Yes, Chef

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Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook visits his grandmother, a retired domestic from Sweden, to help prepare a roast chicken. This boy, Ethiopian and adopted, is destined to become the renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. The narrative begins with his early life in Ethiopia, where he and his family battled tuberculosis. After his mother tragically passed away, Marcus and his sister were adopted by a loving white family in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was there that his new grandmother, Helga, ignited his passion for cooking with her traditional dishes. The story chronicles Marcus's journey from Helga's kitchen to prestigious restaurants in Switzerland and France, and eventually to New York City, where he achieved a New York Times three-star rating at just twenty-four. His career, marked by a pursuit of flavors, includes White House dinners, reality show successes, and the opening of Red Rooster in Harlem. This restaurant embodies his dream of a diverse dining space where people from all walks of life come together. With honesty, Samuelsson reflects on his personal struggles, including the costs of ambition and his quest to connect with his estranged father. This tale of determination and the love for food captures one man's journey to find his place in the kitchen and the world.