Podcast
Marcus Samuelsson and Christina Grdovic
November 24, 2021
Acclaimed chef, restaurateur, James Beard Award winner, TV personality and author, Marcus Samuelsson, brought his culinary prowess to the Blackberry Farm kitchen for our annual Passing the Torch event, benefitting the Sam Beall Fellows program. During the event, he sat down for a conversation with publishing veteran Christina Grdovic to talk about his personal journey and his culinary career.
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Guest
Marcus Samuelsson
Chef/Owner, Marcus Samuelsson Group
Marcus Samuelsson is the acclaimed chef behind many restaurants worldwide including Red Rooster Harlem, MARCUS Montreal, Marcus B&P and Red Rooster Overtown in Miami. Samuelsson was the youngest person to ever receive a three-star review from The New York Times and has won multiple James Beard Foundation Awards including Best Chef: New York City and Outstanding Personality for No Passport Required on PBS. He is a longstanding judge on the hit Food Network show Chopped. He is the author of multiple books including The New York Times bestselling memoir Yes, Chef and his latest book, The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food, debuted on October 27. His podcast, This Moment with Swedish rapper Timbuktu is out now. Marcus and his Project Bento co-founders Derek Evans and Samir Arora (of Sage Plus) have newly created the Black Businesses Matter Matching Fund (BBMMF) to help families, employees and businesses in crisis now, and through post-pandemic recovery.