Marcus Samuelsson

Marcus Samuelsson Amharic: ማርቆስ ወልደሳሙኤል?
Samuelsson at the 2012 Göteborg Book Fair.
Born	Kassahun Tsegie Amharic: ካሳሁን ፅጌ? (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971 (age 46) Ethiopia Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ?
Education	Culinary Institute Gothenburg, Sweden
Spouse(s)	Maya Haile Amharic: ማያ ኃየሌ?
Website	www.marcussamuelsson.com
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s) Marcus Marc Burger C-House Street Food Ginny's Red Rooster Supper Club
Previous restaurant(s) Aquavit Riingo SECOND
Television show(s) Inner Chef Urban Cuisine Top Chef Masters Chopped 24 Hour Restaurant Battle The Taste
Award(s) won 1999 James Beard Foundation award for “Rising Star Chef” 2003 award for “Best Chef in New York City"

Marcus 'Joar' Samuelsson Amharic: ማርቆስ ወልደሳሙኤል^? (born Kassahun 'Joar' Tsegie; Amharic: ካሳሁን ፅጌ^? 25 January 1971) is an Ethiopian-born, Amharic: ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያዊ^? Swedish-raised chef and restaurateur.

Kassahun Tsegie was born in 1971 in Ethiopia. His father, Tsegie, Amharic: ጽጌ^? is an የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስትያን priest. His mother died in a tuberculosis epidemic when he was three years old. As detailed in Sammuelson's appearance on Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown he and his elder sister, Fantaye Amharic: ፋንታዬ^?, were separated from their family during the turmoil of the Ethiopian Civil War, which began in 1974. Subsequently, the siblings were adopted by Ann Marie and Lennart Samuelsson, a homemaker and a geologist, respectively, who lived in Gothenburg, Sweden. The siblings' names were changed to Marcus and Linda Samuelsson. They also have an adopted sister, Anna Samuelsson. His biological father, Tsegie, the father of eight others (the chef's half-siblings) still resides in the Ethiopian village where Samuelsson was born.