James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef of the Year, James Beard Award for Best Chef: New York City, James Beard Foundation Award for Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America, James Beard Award for International Cooking, James Beard Award for Writing and Literature
Nominations
Goodreads Choice Awards Best Memoir & Autobiography, James Beard Award for General Cooking
TV Shows
The Taste, Chopped, Iron Chef America, Inner Chef with Marcus Samuelsson
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Fact
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Father, with Maya Samuelsson, of son Zion Mandela Samuelsson, born on July 19, 2016.
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Marcus is the youngest chef to receive a 3-star rating from the New York Times.
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Marcus was born in Ethiopia, but raised in Sweden. The Samuelsson's adopted him after his mother died of tuberculosis.
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Owner of "Red Rooster" in Harlem, New York.
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James Beard award-winner for his book, "The Soul of a New Cuisine".
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Unicef ambassador.
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Avid soccer player. He was a very good player in his childhood.
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Has a sister named Edith.
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Is a Swedish chef, born in Ethiopia, resident in the United States. He is the executive chef and co-owner of Aquavit restaurants in New York City and Minneapolis.
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Expedition: Robinson
1997
TV Series camera operator - 1997-2000
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Savoring Harlem
2012
TV Movie documentary consulting producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Million Dollar Contractor
2012
TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
The Fabulous Beekman Boys
2011
TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chopped Junior
2015-2017
TV Series
Himself - Judge / Himself - Competitor / Chef & Restaurateur
Chopped
2010-2017
TV Series
Himself - Judge / Chef & Restaurateur / Himself / ...