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Marcus Samuelsson Says French Cuisine Isn't The Gold Standard (Reheat)

Aug 21, 2026 · 32m

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Chef Marcus Samuelsson was taught in culinary school that French cuisine is the gold standard of cooking. One day, he realized, “somebody lied." Samuelsson, a black Swede and the youngest chef to ever receive a three-star review from The New York Times (at age 23), has forged a new culinary ethos that permeates his restaurants in Harlem, Montreal, and London.