When you are already eating as cheaply and meagerly as possible, any raise in cost can quickly plunge you and your family into hunger. Marcus Samuelsson Read Quote
People might not protest for overtly political or social causes, but when they can’t feed themselves and their family, they will take to the streets. Marcus Samuelsson Read Quote
The reasons for food insecurity are many and varied. But part of the problem is the global farming systems. Marcus Samuelsson Read Quote
Egypt is the largest wheat importer in the world. In some part, this is due to irrigation issues and inhospitable climes. Egypt’s dependence on wheat is also partially because for decades it has been cheaper to import wheat, corn, soy and barley from the U.S. than to grow it locally. Marcus Samuelsson Read Quote
For centuries, soup kitchens have been a way for local communities to offer a way of support, both nutritional and emotional to their less lucky neighbors. Marcus Samuelsson Read Quote
There has long been a debate in the aid community and in Africa about how to most effectively help situations of poverty in developing nations and underprivileged communities. Marcus Samuelsson Read Quote
I’ve lived all over the world, but Harlem is very special to me, and when I decided to open a restaurant near my home, I didn’t want it to be business as usual. Marcus Samuelsson Read Quote
Finding creative and effective ways to simultaneously give back and economically empower people is something that is increasingly important. Not everyone can open a business and directly create jobs in the way that we have at Red Rooster Harlem. Marcus Samuelsson Read Quote
The opportunity here in the U.S. is so unique because we are so diverse, with so many different cultures living together. Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists, all with their own connections to the spiritual aspects of food and with lessons that we can learn from each other. Marcus Samuelsson Read Quote
