sally question, wasn't it? celebrity chef marcus samuelson. continents. he tells his tale to our jane pauley. >> exceed expectations. not meeting anything. >> he's authored cookbooks from the tv shows. >> marcus you are the wer of -- >> flagship restaurant is truly destination dining. marcus samuelson is anything but a conventional chef. what nameere you born with? >> marcus is the name i have now kasahon i was born in ethiopian. >> ever been to sweden? no. >> were it not for epidemic, marcus might never have been to sweden. >> my sister and i my mother in ethiopia we had tu buick could you losses. my mom walked from our villala into -- took us to a hospital. once she got to the hospital she passed away. >> he and his sister were adopted by a swedish couple. when do you start remembering things? >> our first memory my mom and dad in sweden us just beingng samuelson. ing what swedishsh kid does. ice skating, eating herring. >> his grandmother, helga taught him to love cooking. >> we have pickled herring, preserve the berries all the seasons. she's a natural cook. iiorked for everything