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. -Marcus Samuelsson Work
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. -Marcus Samuelsson Trust
Without food, we cannot survive, and that is why issues that affect the food industry are so important. -Marcus Samuelsson Food
I've been lucky to travel and work all over the world through the lens of the back of the house, and I love that monocle. I love that lens, because it's real people. -Marcus Samuelsson Travel
When I get the chance to make my favorite breakfast on the weekend, I often choose to make pancakes. -Marcus Samuelsson Chance
Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday - it's a day that's American to the core and it's a day that's all about what and how we eat. -Marcus Samuelsson Thanksgiving
Cooking with your kids and engaging them in hands-on activities are two ways to begin to educate children about the healthy eating, and kick start the important task to help change how the younger generation looks at food and nutrition. -Marcus Samuelsson Change
The Swedish Christmas is definitely unique, even throughout Scandinavia. Like Christmas everywhere, it's a very family-centered holiday. -Marcus Samuelsson Christmas
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. -Marcus Samuelsson Food
Cooking with your kids and engaging them in hands-on activities are two ways to begin to educate children about the healthy eating, and kick start the important task to help change how the younger generation looks at food and nutrition. -Marcus Samuelsson Food
I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me. -Marcus Samuelsson Food
Taking dishes straight off the restaurant's menu and putting them into a cookbook doesn't work, because as a chef you have your own vision of what your food is, but you can't always explain it. Or you can't pick recipes that best illustrate who and where you are and what you're doing. And if the recipes don't work, you don't have a book. -Marcus Samuelsson Work
Since truffle oil and caviar aren't always in the budget, learning to tweak and enhance just a few ingredients and flavor combinations can help you transform those ordinary ingredients into the extraordinary! -Marcus Samuelsson Learning
I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me. -Marcus Samuelsson Thanksgiving
Weekends are sacred for me. They're the perfect time to relax and spend time with family and friends. -Marcus Samuelsson Family
In the hot summer months, popsicles are a perfect way to cool down while enjoying a delicious, fruity treat. Frozen, refreshing, mouth-friendly candy on a stick cannot get any better... or can it? -Marcus Samuelsson Cool
We struggle with eating healthily, obesity, and access to good nutrition for everyone. But we have a great opportunity to get on the right side of this battle by beginning to think differently about the way that we eat and the way that we approach food. -Marcus Samuelsson Food
I love cookbooks for completely different reasons. I love 'The Harry's Bar Cookbook' and Marco-Pierre White's 'White Heat' for their feel. For pure learning, Gray Kunz wrote a great cookbook, 'The Elements of Taste', published in 2001. The first time I read Charlie Trotter's, the Chicago chef's first cookbook, I was blown away. -Marcus Samuelsson Learning
I credit my grandmother for teaching me to love and respect food. She taught me how to waste nothing, to make sure I used every bit of the chicken and boil the bones till no flavor could be extracted from them. -Marcus Samuelsson Respect
Not only are pasta dishes delicious, but they are also great, easy options for a quick dinner during a busy weekday. -Marcus Samuelsson Great
Weekends are sacred for me. They're the perfect time to relax and spend time with family and friends. -Marcus Samuelsson Time
