Wednesday, June 12, 2013

‘Marcus is our guy’: meet Obama’s chef

  • Marcus Samuelsson, second from left, with Michelle Obama
    Marcus Samuelsson, second from left, with Michelle Obama JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
From hosting fundraisers in his Harlem restaurant to helping at the White House, Marcus Samuelsson is the president’s go-to cook, says Tim Teeman
As endorsements go, you wouldn’t think they come any better for a chef than Michelle Obama announcing on Good Morning Americathat you run “one of my favourite restaurants”, but they do.
During a cooking demonstration on the show recently — promoting a healthy home-cooking initiative — America’s First Lady added a golden kicker, a seal of approval from the Oval Office itself: “Marcus is our guy.”
Four years ago, Marcus Samuelsson was the guest chef of the first 

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