Marcus Samuelsson & Maya Gate Haile

[skywardprodigal]

Comments

[misadventure_lad]

OMG! His only redeeming feature is the gorgeousness of his wife! I saw them on Top Chef Masters and thought "How'd he pull such a knock out?" He's good looking to be sure but he's nothing compared to her and he's got a shriveled little heart to boot.

[ingridmatthews]

As a tall woman myself, the fact that she's a head and a half taller than him and he's all HOBOY LOOK AT WHAT I GOT! fills me with glee.

He must have proposed to her about 10 seconds after they met. "Hi! Marry me? PLEASE????"

[skywardprodigal]

I think the height difference is adorable.

He must have proposed to her about 10 seconds after they met. "Hi! Marry me? PLEASE????"

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[watersword]

I fangirl him & his cooking so much.

[skywardprodigal]

I don't know much about him or it. What's likable about him/it?

[watersword]

Whenever I've eaten at Aquavit, his Scandinavian restaurant in NYC (I'm looking forward to his new place in Harlem that's supposed to open this fall), the food on the plate was beautiful, colorful in a way that didn't seem forced, and it didn't make me mutter darkly, quoting Julia Child on nouvelle cuisine — "it's so beautifully arranged on the plate, you know someone's fingers have been all over it." He's really good at editing; a lot of classically trained chefs overwhelm fish with sauces and spices, and he doesn't. And yet stuff isn't bland; he's not afraid of hitting one or two flavor notes in a dish and hitting them hard.

I really miss the waterfall at Aquavit. It was wonderful to go there for a Swedish brunch and eat gravlax and chill.