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  • Our Harlem

  • Seven Days of Cooking, Music and Soul at the Red Rooster
  • By: Marcus Samuelsson
  • Narrated by: Marcus Samuelsson
  • Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,311 ratings)

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Our Harlem

By: Marcus Samuelsson
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Publisher's summary

To hear Ethiopian and Swedish chef, TV personality, and restauranteur Marcus Samuelsson cook with special guests at the Red Rooster restaurant is to make an audio pilgrimage to Harlem. Listeners will get to know the iconic neighborhood, Marcus’ home, through its food, its history, and - most importantly - its people. Special guests join Marcus each day of the week to cook, to laugh, and to share their stories, including Melba Wilson, Jelani Cobb, Bevy Smith, and Kevin Young, to name a few. Our Harlem transports listeners to the hub of African American culture.

Join us when Marcus recreates the short ribs he made at the Red Rooster for President Obama’s fundraiser there, and when author Jelani Cobb discusses the lasting significance of the first African American President. Listen to Marcus explore the African and Southern roots of his favorite ingredients with food historian Jessica Harris, and make fried chicken with Harlem’s very own Charles Gabriel. And venture out in El Barrio to La Marqueta with Marcus and Harlem native Aurora Flores.

Writers Isabel Wilkerson and Nicholas Lemann ponder the Great Migration, and how it brought Southern food (think shrimp and grits), new voters, and amazing creative talent to Harlem. Dapper Dan, legendary tastemaker, opines about Harlem style. And musicians who play at Ginny’s, Red Rooster’s supper club, provide the rhythms that pulse through the neighborhood - from El Barrio Night’s Latin beats to Sunday’s teenage gospel choir.

©2019 Marcus Samuelsson Group LLC (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.
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About the Creator

Marcus Samuelsson is the acclaimed chef behind many restaurants worldwide including Red Rooster Harlem, Marcus’ in Bermuda, and Marcus B&P in Newark, NJ. Samuelsson was the youngest person to ever receive a three-star review from The New York Times and has won multiple James Beard Foundation Awards including Best Chef: New York City. He was tasked with planning and executing the Obama administration’s first state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Samuelsson was also crowned champion of television shows Top Chef Masters and Chopped All-Stars, and was the winning mentor on ABC’s The Taste. Samuelsson’s TV series, No Passport Required, with VOX Media’s EATER and PBS has been nominated for a 2019 James Beard Foundation Award and he is an executive producer of Viceland’s show, Hustle. He currently serves as Executive Chef-in-Residence of Buzzfeed Tasty’s newly launched talent program. His exciting new audio project with Audible, titled Our Harlem, released in the summer of 2019. 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!, which will be celebrating the food, art, and culture of Harlem for the fifth year this May. He is the recipient of the 2019 Vilcek Prize in Culinary Arts, awarded to immigrants who have made lasting contributions to American Society. He is the author of multiple books including The New York Times best-selling memoir Yes, Chef and his latest book—The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem. Recent restaurant openings include: Red Rooster Shoreditch in East London; Norda Oslo in Norway; and Streetbird Express at the world-famous Madison Square Garden. He announced the opening of his newest restaurant, Marcus, in Montreal this spring. Marcus is also the founder of the Marcus Samuelsson Group (MSG), which works to maintain Samuelsson's culinary and cultural pillars, creating outstanding experiences that celebrate food, music, culture, and art in all its endeavors from high-end restaurants and fast-casual cafes to media and experiential events.

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Interesting and personal take on Harlem

Who knew that in addition to being a world class chef Marcus Samuelson is also a talented story teller? In Our Harlem, Samuelson interviews people from all parts of Harlem, and paints a vivid mosaic picture of this uniquely important town within a town. In scope are The Great Migration, culture, music and the church, and of course, cooking and cocktails. All in all this was a really interesting series of Harlem stories.

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WOW

I loved this book, it's story and the narrator! So much history delivered is a fun creative way. Recipes to try that sounded DELICIOUS! Listening to the many contributors to the telling of the making of their Harlem many years ago to now was phenomenal! Everyone should pick this up and read it!

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Great listen!

I absolutely love this audiobook. Marcus has a fun personality and some really interesting guests. It shares history around Harlem, and I can't wait to try some of the recipes!

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Great Snapshot

I am a middle aged midwestern person. This is an incredibly well done snapshot of the cultural impact that Harlem had (has) on the world.

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Very interesting story about the e connumiry

Interesting perspective on Harlem, history, culture and food.. I would recommend this book. Makes me want to visit Harlem..

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Great Chef read!

I follow Chief Samuelsson’s tv work, but this is the first book I’ve listened to- it’s quite lovely! I don’t know much about Harlem, and this is quite an eye opener for me. :)

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WONDERFUL!

THIS podcast is the best one I've listened to thus far! it was engaging, forward, historical and rich in culture and storytelling. The recipes are a bonus!

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Interesting blend of cooking and history

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book and learning about the history of Harlem. If you like history and cooking, this is the book for you.

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A wonderful, beautiful upbeat book

Marcus Samuelsson’s book is so inspiring. He really celebrates Harlem. This book has more than just recipes, its filled with music, fantastic interviews, life. Life both old and new in Harlem. I loved listening to this book. Thank you Audible to bringing it to my attention. This book will made me smile.

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loved it, really thought provoking

love it, really gives you a good insight into the cultural dynamic and history of Harlem.

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