Marcus Samuelsson

The James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef of New York City’s Red Rooster Harlem and the winner of “Top Chef: Masters” has had a unique journey chasing flavors and identity—from being orphaned at three in Ethiopia, to learning to love cooking from his grandmother in Sweden, to earning a three-star rating from The New York Times at twenty-four, to orchestrating the President’s first State dinner. Along the way he has found a place for himself in the kitchen and in the world—the focus of his memoir, “Yes, Chef!” Interviewed by New York Times national editor, Sam Sifton.