A Closer Look at Marcus Samuelsson

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[Marcus Samuelsson] is not only a chef, but an entertainer with a nose for business, too. He's been featured in numerous publications, and appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America," Martha Stewart Living Television, CNN and The Food Network. He's written a handful of cookbooks, including "Aquavit and the New Scandinavian Cuisine" and "Streetfood." And later this fall he will bring advice to the cooking impaired through "Inner Chef," a new cooking show on the Discovery Home Channel in which we'll see Samuelsson enter the homes of ordinary people, teaching them the secrets behind a perfect meal as well as passing along some secrets on how to use the kitchen in new ways. The first show, in a series often, will air November 12th.

"Let me say this. My advice would always be to listen to your inner voice. It's always there. It's there when you're six; it's there, but maybe not as clear, when you're 25. You inner voice is important. Do not listen to people who tell you [that] you can't do something. My father became the first person in his family to attend university - he became a geologist, and he loved what he was doing. He absolutely loved it, and somehow I got that from him."

"It was fun," he says of the experience. "There was a certain nervousness to overcome on my part. But if you get the chance to do a `first' in your life, and it's healthy, then I'd say go for it; you'll always learn something."

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A Closer Look at Marcus Samuelsson

Whether in or out of the kitchen, Marcus Samuelsson sees himself as a creative thinker first and foremost. Aquavit's brightest star may be only 35, but he's already been around the block a few times.

"I've had the good fortune of being able to work with people who know how to take creativity and turn it into business," he says, sitting down for c...

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