Marcus Samuelsson Quotes

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• I feel very fortunate that I was raised in a multicultural family, and it came through food.

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  Multicultural, Raised, Feels

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• Hard work IS its own reward. Integrity IS priceless. Art DOES feed the soul.

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  Art, Integrity, Hard Work

  Marcus Samuelsson, Veronica Chambers (2012). “Yes, Chef: A Memoir”, p.204, Random House

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• Cooking is in an honest profession where you cannot hide and let others do the work for you. You have to show up, work hard and prove you can do it faster and better. And find a mentor who will recognize your talent and push you in the right direction.

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  Hard Work, Cooking, Mentor

  "Diversity, Drive and Determination in the Kitchen" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 21, 2013.

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• Getting to a place of comfort can be uncomfortable.

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  Comfort, Uncomfortable

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• It will always be trendy to do the right thing with food.

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  Chef, Trendy, Right Thing

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• One of the first things my father taught me was that the library was made for and available to me. It's a place where you not only learn from books but you learn responsibility - how to borrow, take care of, and give back.

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  Father, Book, Responsibility

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• You know that old expression "It's not whether you win or lose; it's how you play the game". That line was definitely not coined by a chef. Because for a chef, it's only about whether or not you pull through. If you fail, nobody cares how hard you tried.

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  Winning, Expression, Games

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• If you're cooking for someone important - whether it's your boss or a date - never try a new recipe and a new ingredient at the same time.

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  Boss, Cooking, Important

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• Just like keeping a healthy diet is important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating the right foods is just as important for getting the most out of your workout.

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  Workout, Healthy, Important

  "8 Recipes for the Best Workout" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 19, 2012.

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• But one of the things I have learned during the time I have spent in the United States is an old African American saying: Each one, teach one. I want to believe that I am here to teach one and, more, that there is one here who is meant to teach me. And if we each one teach one, we will make a difference.

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  Believe, Differences, African American

  Marcus Samuelsson, Veronica Chambers (2012). “Yes, Chef: A Memoir”, p.248, Random House

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• Clean water and access to food are some of the simplest things that we can take for granted each and every day. In places like Africa, these can be some of the hardest resources to attain if you live in a rural area.

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  Water, Rural Areas, Granted

  "Helping East Africa: The Basic Necessities and the People Who Go Without" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 2, 2011.

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• Cooking with your kids and engaging them in hands-on activities are two ways to begin to educate children about the healthy eating, and kick start the important task to help change how the younger generation looks at food and nutrition.

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  Children, Kids, Hands

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• In Europe I couldn't be anything but a black cook working for somebody. My inspiration was to own, to be the chef.

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  Inspiration, Europe, Black

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• While I hold my own views, it's important not to get too wrapped up in individual candidates and personalities, but instead to focus on the real issues

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  Real, Views, Issues

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• In Ethiopia, food is often looked at through a strong spiritual lens, stronger than anywhere else I know. It's the focal point of weddings, births and funerals and is a daily ceremony from the preparation of the meal and the washing of hands to the sharing of meals.

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  Spiritual, Strong, Hands

  "Everybody’s Talking About Food". Huffington Post Article, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2010.

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• People might not protest for overtly political or social causes, but when they can't feed themselves and their family, they will take to the streets.

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  Dark, People, Political

  "The Politics of Food: How U.S. Farm Policy Impacts People Worldwide" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 23, 2011.

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• In Africa, you have no clean water, but you have good food options. In Harlem, everyone can shower and get fresh water, but you often have bad food options.

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  Water, Clean, Good Food

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday - it's a day that's American to the core and it's a day that's all about what and how we eat.

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  Holiday, Drunk, My Favorite

  "10 Recipes, 10 Ways To Deliciously Use Your Thanksgiving Leftovers" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 14, 2012.

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• People come up to me all the time and ask how I stay the way I am, and it's no secret. The first lesson a chef needs to learn is how to handle a knife; the second is how to be around all that food.

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  Knives, People, Secret

  "Secrets of a Skinny Chef" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 23, 2013.

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• I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.

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  Thanksgiving, Holiday, Two

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• As a chef and activist, I'm particularly concerned with food politics issues such as the farm bill.

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  Issues, Bills, Chef

  "How Food Politics Can Affect Your Election Choices" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 22, 2011.

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• Larousse Gastronomique has always been the first and last word on classic European techniques and recipes. I love that it has expanded its reach to cover world cuisines and modern culinary innovations, making it more indispensable than ever.

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  Innovation, Technique, World

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• If you get hungry mid-day, a banana is the best snack at your desk, after a workout, or in between classes. Fruit is a very good snack in general.

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  Workout, Snacks, Class

  "Healthy Foods on a Budget" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 4, 2012.

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• For many of us, clean water is so plentiful and readily available that we rarely, if ever, pause to consider what life would be like without it.

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  Water, Would Be, Clean

  "Eat Out, Drink Up and Save Lives" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 21, 2010.

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• In Ethiopia, where I was born, all the cooks are women. When I grew up in Sweden, my mom and my grandmother did predominantly all the cooking. Then I changed to restaurant kitchens, where all of a sudden there were just more men than women, and I always thought that was weird.

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  Mom, Food, Grandmother

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