Marcus Samuelsson Quotes
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Coconut is one of those love-hate ingredients.
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In the harrowing aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, one of the greatest needs became desperately clear: safe water.
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Childhood nutrition and healthy eating is a cause that is extremely close to my heart.
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Every time you use the word 'healthy,' you lose. The key is to make yummy, delicious food that happens to be healthy.
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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite American traditions. I quickly picked it up when I moved to the U.S. from Sweden.
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Healthy can be the new good. Eating delicious should not be sacrificed because it's healthy.
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While I hold my own political 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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While some people may think being a chef only entails making enticing dishes and pushing the culinary boundaries, being a part of the food industry involves much more.
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Children want to mimic adults. They notice when you choose to prepare fresh vegetables over calling in another pizza pie for dinner. They will see that food made with love and care outweighs going through the drive-through window.
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I don't distinguish the music I listen to from great music - it's just music. There shouldn't be an announcement that divides our food between what tastes good and what is good for us.
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Most people cringe at the thought of a casserole.
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I can take a lot of pride that I can launch cookbooks and there's an audience out there that supports that.
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My parents were there: in front of me, behind me, in the middle of my life at all times: reprimanding me, giving me confidence, teaching me valuable lessons, to help make me the man I am today.
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Between the ages of six and nine, my palette was taking shape as well as my identity as a chef. It was then that I learned the difference between salty, sweet, sour and even spicy.
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They say never trust a skinny chef, but the fact is, to stay healthy when you're a chef means you have to work twice as hard.
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I love chicken. But, like a lot of chefs and cooks, I get tired of preparing it the same way.
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Simple ingredients can be used to make elegant dishes with just a little extra attention to detail.
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Many people are turned off at eating vegetarian because of the misconception that all dishes are just an arrangement of bland vegetables.
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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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The reasons for food insecurity are many and varied. But part of the problem is the global farming systems.
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While eating gluten-free may help you lose weight initially because it eliminates baked goods, one has to be smart when choosing replacement options because the gluten-free versions often have the same number of calories.
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I think that if you grind your spices and keep them in small batches, you can use them in endless ways. The key thing is to have a spice mill or a coffee grinder, and to keep your spices cold and in tightly lidded boxes.
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I learned from my grandmother, who grew up in devastating war times, how important it is to keep with tradition and celebrate the holidays during tough times.
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I don't have memories of Ethiopia as a child. I didn't learn about Ethiopian culture until after I moved to New York and started meeting people from the Ethiopian community.