The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food

Marcus Samuelsson is the acclaimed chef behind Harlem’s Red Rooster, Ginny’s Supper Club, and Streetbird Rotisserie, as well as nearly more 20 restaurants in Scandinavia and Europe. The youngest person ever to win a three-star restaurant review from the New York Times, he has won multiple James Beard Awards, including the award for the best chef in New York City, and was honored by the Obama Administration as the chef for the president’s first ever state dinner. The winner of Top Chef Masters and Chopped: All Stars, he frequently appears on food-themed television programs. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Yes, Chef, as well as multiple cookbooks.