Yes Chef

Amy's Baking Company Hires Joe Arpaio's PR Firm To Change Public's Perception

by Tina Nguyen

How good is Rose, Moser & Allyn? They represent the highly controversial Maricopa County Sherrif Joe Arpaio, the law enforcement official so divisive that someone recently tried to blow him up with a package bomb.

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Alain Ducasse On Lafayette: 'Andrew Carmellini Gets It'

by Mariella Mosthof

Alain Ducasse graced New York with his discerning palate for a whirlwind week-long trip, during which he conveniently dined in and benevolently weighed in on three of the hottest new NYC openings.

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WATCH: Why Is Anthony Bourdain At A Fake KFC In Libya?

by Tina Nguyen

"That kid who you see, a militia member, at one point looks in the camera and says, 'This is the taste of freedom.' Which is both dismaying and heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time."

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WATCH: Jay Rayner Takes Down Locavorism In Snarky New Book Trailer

by Mariella Mosthof

British food critic Jay Rayner just released a trailer for his new book A Greedy Man in a Hungry World, which contains a sneak peek of his mind-blowing anti-locavorism argument. Turns out sustainability based on geography is poppycock!

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Events

Marcus Samuelsson Cleverly Puts Yes, Chef On The Menu

by Tina Nguyen 12:13 pm, August 20th

Zagat got this photo of Marcus Samuelsson’s latest menu at his Harlem restaurant Red Rooster, which shows some pretty ingenious cross-promotion. For $60, not only can you get a delicious four-course dinner, you’ll also receive a signed copy of his new memoir Yes, Chef.
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Feuds

Marcus Samuelsson Says Eddie Huang Is ‘Punching Up’; Huang Fights Back With Ninjas

by Tina Nguyen 4:46 pm, August 13th

Eddie Huang’s gentrification beef with Marcus Samuelsson is alive and kicking, at least from the journalists who want to get everyone involved to address it in greater detail.
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TV

WATCH: Marcus Samuelsson Talks ‘Eating With A Spiritual Compass’ In Obesity-Plagued Harlem

by Mariella Mosthof 5:54 pm, July 23rd

We love it when chefs stop by the CNN Newsroom to discuss THE ISSUES. Marcus Samuelsson made an appearance this afternoon, to talk about Yes, Chef for the tenth time, yes, but also to chat about the difference he’s hoping his restaurant Red Rooster can make in the Harlem community in the wake of Sylvia Woods’ death.
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Feuds

Gordon Ramsay Claims Marcus Samuelsson Fabricated ‘Black Bastard’ Story

by Julia Emmanuele 12:11 pm, July 16th

One of the most talked about passages in Marcus Samuelsson’s new book is about the time Gordon Ramsay called him a “black bastard”. Well, Gordon’s finally decided to comment on it.
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TV

WATCH: Busy Phillips Ruins Marcus Samuelsson’s Recipe On Access Hollywood

by Mariella Mosthof 6:08 pm, July 9th

Michelle Beadle and Busy Phillips took over co-hosting duties on Access Hollywood today to cover for an ailing Billy Bush, much to Marcus Samuelsson’s chagrin.
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TV

WATCH: Marcus Samuelsson Talks About Meeting His Birth Family For The First Time

by Mariella Mosthof 10:31 am, July 5th

If you’re feeling an acute patriotism hangover on this Fifth of July, here’s a little hair of the dog for you: on yesterday’s Rachael Ray Show, Marcus Samuelsson stopped by for a hit of Independence Day melting pot flavor.
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TV

WATCH: Marcus Samuelsson Shows Off His Baby Pictures On CNN

by Tina Nguyen 11:42 am, July 3rd

This morning, Marcus Samuelsson, looking jaunty as always in a jaunt-tacular red vest, sat down with CNN’s morning anchors to talk about his bestselling new memoir, Yes, Chef.
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Travel

A Quad-Continental Eating Itinerary Courtesy Of Marcus Samuelsson

by Mariella Mosthof 10:10 am, July 2nd

Marcus Samuelsson reveals his favorite restaurants and dishes across four continents. Sigh, if only we could apparate.
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TV

WATCH: Samuelsson Recounts 75-Mile Walk To Hospital With His TB-Ridden Biological Mom

by Mariella Mosthof 12:35 pm, June 26th

Samuelsson stopped by The Today Show this morning to show off his Swedish grandmother Helga’s now-infamous Swedish Meatballs, and, while he cooked, Marcus told the story of walking 75 miles to a hospital with his biological mother and sister, all three of whom were infected with tuberculosis at the time
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Smackdowns

Eddie Huang Blasts Marcus Samuelsson For Not Getting Harlem

by Tina Nguyen 11:33 am, June 25th

Huang perceives Samuelsson’s take on Harlem — both in the restaurant and in his memoir — as inauthentic, “anachronistic, ” and landing squarely on “the intersection of Stigma St. and Stereotype Blvd.”
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