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The masses will surely recognize Marcus Samuelsson as season two's winner of Top Chef Masters, winning $115,000 for the UNICEF Tap Project.
But, the Ethiopian-born chef originally made his name at Aquavit restaurant in New York City after two three-star New York Times' reviews in 1995 and 2001.
Since then, Samuelsson has won three James Beard Awards, authored three cookbooks and in November 2009, was invited to cook President Barack Obama's first White House state dinner for Prime Minister Singh of India and 400 guests.
With his new restaurant, the Red Rooster Harlem, set to open in the fall, Samuelsson is keeping tabs on what's cooking in the restaurant industry ... and what's fizzling on out.
Five Restaurant Trends That Should End: Marcus Samuelsson
1. Ninja restaurants.
2. The search for the next trend: You should follow your gut.
3. The “Fine dining is dead.” vs. “Fine dining is not dead” conversation: Fine dining is not dead, it just exists in a different way.
4. $65 steaks: It’s inappropriate on some many levels from how they source the meat to where they source it from, to the fact that you would charge that much.
5. Über expensive websites for restaurants: I think with so many outlets to promote your business on the web, you don’t need to invest so much money on a website.
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