Why you should listen

Marcus Samuelsson is the renowned chef behind restaurants including Red Rooster Harlem, Hav & Mar, Metropolis, Marcus Bar & Grille, Vibe BBQ and more, with locations across the US and internationally in the Bahamas, Montreal, Sweden and Ethiopia. He was the youngest person to receive a three-star review from The New York Times and has won eight James Beard Foundation Awards, along with an Emmy Award and competition shows like Top Chef Masters and Chopped All-Stars. He appeared as an Iron Chef on Netflix’s Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend and is author of The New York Times bestselling memoir Yes, Chef and The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food.

Marcus Samuelsson’s TED talk