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Andrea Bergquist
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First Look at Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster, Opening SaturdayAfter months of anticipation, the menu and interior are finally revealed.
By Daniel Maurer
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Merkato 55 Opens Tonight — and Here’s a Sneak Preview of the Food
Merkato 55 is only a few hours from opening, and it has been covered from nearly every angle except the most interesting one: What will the “Pan-African” food we’ve been hearing about actually look like? These first images of some of what will be Merkato’s signature dishes represent chef Marcus Samuelsson’s vision, as executed by chef Andrea Bergquist. So what should we get, we asked Bergquist? Her answer was direct: “Start off with the kodogo bar. It’s something special that you’re not going to find anywhere else in New York: 25 different small bites from the continent of Africa. It’ll be like a trip around Africa — or, at least, we hope so.” We hope so, too.
