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In recent years, Marcus Samuelsson has reimagined the way he cooks, focusing more on nourishing, healthy, “of-the-earth" ingredients from around the world: coconut, rice, corn, acai, plantains, teff, chillis and more. In BACK TO GREEN (Avery, on sale October 20, 2026), Marcus highlights these ancient ingredients, explaining that their origins tell stories of ancestry, migration, and resilience. Learning from chefs and farmers from the Caribbean and South America to East Asia and Africa, Marcus sheds light on how these foods bind communities and can lead us on a path to healthy living.

With an emphasis on superfoods present in the diets of countries across the Caribbean, the Americas, the Pacific, Asia, and Africa, the cookbook is full of diverse, uber healthy foods. His vegetable-forward recipes include:

• Papaya Passion Fruit Smoothie

• Steamed Black Cod with Spicy Pineapple Salsa

• Eggplant Omelet with Banana Ketchup

• Rice Noodle Bowl with Ginger and Garlic Broth

• Lentil Salad with Coconut Turmeric Vinaigrette

• Vegetarian Injera Lasagna

BACK TO GREEN features profiles from global chefs and producers, celebrating food through the lens of sustainability, ritual, and healing. Marcus is passionate about showcasing the cuisines of underrepresented communities and giving them a voice. A strong advocate for diversity, his groundbreaking recipes emphasize the importance of multicultural cuisine. These recipes are meant to be shared with your community and passed down for years to come.

“It is exciting to watch chefs choose to find creativity and flavor by mostly cooking with plants, breaking convention, and redefining what foods are delicious and satisfying,” Marcus writes. This transformation is shaping the ways of eating that will sustain our lifestyles, our health, and our planet.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Marcus Samuelsson is a world-renowned chef, restaurateur, and author whose culinary influence spans continents. His acclaimed restaurant portfolio includes the iconic Red Rooster Harlem and over a dozen more establishments worldwide. An eight-time James Beard Award winner, Emmy Award–winning producer, and best-selling author, Samuelsson is also frequently seen on TV, with regular appearances on shows such as Chopped and Top Chef. In addition to his culinary work, he has made inroads in fashion, from Vanity Fair’s Best Dressed List to curating the Met Gala, and recently moved into lifestyle design with his successful West Elm home collection. Beyond his professional ventures, he is Co-Chair of Culinary Careers Program (CCAP) and serves as a Frontline Advisor for World Central Kitchen, advancing access to culinary education and food security around the globe. Marcus runs accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and X at @MarcusCooks and he also shares content on TikTok at @Marcus_Cooks. He lives in New York City with his family.

Laura Coates is CNN’s chief legal analyst and anchor of Laura Coates Live, airing weeknights at 11pmET. The show showcases the day’s most interesting stories with smart, provocative, and thoughtful analysis, while leveraging Coates’ significant experience as a prosecutor and relentless pursuit of the facts. At the intersection between law, politics and pop culture, the high energy show takes the news viewers have already heard and helps them to truly understand it.

Emmy nominated Coates joined CNN in 2016 and plays a central role in the network’s extensive legal programming, as well as having a prominent role in major news moments, including CNN’s coverage of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the January 6th hearings and the two impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump, hosting a special entitled White House in Crisis: The Impeachment Inquiry. She routinely covers high-profile criminal prosecutions, including the trial of Alex Murdaugh and former police officer Derek Chauvin.

Coates was previously an award-winning host on SiriusXM where she interviews world leaders and politicians from both sides of the aisle and engages the audience with a lively discussion on the intersection of politics and the law.

Coates has authored two books, You Have the Right: A Constitutional Guide to Policing the Police and New York Times bestseller Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor’s Fight For Fairness.

A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Coates graduated from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and the University of Minnesota Law School, where she serves on the Board of Advisors, before beginning her legal career in private practice. She practiced law in Minnesota and New York handling cases ranging from intellectual property litigation and First Amendment issues to defamation and media law. Called to public service, she transitioned from private practice to the United States Department of Justice, thriving as a federal prosecutor. She served as a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice during the Bush and Obama administrations, specializing in the enforcement of voting rights throughout the country. She also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, prosecuting a myriad of violent felony offenses including drug trafficking, armed offenses, domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault.

She and her husband live in Washington, DC with their two young children. You can find her on social media at @thelauracoates