Chef Marcus Samuelsson was once told he wouldn’t own a restaurant because he was Black
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Marcus Samuelsson; New York; Celebrity Chef
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Sitting in Hav & Mar, his newest New York City restaurant, celebrity chef and TV personality Marcus Samuelsson recalls a “game-changing” career moment.
“You’re talking to someone that was actually told by a three-star Michelin chef that I could work in a restaurant, but I could never own a restaurant because of the color of my skin,” Samuelsson, 51, tells USA TODAY. “That really does two things to you: You either quit or you get stubborn and go deeper on (your goal).”
Safe to say that with a portfolio of 13 restaurants and eight James Beard awards, including Best Chef: New York City and Rising Star Chef of the Year, he went deeper.
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USA TODAY
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usatoday.com
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