Edible Manhattan magazine recently caught up with Marcus Samuelsson at South Harlem's Patisserie Des Ambassades. The article talks about Samuelsson's New American Table cookbook which is inspired by the multi-cultural diversity in American cuisine. Edible Manhattan will also give away one free copy of New American Table to one reader who has the best immigrant inspired recipes so folks who want to participate should check it out:
LINK. Marcus Samuelsson is also known for doing the rounds at the Senegalese and French patisserie which is part of the diverse culinary mix that the city is made of. Les Ambassades is located at 2200 FDB/8th Avenue, between 118th Street and 119th Street. Tel.(212) 666-0078. Take the B,C or 2,3 to 116th Street or take A,B,C,D to 125th. Marcus Samuesson photo by Francine Daveta. Shop photo by Ulysses
Edible Manhattan magazine recently caught up with Marcus Samuelsson at South Harlem's Patisserie Des Ambassades. The article talks about Samuelsson's New American Table cookbook which is inspired by the multi-cultural diversity in American cuisine. Edible Manhattan will also give away one free copy of New American Table to one reader who has the best immigrant inspired recipes so folks who want to participate should check it out: LINK. Marcus Samuelsson is also known for doing the rounds at the Senegalese and French patisserie which is part of the diverse culinary mix that the city is made of. Les Ambassades is located at 2200 FDB/8th Avenue, between 118th Street and 119th Street. Tel.(212) 666-0078. Take the B,C or 2,3 to 116th Street or take A,B,C,D to 125th. Marcus Samuesson photo by Francine Daveta. Shop photo by Ulysses
Great shot of him. I'm looking forward to his new restaurant.
ReplyDeleteLove this place as well. Awesome pastries!!
ReplyDeleteThere is a full blown PR campaign and program in full effect to anoit this guy a savoir, god, and king....for Harlem and dining BEFORE the Fact. It's ridiculous, it's as if you don't agree, don't drink the kool-aid, don't bow down to this hype build up, something is very wrong with you!
ReplyDeleteThe hype - PR machine and wheels that are spinning for this guy are on full blast and it's something very new for Harlem, for media and PR to tell you want to think, how to perceive, etc. Generally this type of brain washing spin machine is reserved to Tribeca and the like areas.
As a professor at CU, I am familiar with plenty of "Grade Inflation". This fellow and his venture have "grade inflation" written all over it. A "nice" sauce will be an "incredible" sauce, "average" will be escalated as "superb". Seriously, for those paying attention, the script and reviews are already written, are they not?
No they are not, Anony... This is a young man whose gone out & made a name for himself - and he lives here. That's very cool. He's now decided to open up a restaurant here. But make no mistake, he has lots of competition. Competition with following. So if his sauce is not incredible, no one up here will say it is. This is not Tribeca - we don't chant 'baaaaa' and follow blindly.
ReplyDeleteI wish him all the success in the world. He could've opened up a restaurant anywhere in the world with the established reputation he has. Yet, he comes to my neighbohood and I will support him for that. I'm on 5th avenue so I wish the restaurant was located on Lenox. Maybe next time...
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of Patisserie Des Ambassades with the deliver bike and green painted storefront, this could almost be Harlem’s verion of the famed Soho Vesuvio Bakery.
ReplyDeleteSamuelsson is absolutely one of the world's top chefs and that is not any sort of PR ploy. So why all the doubt anon #2?
ReplyDeleteI think what anon is confusing for hype is actually desperation in Harlem. We are DESPERATE for good restaurants, stores, boutiques, cafes, etc. This is a beautiful architectural and cultural area where the majority of choices are hair salons, 99 cent stores and Popeyes chicken.
ReplyDeleteIt is perplexing to me why in Hamilton heights we have NO decent restaurants or wine stores. People who live here enjoy it but still give their money to midtown businesses because nothing here offer middle and upper middle class people anything.
South Harlem is hopeful but it is still not enough. Harlem should be covered with cafes, wine stores, boutique clothing stores, etc.
This is not hype - just desperation.
Heads up for business owners. If you open a classy restaurant on west 145th street area there will be a line out the door every day of the week. I guarantee it.
Samuelsson went on "Skavlan" to talk about the past, present and the future: http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/619037
ReplyDeleteI think he is doing a good thing and I hope that others will follow!