The powerHouse Arena invites you to
a discussion & signing

Yes, Chef:
A Memoir

by
Marcus Samuelsson

featuring the author in conversation with fashion designer
Isaac Mizrahi

Wednesday, June 27, 7-9 pm
Refreshments will be served

The powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
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The James Beard Award-winning chef of NYC's Red Rooster Harlem discusses his new memoir, Yes, Chef, with fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi.

About Yes, Chef:

Yes, Chef is Marcus Samuelsson's candid, unconventional memoir about food and family and the sacrifices made in discovering one's own prodigious talent and ambition.

"I have never seen a picture of my mother," writes Marcus as he begins the unforgettable story of being orphaned at the age of three in Ethiopia. He—along with his mother and sister—were battling tuberculosis when they walked seventy-five miles from their remote village to a hospital in the capital city of Addis Adaba. Tragically, his mother succumbed to the disease, but Marcus and his sister survived, and were adopted by a loving family in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was there that Marcus's grandmother, Helga, sparked in him a lifelong passion for cooking with pan-fried herring, freshly baked bread, and her signature roast chicken.

Yes, Chef chronicles Samuelsson's incredible journey from Helga's humble kitchen to some of the most demanding restaurants in Switzerland and France, grueling stints on cruise ships and ultimately, his arrival in New York City, where at Aquavit, he earned a coveted three-star rating from The New York Times at the age of twenty-four, making him the youngest chef ever to receive such an accolade. But Samuelsson's career of "chasing flavors," as he calls it, had only just begun. In intervening years, there have been White House State dinners, personal crises, public failures, reality show triumphs and the opening of his beloved Red Rooster in Harlem, where Samuelsson has finally fulfilled his dream of creating a truly diverse and vibrant dining room—a place where presidents and prime ministers rub elbows with jazz musicians, aspiring artists, bus drivers, and nurses. It is a place where an orphan born in Ethiopia, raised in Sweden, living in America, can feel at home.

About Marcus Samuelsson:

A James Beard Award-winning chef and author of several cookbooks, Marcus Samuelsson has appeared on Today, Charlie Rose, Iron Chef, and Top Chef Masters, where he took first place. In 1995, for his work at Aquavit, Samuelsson became the youngest chef ever to receive a three-star review from The New York Times. His newest restaurant, Red Rooster, recently opened in Harlem, where he lives with his wife.

About Isaac Mizrahi:

Isaac Mizrahi has been a leader in the fashion industry for almost 30 years. Since his first collection in 1987, Mr. Mizrahi's designs have come to stand for timeless, cosmopolitan style. Mr. Mizrahi is the recipient of many accolades including four Council of Fashion Designers of America awards. He has had the distinct pleasure of dressing some of the most distinguished women in the world including: Audrey Hepburn, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and First Lady Michelle Obama. Coveted by Hollywood's most stylish, his classic designs are seen on the red carpet worn by celebrities such as: Sarah Jessica Parker, Julia Roberts, Rihanna, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and Meryl Streep.

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