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Even before the earthquake in Haiti, only half the country's population had a source of safe drinking water.

When I ride the subway back and forth, sometimes I look at the other passengers and wonder if any of them are children who have been adopted or parents who have adopted.

Marcus Samuelsson

Spices, of course, are essential.

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I love using rice as a flour; I'll grind roasted rice and dip fish in that. It gives a beautiful, crunchy texture.

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My father was a big influence - it was very important to him that we traveled, and he gave me my strong work ethic.

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I'm a firm believer that people find their own passions.

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I don't distinguish the music I listen to from great music - it's just music. There shouldn't be an announcement that divides our food between what tastes good and what is good for us.

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I think it's very expensive to not eat healthy. Eating healthy is the only affordable option we have left.

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The fact is that more and more people are developing a sensitivity to gluten, without necessarily being allergic to it.

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Harlem is not a playground for rich bankers and consultants. It's got students of all colors. It's got old people who keep history and tell tall tales.

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I'm an avid runner and play soccer every weekend, but I also have to constantly watch what I eat, and I'm always thinking about how to balance my meals.

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Being an Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef, there's nothing traditional about my Thanksgiving spread.

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The same ten dollars you spend on lunch is all it costs for City Harvest to feed 37 kids who are hungry. That's pretty astounding.

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I always get asked for suggestions on what to get food-lover friends. While there are many gifts out there that a foodie would love, it's always good to do some research beforehand so you know you're getting a gift that will last.

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I have never seen a picture of my mother. My mother's family never owned a photograph of her, which tells you everything you need to know about where I'm from and what the world was like for the people who gave me life.

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The reasons for food insecurity are many and varied. But part of the problem is the global farming systems.

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As people of color, it took a whole generation in many ways to get us out of the kitchen, and it's gonna take us the same whole generation to get us back into the kitchen and have ownership of restaurants, hotels and stuff like that.

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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.

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In America, we are engaged in constant battle with food.

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Cooking turkey every year doesn't have to be monotonous - I want people to always mix it up using different spices and preparations.

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We know so much about the European food story, and we're getting to know about the American food story; but we know so little about the African food story.

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Cooking with your kids and engaging them in hands-on activities are two ways to begin to educate children about the healthy eating, and kick start the important task to help change how the younger generation looks at food and nutrition.

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In the harrowing aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, one of the greatest needs became desperately clear: safe water.

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I think the kitchen is the new garage. And I think for a guy that wants to go out and be an evolved person, he should know about his local favorite restaurant. He should know how to cook something.

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We struggle with eating healthily, obesity, and access to good nutrition for everyone. But we have a great opportunity to get on the right side of this battle by beginning to think differently about the way that we eat and the way that we approach food.

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You have to balance, but you can be aggressive as a chef. It benefits the food. You have to be passionate. You can't be angry cooking.

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I'm lucky to live in New York, a city that offers so many options for lunch. I can pick up dumplings from a Midtown food truck, grab empanadas by the dozen in Spanish Harlem or get a fantastic bowl of ramen in the East Village.

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Without food, we cannot survive, and that is why issues that affect the food industry are so important.

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There are so many times there could have been a left turn instead of a right turn in all people's lives. I think mine are pretty crystal clear, because of being adopted, being born in Ethiopia, being adopted to Sweden.

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The Swedish Christmas is definitely unique, even throughout Scandinavia. Like Christmas everywhere, it's a very family-centered holiday.

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It's key to know which essential foods will keep you going and help your body recover after hard work.

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I love having a croissant and a great cup of coffee. Just one cup.

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While you can find zucchini in markets in most places year-round, allowing you to make everything from breakfast dishes like zucchini and onion frittatas to snacks like zucchini-stuffed crab cakes, the onset of fall marks the beginning of hard squash season.

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What makes Harlem special is that at any given time, food seekers can not only find food deeply rooted in Southern, Latin and African traditions, but also can taste the newer Senegalese, Chinese, and Italian influences as well.

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I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.

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There shouldn't be an announcement that divides our food between what tastes good and what is good for us.

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Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday - it's a day that's American to the core and it's a day that's all about what and how we eat.

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