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| Author | Marcus Samuelsson,Veronica Chambers |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir,food writing |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 2012 |
Yes, Chef is chefMarcus Samuelsson's 2012 memoir written with journalistVeronica Chambers.
Published byRandom House,[1]Yes, Chef describes Samuelsson's early years inEthiopia, adoption and childhood inSweden and then culinary career, concluding with a chapter on his restaurant inHarlem, Red Rooster.[2] In theWashington 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] ReviewingYes, Chef forThe 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 aNew York Times best-seller[5] and won the 2013James Beard Award for Writing and Literature.[6]
