Marcus Samuelsson Quotes
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Aside from the obvious chocolate cookies and ice cream, chocolate can be used in a variety of ways for desserts.
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Whether you're on a diet, or you're looking for a go-to one bowl dinner recipe, salads should be thought of as crowd-pleasers, not a dreaded component of a meal.
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It's fascinating when you're from another place, but you don't speak the language.
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I feel like there's a lot of tasks in cooking that I want to master, that I want to do better.
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As people of color, it took a whole generation in many ways to get us out of the kitchen, and it's gonna take us the same whole generation to get us back into the kitchen and have ownership of restaurants, hotels and stuff like that.
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It wasn't until I came to New York and started to see the African American community, but also the Ethiopian community here, and started to eat the food, started to understand the music. I said, you know, I got to go and understand the culture. So me and my sister went.
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Chefs don't eat at normal hours, so the only time you feel like you really need a meal is after service, when you're exhausted and just crave something to help you wind down.
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I'm an avid runner and play soccer every weekend, but I also have to constantly watch what I eat, and I'm always thinking about how to balance my meals.
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We know so much about the European food story, and we're getting to know about the American food story; but we know so little about the African food story.
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Cooking turkey every year doesn't have to be monotonous - I want people to always mix it up using different spices and preparations.
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There are so many times there could have been a left turn instead of a right turn in all people's lives. I think mine are pretty crystal clear, because of being adopted, being born in Ethiopia, being adopted to Sweden.
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Without food, we cannot survive, and that is why issues that affect the food industry are so important.
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Going meatless reduces our carbon footprint and helps us lead the way towards climate change.
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Casseroles don't have to be about canned ingredients and vegetables you normally wouldn't even think of eating alone, much less stuck in between layers of sauce and breadcrumbs. They can vary from everyone's favorite all-time casserole, macaroni and cheese, to the ultimate English casserole, Shepherd's Pie.
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I met Charlie Trotter before I actually saw him in person; I was 24 when I first opened the pages of Charlie's cookbook 'Charlie Trotter's' and was greeted by a man I would know and admire for the next 20 years.
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For me, brunch is such a versatile meal since you can play on both the sweet and savory in your dishes.
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Since the gluten-free diet is not for everyone, it's recommended that you stick with a gluten-free diet for at least 3 weeks first to see if it works for you.
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I had great schooling, and my parents were always in front of me, or next to me, or behind me, making sure I had whatever I needed.
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As an adopted person, once you find out about that 'other' side of yourself, it's almost like you find out who you really are.