play the game". That line was definitely…

— Marcus Samuelsson

Pot lucks are fun, especially when you encourage your guests to bring dishes that represent their families or cultures.

— Marcus Samuelsson

I happen to love coconut, particularly for that sweet and crunchy texture it adds to any dish.

— Marcus Samuelsson

I think it's very expensive to not eat healthy. Eating healthy is the only affordable option we have left.

— Marcus Samuelsson

When you are already eating as cheaply and meagerly as possible, any raise in cost can quickly plunge you and your family…

— Marcus Samuelsson

I feel like there's a lot of tasks in cooking that I want to master, that I want to do better.

— Marcus Samuelsson

I've been lucky to travel and work all over the world through the lens of the back of the house, and I…

— Marcus Samuelsson

The reasons for food insecurity are many and varied. But part of the problem is the global farming systems.

— Marcus Samuelsson

Like all food, whether you're talking about Persian food, or Chinese food, or Swedish food, it's always a reflection of wars, trading,…

— Marcus Samuelsson

“I spent so much of my life on the outside that I began to doubt that I would ever truly be in…

— Marcus Samuelsson

I learned at a young age what chasing flavors meant, and I've been doing that my whole life.

— Marcus Samuelsson