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Marcus Samuelsson (born Kassahun Tsegie; Amharic: ካሳሁን ፅጌ 25 January 1971) is an Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef and restaurateur. He is the head chef of Red Rooster in Harlem, New York.

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

Activist, Bills, Chef, Issues, Particularly, Politics

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.

Clean, Life, Like, Plentiful, Water, Would Be

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.

Dark, People, Political, Social

Chocolate is one of the world's most beloved discoveries, and when we need a quick boost of energy and endorphins, chocolate is the go-to treat.

Beloved, Chocolate, Discovery, Energy, Treat

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.

Cooking, Faster, Hard Work, Mentor, Prove, Recognize

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.

Bad, Clean, Fresh, Good, Good Food, Water

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

Chef, Right, Right Thing, Thing, Trendy

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

Hold, Instead, Issues, Personalities, Real, Views

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.

Cares, Expression, Games, Pull, Tried, Winning

America has been very open to immigrants in terms of laws, getting loans - it has been helping immigrants more than it's been helping African Americans in starting a small business. That's key, whether you're starting a restaurant or a laundromat.

America, Keys, Law, Loans, Small

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

Art, Hard Work, Integrity, Reward, Soul

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.

Class, Desk, Good, Snacks, Workout

Where is the stretch? Where is the perfect fit? Where does it make sense? You have to be a Baryshnikov.

Doe, Fit, Make, Perfect, Sense

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.

Granted, Like, Rural, Rural Areas, Water

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.

Knives, Lesson, People, Secret, Stay, Way

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.

Innovation, Innovations, Larousse, Technique, World

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

Centered, Holiday, Love, Thanksgiving, Two

I love Europe, but we are still struggling with that kind of development. First of all, we don't have a smart conversation about the difference between an immigrant and a refugee. A refugee can't go back. An immigrant is someone - I chose to move to America. And I also have the option of saying hey, didn't work out, I can move back. That's a completely different story than someone who is locked in.

Development, Locked, Love, Moving, Smart, Struggle

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.

Food, Grandmother, Grew, Mom, Weird

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

Black, Chef, Europe, Inspiration, Working

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