Red Rooster Owner Dies (2024)

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Where does Marcus Samuelsson currently live? ›

Personal life. Samuelsson is married to the model Gate (Maya) Haile. Their wedding was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They live in Harlem.

We're privileged to share our namesake with the original Red Rooster. Co-Creators Andrew Chapman and Marcus Samuelsson have long wanted to open a restaurant that would have a positive impact on the neighborhood's culinary landscape and its community at-large.

Marcus Samuelsson is the renowned chef behind many restaurants worldwide including Red Rooster in Harlem (NYC) and Overtown (Miami); Hav & Mar in Chelsea (NYC); several MARCUS locations including Montreal, the Bahamas, Newark, and Atlanta; and his newest concept, Metropolis at the Perelman Performing Arts Center (World ...

Marcus Samuelsson is the acclaimed chef behind many restaurants worldwide including Red Rooster Harlem, MARCUS Montreal, and Marcus B&P in Newark.

Maya Haile

Marcus Samuelsson / Wife (m. 2009)

Marcus Samuelsson (Estimated net worth: $5 million)

The Ethiopian-born Swedish-American is a well-renowned restaurateur and television personality with multiple cookbooks, television appearances, restaurant openings and charity work under his culinary belt.

Craveable Brands Ltd (formerly known as Quick Service Restaurant Holdings) is an Australian fast food restaurant holding company. It owns the franchise chains Red Rooster, Oporto, Chicken Treat and Chargrill Charlie's brands with 580 restaurants throughout Australasia and Southeast Asia.

Samuelsson and his sister were also separated from their biological father. But “you're looking at a person that had both luck, but also other people help me,” Samuelsson tells CNBC Make It. Samuelsson and his sister were adopted by Swedish couple Ann Marie and Lennart Samuelsson, who raised them in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Samuelsson shares the journey that led to this full-circle milestone, part of a growing career anchored in family legacy. Coming from Ethiopia, and navigating the duality of being Black and being an immigrant, I didn't always know where to bring in my African side. I started cooking as a Swedish chef.

Fry up a batch of Marcus Samuelsson's signature spiced yardbird chicken for dinner.

Does Red Rooster have a Michelin star? ›

Chef Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster Overtown in Miami was awarded a prestigious Bib Gourmand by Michelin. Michael Beltran's Ariete in Coconut Grove received a star from the Michelin Guide. The Surf Club Restaurant in Surfside has earned one Michelin star.

Hard work IS its own reward. Integrity IS priceless. Art DOES feed the soul.

Food-world superstar Marcus Samuelsson has lived in Harlem for two decades. Here's where he goes when he's not at his own Red Rooster, one of the legendary neighborhood's hottest hot spots, as told to Lonely Planet correspondent Brian Healy.

Geoffrey Zakarian currently owns The National Bar & Dining Rooms in Manhattan, New York. He also owns The National in Greenwich, Connecticut, and The National by Geoffrey Zakarian in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Zoe Samuelsson

Marcus Samuelsson / Daughter

Having worked for many years in various kitchens around the world, Miguel Maestre is one talented Spaniard who has made Sydney his home.

Living in Springfield, Pennsylvania is not easy for Marcus Vega, a 180-pound, 6-foot tall eighth grader who has become the man of the house after his father deserted the family.

In 1989, 16-year-old Samuelsson enrolled at the Culinary Institute in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was later an apprentice in Switzerland in 1989 and in France from 1992 to 1994. In 1994, 21-year-old Samuelsson moved to the United States for an apprenticeship with Aquarit, an exclusive restaurant in New York City.

A committed philanthropist, Samuelsson is co-chair of Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) which focuses on underserved youth. Samuelsson also co-produces the annual week-long festival Harlem EatUp! started in 2016 and later expanded into an award-winning TV series EatUp!: NYC aired annually since 2021.