Ep 16: Being an outsider in the kitchen, the unwritten rules of mentorship, and redefining the meaning of a successful restaurant.

Written By Celia Ffrench

Marcus Samuelsson

Chef, Author & Restaurateur

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Marcus Samuelsson is the acclaimed chef behind many restaurants worldwide including Red Rooster Harlem, MARCUS Montreal, Red Rooster Overtown in Miami, Streetbird at Yankee Stadium and Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop House in the Bahamas. Samuelsson was the youngest person to ever receive a three-star review from The New York Times and has won eight James Beard Foundation Awards.

He is a longstanding judge on the hit Food Network show Chopped, head judge of Top Chef Family Style and Iron Chef on Netflix’s rebooted Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend.

Samuelsson 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.

On this episode of What’s Burning, Marcus Samuelsson’s chat with Host Mitchell Davis includes conversation around being an outsider in the kitchen, the unwritten rules of mentorship, and re-defining the meaning of a successful restaurant.

Follow Samuelsson on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @MarcusCooks.

Celia Ffrench
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