Marcus Samuelsson Quotes

For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place.

Nashville is coming up to be an amazing foodie city.

Food is culture. Food is an identity, a footprint of who you are.

Kolkata does not look like a Delhi or Mumbai. The city has its identity.

Food is very representative of a city's culture. In order to really get to know a place and the people, you've got to eat the food.

I love being in Delhi, the food and the infrastructure are amazing.

Atlanta, in itself, is its own living, breathing thing.

Salt Lake's got a cool vibe.

You can't have a single design for all cities. The look and feel of the streetlights are very important.

Atlanta is just different. It's the music city.

For my first restaurant, I wanted to do something very special and close to my heart. Nashville felt like the place.

The good thing about Hyderabad is the variety of cuisine available. From Nizami cuisine to Andhra food to Telengana delicacies, you are spoilt for choice.

Steak and Shake in Indianapolis is definitely the first stop when we hit that city.

I love to try the local food wherever I am. But I'm not that adventurous when it comes to eating. I prefer to be safe. I have failed at eating some daring food.

The rich diversity of the cuisine in Nashville is something that I'm incredibly proud of, and I think Tansuo will find a worthy place in Music City's culinary landscape.

I love to eat. I'm a foodie, and when I'm on vacation, I want to be a foodie with their culture, with their foods.

Seattle is the place where you can really find any kind of food, especially Japanese food.

People make a city, it's not the other way round.

Actually, I'd really love to do something in Bali, up in the mountains. A little restaurant with that scenery would be beautiful.

Every city's got a famous rib place or coffeehouse or dessert place.

When I wrote my book about Amsterdam, the main objective was to talk about the city's creativity rather than just its design.

To know a community is to know its food.

Cooking is an expression that crosses boundaries.

People may say different things about Noida, but I had fun when I was staying there.

The city itself, I like the vibes of New Orleans.