Editing Marcus Samuelsson (section)

==Early life and education==

Kassahun Joar Tsegie was born in [[Ethiopia]]. His father, Tsegie, is an [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] priest. His mother died in a [[tuberculosis]] epidemic when he was three years old.<ref>Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend, Netflix, Season 1, episode 2</ref> As detailed in Samuelsson's appearance on ''[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown]]''<ref>Season 6, episode 5</ref> he and his elder sister, Fantaye,<ref name= ct/> were separated from their family during the turmoil of the [[Ethiopian Civil War]] that began in 1974. Subsequently, the siblings were adopted by Anne-Marie and Lennart Samuelsson, a homemaker and a geologist, respectively, who lived in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden. The siblings' names were changed to Marcus and Linda Samuelsson. They also have an adopted sister, Anna Samuelsson. His biological father, Tsegie, the father of eight others (the chef's half-siblings), still resides in the Ethiopian village where Samuelsson was born.<ref name= ct/>

After becoming interested in cooking through his maternal grandmother in Sweden, Samuelsson studied at the Culinary Institute in Göteborg ([[Gothenburg]]) where he was raised. He apprenticed in [[Switzerland]] and [[Austria]] then came to the United States in 1994 as an apprentice at [[Restaurant Aquavit]].{{fact|date=February 2024}}