JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE â‚¬ NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYÂ VOGUE â‚¬ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERâ‚¬Å“One of the great culinary stories of

Yes, Chef: A Memoir

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE â‚¬ NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYÂ VOGUE â‚¬ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

â‚¬Å“One of the great culinary stories of our time.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Dwight Garner,Â The New York Times
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It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmotherâ‚¬s house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become the world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. This book is his love letter to food and family in all its manifestations. Yes, Chef chronicles Samuelssonâ‚¬s journey, from his grandmotherâ‚¬s kitchen to his arrival in New York City, where his outsize talent and ambition finally come together at Aquavit, earning him a New York Times three-star rating at the age of twenty-four. But Samuelssonâ‚¬s career of chasing flavors had only just begunâ‚¬"in the intervening years, there have been White House state dinners, career crises, reality show triumphs, and, most important, the opening of Red Rooster in Harlem. At Red Rooster, Samuelsson has fulfilled his dream of creating a truly diverse, multiracial dining roomâ‚¬"a place where presidents rub elbows with jazz musicians, aspiring artists, and bus drivers. It is a place where an orphan from Ethiopia, raised in Sweden, living in America, can feel at home.

Praise for Yes, Chef
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â‚¬Å“Such an interesting life, told with touching modesty and remarkable candor.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Ruth Reichl
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â‚¬Å“Marcus Samuelsson has an incomparable story, a quiet bravery, and a lyrical and discreetly glittering styleâ‚¬"in the kitchen and on the page. I liked this book so very, very much.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Gabrielle Hamilton
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â‚¬Å“Plenty of celebrity chefs have a compelling story to tell, but none of them can top [this] one.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Wall Street Journal
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â‚¬Å“Elegantly written . . . Samuelsson has the flavors of many countries in his blood.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Boston Globe
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â‚¬Å“Red Roosterâ‚¬s arrival in Harlem brought with it a chef who has reinvigorated and reimagined what it means to be American. In his famed dishes, and now in this memoir, Marcus Samuelsson tells a story that reaches past racial and national divides to the foundations of family, hope, and downright good food.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"President Bill Clinton
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2013-05-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385342612

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2013-05-21
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385342612

Yes, Chef: A Memoir

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