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Yes, Chef

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Yes, Chef
AuthorMarcus Samuelsson, Veronica Chambers
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir, food writing
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
2012

Yes, Chef is chef Marcus Samuelsson's 2012 memoir written with journalist Veronica Chambers.

Published by Random House,[1] Yes, Chef describes Samuelsson's early years in Ethiopia, adoption and childhood in Sweden and then culinary career, concluding with a chapter on his restaurant in Harlem, Red Rooster.[2] In the Washington Post, Robin Shulman called the book as "a sensitive and compelling account of his rise and his extraordinary life...searching for his place in the world through food."[3] Reviewing Yes, Chef for The New York Times, Dwight Garner wrote, "What lifts this book beyond being merely the plainly told story of an interesting life is Mr. Samuelsson’s filigreed yet often pointed observations about why so few black chefs have risen to the top of the culinary world."[4]

Yes, Chef was a New York Times best-seller[5] and won the 2013 James Beard Award for Writing and Literature.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Weiss, Bari (13 July 2012). "Recipe for a Remarkable Career". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ^ Seligman, Craig (27 July 2012). "'Yes, Chef,' a Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ Shulman, Robin (28 September 2012). "YES, CHEF A Memoir By Marcus Samuelsson". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ Garner, Dwight (26 June 2012). "'Yes, Chef,' a Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Best Sellers: Combined Hardcover & Paperback Nonfiction: Sunday, July 15th 2012". The New York Times. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Winners: 2013 James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards". Eater. 4 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.