I miss my friend Tony every day. We shared many meals and many moments that I will never forget. For #BourdainDay I hope you all try a new restaurant, eat a new dish, and drink a new beer if you partake. Cheers, Tony!
This Mother's Day I'm thinking of both of my mothers. My birth mother for everything she gave us in her short life, and my adoptive mother for all the love she raised us with. I love you and miss you both dearly.
Ethiopian Christmas is coming up in a few days so I wanted to share a recipe for one of the dishes that is always on the menu for big holidays. Kitfo is a beef tartare – a specialty of the Gurage people, @MayaMayahaile’s tribe in Southwestern Ethiopia. marcussamuelsson.com/recipe/…
Maya & I are very excited to share that Zion is going to be a big brother! We will be welcoming a baby girl in the new year & naming her Grace Ethiopia. Our fellow Ethiopians have experienced such a difficult year. We’re sending our joy & light to you & our community. #onelove 🇪🇹
Thank you to my friend, @GuyFieri, for helping the restaurant industry during this difficult time, not only by raising over $21M for restaurant workers but also for sharing some of our stories in the Restaurant Hustle documentary. You can watch it on Food Network on 12/27 at 9|8c
#TBT to the when Zion was born! He was so tiny and now he's a proud big brother. We've all fallen deeply in love with sweet baby Grace, but there's been something really special about watching Zion with her.
Happy birthday, Tony. I'm missing you a lot today and wishing we were having a conversation over delicious food and a cold one. Rest easy, my friend. #bourdainday
Maya and I are so sad to hear the news of our dear friend today. You will be missed terribly. If you or anyone you know needs help, please don't wait to reach out.
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Saddened to hear that we’re closing indoor dining in NYC due to increasing COVID rates. If you have the means, please support your local restaurants by ordering takeout/delivery. The pandemic is causing many great restaurants to shut their doors forever.
That time you compete on På Spåret - Sweden’s biggest game show and win the first round! The best part was doing it with my friend and This Moment Podcast co-host, @jasontimbuktu! Had such a blast and are pumped to play another day. 📸: Bo Håkansson, SVT På Spåret
This is the face of a man who is experiencing a dream come true. I've been a chef and restauranteur for more than half my life now, but I just opened my first restaurant in Ethiopia – the country of my birth. I couldn't be more excited to share Marcus Addis Ababa with the world!
As we work harder than ever to serve our communities I’m excited to announce the next phase of our @WCKitchen partnership, the launch of Newark Working Kitchens. Thanks to an incredibly generous initial donation from @audible_com, many of Newark’s independent restaurants (1/3)
I recently met @kamalaharris at @RoosterHarlem and am proud and hopeful for her leadership. When I look at this photo of her as a young child visiting Harlem in ‘66 I hope all the boys and girls in our community see themselves in her and realize the heights they can achieve.
National Adoption Day is something worth celebrating. To my mor and far, thanks for welcoming my sister and me with open arms and unconditional love. #nationaladoptionday
Please watch the fantastic segment on @60Minutes last night about the work mi hermano @chefjoseandres has been doing with @WCKitchen and some BTS here — it was great to have him @RoosterHarlem last week helping us feed the community. As our nation is struggling to keep up (1/3)
I'm not big on birthdays, but it's impossible to escape the day without reflection. I think about how every step led me to Harlem where I live down the street from Red Rooster. 2020 has been a difficult year but I’m reminding myself that it's just one chapter of a bigger story.
Zion's recent birthday sent me down the rabbit hole of looking at his baby photos. Sometimes it feels like a million years ago and sometimes I swear it was just yesterday. Parenting should have a pause button!
Happy Ethiopian Christmas! There's no better place to celebrate than back in Ad, and no better person to celebrate with than my beautiful wife Maya. (Lots more pictures to share from our trip...going through them all now & can’t wait to show you all the insta-worthy ones!)
Happy birthday to the incredible @MichelleObama! It was the honor of a lifetime to be the Guest Chef for the first State Dinner of the Obama administration.
Hard to believe that it’s been a year since we served our first @WCKitchen meal. Since then, we’ve been able to provide over 225,000 meals - and counting! Thank you to our selfless frontline restaurant workers at @RoosterHarlem, @RoosterOvertown and @MarcusBPNewark!
Happy 88th birthday to the OG of the culinary world, my dear friend! As busy as ever in the kitchen and the community with the @jacques_pepin, I wish you all the best!
Zion wanted to help me in the kitchen so I put my little sous-chef to work! He did a great job cubing watermelon with a butter knife for a delicious Tomato and Watermelon Salad. Click for the #recipe – I hope your family enjoys it as much as mine does. marcussamuelsson.com/recipe/…
Shout out to our awesome Newark team for creating this Coconut-Lime Curried Chicken meal for 500 folks, distributed to local aid orgs, frontline workers and first responders yesterday (also, we post the menu and recipients on @MarcusBPNewark daily! (1/3)
Just got these amazing images from the ICU nurses @UnivHospNewark enjoying our Chili and Cornbread delivery this week. Always appreciate the love for our team but truly THANK YOU for your tireless work helping others on the frontline — cooking you a delicious meal is (1/3)
Sharing my favorite photo of me and my mom for Swedish Mother's Day. I miss you every day. 🇸🇪
Delar min finaste bild på mig och mamma inför mors dag i Sverige. Grattis på mors dag. Jag saknar dig varje dag. 🇸🇪
This week our team has reached an amazing milestone with @WCKitchen: we’ve distributed over 15K meals in Harlem, Overtown & Newark, NJ! Although we’re in a dark time, this is one of my proudest moments as a chef. When you own a business, you have a responsibility to the (1/3)
I couldn't think of a better picture to sum up parenting. It's a bit messy and there's a lot happening at once, but we're in it together and hold each other close! Happy Father's Day to all the amazing men in my life who are on this journey alongside me!
Happy 2nd birthday, Zion. These past couple years have been more amazing than I could have imagined. Maya and I are so lucky to have you in our lives. #family#happybirthday#zion#joy#toddler
Zion has his "serious chef face" down cold and props for his colorful presentation! Pizza is one of our favorites to create together - what do you love cooking with your kids?
Happy Mother's Day to this incredible woman! @MayaMayahaile, I will forever be in awe of you as a mother and am so grateful to be on this journey with you. We love you very much!
A lot of famous visitors come through the @RoosterHarlem doors, but the excitement was hard to top from when @Oprah came by! Today I'm sending her a big Happy Birthday with a heaping portion of Rooster love on the side.
Jaime has been with @RoosterHarlem since 2011 and currently serves as Supervisor for our Harlem @WCKitchen efforts. She has been a team player from the beginning, joining our staff as a pastry chef and transitioning to different roles (1/3)
I’ve always loved this photo of Zion from a visit to my hometown in Sweden. Hard to believe that was a few years ago! I know this past year & a half has been hard on families that are separated by geography and I keep thinking how those reunions are going to be extra sweet!
Injera is an Ethiopian flatbread that's a bit spongy, which makes it perfect for sopping up delicious stews and sauces. For Ethiopian Christmas I wanted to share the recipe that I make at home with @MayaMayahaile. Enjoy! marcussamuelsson.com/recipe/…
“It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn.” - #AnthonyBourdain (1/3)