Hospitality Design - November 2022 - 8

from the editor
finding the magic
We have had some amazing guest editors over the
years-David Rockwell, Ian Schrager, Venus Williams, Chip
Conley, AvroKO, to name a few. But choosing one is never an
easy feat. We have a running list of industry luminaires who
we would love to work with, all selected for various reasons-
their niche, infl uence, and work. The idea is that they off er a
diff erent perspective by inviting us into their world through
the pages of the magazine. We realized we had never had a
chef or a restaurateur as a guest editor, and we couldn't think
of a bett er fi t than Marcus Samuelsson-and luckily, he said
yes (which is a big part of the process).
I have long been a fan of Marcus. As a young editor,
I was lucky enough to dine at Aquavit in New York, shortly
aſt er he renovated the restaurant as executive chef. The choreography of the evening was
magical, from the service to the food to the space. Since then, his impact on Harlem, New York,
and the culinary world has been awe-inspiring.
However, I didn't really know the person behind the chef until I recently read his memoir,
Yes, Chef, and had the honor of talking with him for HD's What I've Learned podcast. In his book,
he tells the story of how his mother saved him and his sister as toddlers in Ethiopia from dying
of tuberculosis by walking days to a hospital, sick herself. Unfortunately, she would never leave
the hospital, but her heroic eff orts gave them a second chance, as they were adopted by a family
in Sweden. That perseverance has stuck with him. As he said on the podcast: " As a young Black
kid, there was a lot of doors shut, but there were some open, and I made sure that I took every
single one of them. "
But even more, it's his humility and his love for what he does that stands out. " Gett ing three
stars from The New York Times or winning James Beard Awards or having my TV show or
opening Red Rooster or cooking for the Obamas, those are all great accomplishments, but they
wouldn't have happened if I wouldn't have had the guidance from my parents, if I wouldn't have
had mentors around me and the team around me, but also the passion and curiosity. " (For more,
read his memoir on page 17 or download our podcast.)
Working with Marcus and his team (especially Angela Bankhead and Laura Holman)
has been an absolute pleasure, and featuring the incredible group of changemakers, artists,
fashion icons, and designers he curated for these pages is an honor for their cumulative passion,
community building, impact, and wherewithal to push boundaries. It's a celebration of artistry,
of creativity, of Black excellence. It has leſt the team at HD inspired, and we hope it does the
same for you as well.
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
Editor in Chief/Senior Vice President, Design Group
Follow me on Instagram: @StacyRauen
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