I really started to think about diversity. Marcus: I began working on the book in my head around 2004/2005, right around the time I became an American citizen.
Tadias: When did you begin thinking about writing New American Table? “I tried to think of diversity on different levels, not just the food,” he tells us.īelow is our interview with Marcus Samuelsson about the White House State Dinner, his new book, and living in Harlem. Samuelsson says he was primarily thinking of diversity while preparing the State Dinner assisted by ten members of his own staff. “It was an honor for me not only to be asked but also to do it,” Samuelsson tells Tadias.
A few weeks after the release of his book New American Table, Samuelsson was invited by the White House to prepare the Administration’s first State Dinner honoring the Prime Minister of India. New York (TADIAS) – It has been a busy year for Marcus Samuelsson. Marcus, pictured here in the White House garden, was selected to prepare the Obamas' first State dinner.
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