Chef Marcus Samuelsson: "Mom & Pop Restaurants Will Go Away Forever" Sans Aid | Amanpour and Company

The pandemic has upended the lives and careers of America's restaurateurs -- among them celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson. The proprietor of Harlem's Red Rooster has directed his efforts to helping those in need, particularly people of color. It's a community he celebrates in his new book, "The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food." He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss his journey from Ethiopia to Sweden and the U.S., and how a restaurant can become more than just a place to eat.

0:00 Intro
0:39 Restaurants and COVID-19
1:30 Experience as immigrant
2:38 Helping the community
6:07 Restaurants and COVID-19
9:57 New cookbook titled "The Rise"
11:30 Black food
15:41 Race, class and equity

Originally aired on December 10, 2020.

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