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Red Rooster, Opening This Friday In Harlem!

Harlem man Marcus Samuelsson’s long awaited and long promoted Harlem restaurant Red Rooster will open to the public this Friday, after about a month of preview events (which we reviewed). Word has it, that it will initially open for dinner only but will soon debut lunch—with a $16 prix fixe—and breakfast. Continue reading

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Marcus Busts Out the Baby Photos

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CNN’s “African Voices” goes to Sweden to meet the woman (aka his mother) who adopted Marcus Samuelsson (she doesn’t really sweat the celebrity-chef thing so long as he calls once a week), as well as to Harlem (where he lives and) where the Red Rooster chef currently gives cooking classes in his apartment and met his wife, Maya Haile. Continue reading