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| birth_place = Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu, France| death_date = | death_place = | style = French cuisine| education = | ratings = Daniel (restaurant)>Daniel, Le Pavillon, Le Gratin, Bar Boulud, Boulud Sud, Epicerie Boulud, Joji and Joji Box (New York, NY); Cafe Boulud Palm Beach, Boulud Sud Miami (Florida); Maison Boulud (Montréal); Café Boulud (Toronto); Café Boulud (the Bahamas); Brassiere Boulud (Dubai); db Bistro (Singapore)| television = After Hours with Daniel Boulud| awards = | website = {{Official URL}}}}Daniel Boulud (born 25 March 1955) is a French chef and restaurateur with restaurants in New York City, Palm Beach, Miami, Toronto, Montréal, Singapore, the Bahamas, and Dubai. He is best known for his eponymous restaurant Daniel, opened in New York City in 1993,WEB, 2023-05-17, Chef Daniel Boulud Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Restaurant DANIEL,www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230517005812/en/Chef-Daniel-Boulud-Celebrates-30th-Anniversary-of-Restaurant-DANIEL, 2023-11-10, www.businesswire.com, en, which currently holds two Michelin stars.NEWS, Sutton, Ryan, Michelin Guide Director Explains Why Daniel Lost Its Third Star and More Burning Michelin Questions,ny.eater.com/2014/10/1/6875405/michelin-guide-director-explains-why-daniel-lost-its-third-star, 24 November 2022, Eater NY, October 1, 2014, Boulud was raised on a farm near Lyon and trained by several French chefs.NEWS, Beard, Alison, 2019-09-01, Life’s Work: An Interview with Daniel Boulud, Harvard Business Review,hbr.org/2019/09/lifes-work-an-interview-with-daniel-boulud, 2023-03-31, 0017-8012, Boulud built a reputation in New York, initially as a chef and more recently as a restaurateur. His management company, The Dinex Group, currently includes fifteen restaurants, three locations of a gourmet cafe (Epicerie Boulud) and Feast & Fêtes Catering. His restaurants include Daniel, Le Pavillon, Le Gratin, Café Boulud, Maison Boulud, Joji, and Joji Box, db bistro, Bar Boulud, and Boulud Sud.

Culinary background

At fifteen, Boulud earned his first professional recognition as a finalist in France’s competition for Best Culinary Apprentice.WEB, Repanich, Jeremy, 2017-09-18, Culinary Masters: Daniel Boulud Was Raised in France But Turned Himself into a New York Icon,robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/culinary-masters-daniel-boulud-biography-2745740/, 2023-11-09, Robb Report, en-US, Boulud worked in France with Roger Vergé, Georges Blanc and Michel Guérard and later in Copenhagen before becoming the private chef to the European Commission in Washington, D.C.WEB, Daniel Boulud’s Career Path,culinaryagents.com/career/timeline/daniel-boulud, 2023-11-09, Culinary Agents, en, After moving to New York City, Boulud opened the Polo Lounge at The Westbury Hotel, followed by Le Régence at the Hotel Plaza Athénée. From 1986 to 1992, he was the critically acclaimed executive chef at Le Cirque.

Restaurants

Boulud opened Daniel in Manhattan’s Upper East Side in 1993 before relocating the restaurant to a Venetian renaissance-inspired setting at Park Avenue and 65th Street in 1998. The original Daniel was re-launched as Café Boulud. He followed these openings by founding a more casual restaurant in Manhattan’s theater district in 2001 and a second Café Boulud in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2003. Bar Boulud, a French bistro opposite New York City’s Lincoln Center, was opened in January 2008.WEB, Daniel Boulud - 2014 Best Restaurateur in the U.S. - 2014 Restaurant Issue {{!, Gayot |url=https://www.gayot.com/best-restaurants/2014/best-restaurateur-daniel-boulud.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=www.gayot.com}}In 2009, Boulud opened DBGB Kitchen & Bar, a Pan-European brasserie, in New York City.WEB,www.lumiere.ca/talent/daniel-boulud, Chef Daniel Boulud Lumière Vancouver Dinex Group, 2009-11-17, dead,www.lumiere.ca/talent/daniel-boulud," title="web.archive.org/web/20100131072629www.lumiere.ca/talent/daniel-boulud,">web.archive.org/web/20100131072629www.lumiere.ca/talent/daniel-boulud, 2010-01-31, Chef Daniel Boulud Lumière Vancouver Dinex Groupweblink Lumière: The Chef and Restaurant Database (ChefDb)weblink Daniel Boulud: The Chef and Restaurant Database (ChefDb) Bar Boulud London opened on May 29, 2010, inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Knightsbridge, becoming the first Boulud’s restaurant in Europe.NEWS, Sharkey, Gemma, Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud set to open restaurant In London,www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/06/22/328315/michelin-starred-chef-daniel-boulud-set-to-open-restaurant-in.html, Caterersearch.com, June 22, 2009, June 26, 2009,www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/06/22/328315/michelin-starred-chef-daniel-boulud-set-to-open-restaurant-in.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20090625000537www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/06/22/328315/michelin-starred-chef-daniel-boulud-set-to-open-restaurant-in.html,">web.archive.org/web/20090625000537www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/06/22/328315/michelin-starred-chef-daniel-boulud-set-to-open-restaurant-in.html, June 25, 2009, dead, 2011 saw many new Boulud openings, including a db Bistro Moderne at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore,NEWS, Has a Kiwi chef has found a way out of Ramsay’s Maze?, John, Lethlean, Necia, Wilden, The Australian, February 22, 2011, April 25, 2011,www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/has-a-kiwi-chef-has-found-a-way-out-of-ramsays-maze/story-e6frg8jo-1226009634607, a Maison Boulud in Ritz-Carlton Montreal,NEWS, Maison Boulud,www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Montreal/Dining/Maison_Boulud/Team.htm, Homepage Ritz-Carlton Montreal, as well as Boulud Sud next to Bar Boulud,WEB, The Feed first look: Boulud Sud,newyork.timeout.com/restaurants-bars/the-feed-blog/1296215/the-feed-first-look-boulud-sud, newyork.timeout.com, 9 October 2024, TimeOut, and Épicerie Boulud, a market/deli. In the following year, d|bar opened in the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto,WEB, George Christy Talks About The Toronto International Film Festival, Ben Affleck, Robert Redford, The Four Seasons Hotels And More!,bhcourier.com/george-christy-talks-toronto-international-film-festival-ben-affleck-robert-redford-seasons-hotels-more/2012/09/13, Beverly Hills Courier, dead,bhcourier.com/george-christy-talks-toronto-international-film-festival-ben-affleck-robert-redford-seasons-hotels-more/2012/09/13," title="web.archive.org/web/20120918111633bhcourier.com/george-christy-talks-toronto-international-film-festival-ben-affleck-robert-redford-seasons-hotels-more/2012/09/13,">web.archive.org/web/20120918111633bhcourier.com/george-christy-talks-toronto-international-film-festival-ben-affleck-robert-redford-seasons-hotels-more/2012/09/13, 2012-09-18, The third location of Epicerie Boulud opened in the Oculus World Trade Center in November 2016.WEB,ny.eater.com/2016/11/8/13565912/daniel-boulud-opens-third-location-of-epicerie-boulud, Daniel Boulud Opens Third Location of Epicerie Boulud, Diez, Patty, 2016-11-08, Eater NY, 2016-11-18, Around 2018, Boulud collaborated with a group of MIT entrepreneurs to create Spyce Kitchen, a robotic restaurant in Boston. He was responsible for the menu while the founders developed the technology. Following over a billion dollar valuation, the restaurant announced its acquisition by Sweetgreen at the end of 2021.WEB, Lucas, Amelia, 2021-08-24, Salad chain Sweetgreen bets on automation by acquiring Spyce and its robotic kitchen tech,www.cnbc.com/2021/08/24/salad-chain-sweetgreen-acquires-spyce-and-its-robotic-kitchen-tech.html, 2023-11-09, CNBC, en, WEB, Crowe, Steve, 2021-10-19, Spyce closes original robotic restaurant in Boston,www.therobotreport.com/spyce-closes-original-robotic-restaurant-in-boston/, 2022-12-12, The Robot Report, en-US, Boulud opened Le Pavillon, a Michelin starred restaurantNEWS, Fabricant, Florence, October 6, 2022, Peter Luger and Carbone Among Michelin Star Losers and Winners, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/dining/nyc-michelin-stars-list.html, in the One Vanderbilt skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, in May 2021.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html, Daniel Boulud’s Le Pavillon Opens, Florence, Fabricant, The New York Times, May 18, 2021, In March 2023, he became head of dining and menu strategy for Centurion New York, a members-only restaurant created by American Express.WEB, Robinson, Meggan, 2023-05-11, Tiffany & Co’s Blue Box Café To Reopen With Chef Daniel Boulud,www.tastingtable.com/1283355/tiffany-and-co-blue-box-cafe-reopen-with-chef-daniel-boulud/, 2023-11-09, Tasting Table, en-US, Later that spring, he opened another New York City restaurant, Blue Box Café, located in Tiffany & Co.In May 2022, Boulud opened Le Gratin, located in New York’s Financial District, paying culinary homage to his French roots.WEB, Werner, Laurie, Chef Daniel Boulud’s New Restaurant: Celebrating His Delectable Hometown Cuisine Of Lyon,www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewerner/2022/06/23/chef-daniel-bouluds-new-restaurant-celebrating-his-delectable-hometown-cuisine-of-lyon/, 2023-11-09, Forbes, en, In September of the same year, Boulud opened Jōji, an Omakase experience also located in One Vanderbilt, beneath Le Pavillon.WEB, Exciting Fall Restaurant Openings in New York City for 2022 {{!, Cititour {{!}} NYC News |url=https://cititour.com/NYC_News/Exciting-Fall-Restaurant-Openings-in-New-York-City-for-2022/6618 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=cititour.com}} Café Boulud NY is also set to re-open in 2023, following a closure in 2021 during the pandemic.NEWS, Fabricant, Florence, August 28, 2023, New NYC Restaurants Worth Trying in 2023, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/dining/new-restaurants-nyc.html,

Awards

Daniel has been rated one of the top ten restaurants in the world by the International Herald Tribune,WEB, 2021-11-23, New York’s French chef Daniel Boulud voted world’s best,www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211123-new-york-s-french-chef-daniel-boulud-voted-world-s-best, 2023-11-10, France 24, en, received Gourmet’s Top Table Award, a four-star rating from The New York Times,WEB, Daniel Boulud - 2014 Best Restaurateur in the U.S. - 2014 Restaurant Issue {{!, Gayot |url=https://www.gayot.com/best-restaurants/2014/best-restaurateur-daniel-boulud.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.gayot.com}} Wine Spectator’s Grand Award,WEB, Harans, McBride, Grant, Julie, Taylor, Emma, 2023, Snapshots of Wine Spectator’s Grand Award Winners,www.winespectator.com/articles/snapshots-of-wine-spectator-s-grand-award-winners, and New York City’s top ratings for cuisine, service, and decor in the Zagat Survey.NEWS, Fabricant, Florence, 2015-10-13, Zagat Guide for 2016 Is Released, en-US, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2015/10/13/dining/zagat-guide-nyc-2016.html, 2023-11-10, 0362-4331, In 2010, Daniel was the recipient of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant.WEB, 2010-07-03, PHOTOS: James Beard Award Winners 2010; Colicchio, Boulud, McNally, Marea, Alinea Win Honors,www.huffpost.com/entry/james-beard-awards-2010-l_n_561443, 2023-11-10, HuffPost, en, In January 2013, Daniel NYC was inducted into Culinary Hall of Fame.Culinary Hall of Fame Induction{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Daniel was awarded 2 Michelin stars in the 2015 edition.WEB, Daniel – New York - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant,guide.michelin.com/us/en/new-york-state/new-york/restaurant/daniel, 2023-11-10, MICHELIN Guide, en-US, The restaurant also won the 2023 Innovation Award from La Liste, as one of the top 1,000 restaurants in the world.WEB, La Liste,www.laliste.com/, 2023-11-10, La Liste, en, Boulud himself earned the inaugural Best New Chefs award in 1988. Since then, he has been named Chef of the Year by Bon Appétit,WEB, Huang, Sasha, March 8, 2023, Inside the Culinary Empire of Chef Daniel Boulud,www.csptimes.com/post/interview-inside-the-culinary-empire-of-chef-daniel-boulud, 2023-11-10, www.csptimes.com, and received the James Beard Award for Best Chef of New York City in 1992 while Executive Chef at Le Cirque.WEB, Daniel Boulud {{!, James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/daniel-boulud |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en}} The James Beard Foundation also recognized him as “Outstanding Chef of the Year” in 1994 and “Outstanding Restaurateur” in 2006 for restaurant Daniel. In April 2007, he received the Culinary Humanitarian Award at the United Nations from the Adopt-a-Mine Field Foundation.WEB, Luhmann, Bob, 2020-07-19, Café Boulud at Blantyre: A welcome addition to the Berkshires,theberkshireedge.com/cafe-boulud-at-blantyre-a-welcome-addition-to-the-berkshires/, 2023-11-10, The Berkshire Edge, en-US, The President of France made Boulud a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur in March 2006 in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of French culture.WEB, redacteur, 2005-12-31, Légion d’honneur : Jean-Pierre Haeberlin, Daniel Boulud, Michel Arnoult parmi les promus,www.industrie-hoteliere.com/fiches-juridique-experts/actualites/legion-dhonneur-jean-pierre-haeberlin-daniel-boulud-michel-arnoult-parmi-les-promus-2/, 2023-11-10, Industrie Hôtelière, fr-FR, In 2015, Boulud was the recipient of the International Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2015 The Catey Awards, as well as winner of the Lifetime Achievement award by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.WEB, Basildon, Peter, Daniel Boulud Wins World’s 50 Best Restaurants Lifetime Achievement Award,www.finedininglovers.com/article/daniel-boulud-wins-worlds-50-best-restaurants-lifetime-achievement-award, 2023-11-10, www.finedininglovers.com, en, In 2021, he was voted best restaurateur in the world by Les Grandes Tables du Monde for his flagship restaurant Daniel.

Television

Boulud previously hosted After Hours with Daniel Boulud, a behind-closed-doors look at the late-night dinners by chefs and for chefs. The series revealed where chefs go to unwind after service and uncovered the foods they enjoy and cook for each other. The first season was filmed in New York City restaurants, and the second, on the West Coast, in Los Angeles restaurants. The third season of the show featured restaurants in the New Orleans and Miami culinary scene.{{Citation |title=After Hours with Daniel Boulud |date=2006-06-07 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816365/ |type=Reality-TV |access-date=2023-11-10 |others=Daniel Boulud, Harry Shearer, Alain Giraud |publisher=Automatic Productions}}Boulud has also been a featured chef on Great Chefs television,Great Chefs Television{{dead link|date=September 2010}} and appeared in the second-season finale of the Canadian television program Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag, where his cookbook Chef Daniel Boulud: Cooking in New York City was being tested. Boulud appeared as the guest judge along with chefs from his restaurants located in Vancouver: Stephane Istel, executive chef at DB Bistro Moderne, and Dale MacKay, executive chef at Lumière. Boulud’s cookbook received the “A & K Stamp of Approval” at the end of the episode.Annaandkristina.com article on “Chef Daniel Boulud: Cooking in New York City” episode of Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005235233www.annaandkristina.com/?action=d7_article_viewer_view_article&Join_ID=346757&template=tp-test-lab-view-article.htm7 |date=2011-10-05 }}. Retrieved on July 1, 2011.Boulud appeared as a guest judge in Seasons 1 and 3 of Top Chef Canada.WEB,www.torontolife.com/daily-dish/food-tv/2013/04/02/top-chef-canada-recap-season-3-episode-3/, Top Chef Canada recap, episode 3: the Boulud touch, 2013-07-12,www.torontolife.com/daily-dish/food-tv/2013/04/02/top-chef-canada-recap-season-3-episode-3/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130715211616www.torontolife.com/daily-dish/food-tv/2013/04/02/top-chef-canada-recap-season-3-episode-3/,">web.archive.org/web/20130715211616www.torontolife.com/daily-dish/food-tv/2013/04/02/top-chef-canada-recap-season-3-episode-3/, 2013-07-15, dead, Boulud appeared as himself in the television drama series Billions, episode “Flaw in the Death Star,” season 3.{{Citation |title=“Billions” Flaw in the Death Star (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7620518/fullcredits |access-date=2023-11-10}}

Community involvement

Since 2013, Boulud has been Co-President of Citymeals-on-Wheels, a non-profit organization which provides home-delivered meals to homebound elderly in New York City, and a Board member since 2000.PRESS RELEASE, Citymeals-on-Wheels, Chef Daniel Boulud Named Co-President of Citymeals-on-Wheels Board of Directors,www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chef-daniel-boulud-named-co-president-of-citymeals-on-wheels-board-of-directors-227223421.html, 2023-11-10, www.prnewswire.com, en, Each spring since 1998, Boulud has hosted Sunday Supper gala, an annual gourmet event that has raised over $12 million for the organization since its inception.WEB, 2022-03-14, Chef Daniel Boulud’s Sunday Supper Citymeals on Wheels Gala Returns,www.vogue.com/slideshow/chef-daniel-boulud-citymeals-sunday-supper-2022, 2023-11-10, Vogue, en-US, The Daniel Boulud Scholarship Endowment Fund was established by the chef’s business partner, Joel Smilow, in 2005. The fund provides education enabling promising young American cooks to pursue professional culinary studies in France.WEB, Varolli, Regina, 2015-04-15, Daniel Boulud’s C-CAP Competition: “Meaningful and Transformative”,www.huffpost.com/entry/daniel-bouluds-ccap-compe_b_7067102, 2023-11-10, HuffPost, en, In 2008, Paul Bocuse asked Boulud to establish a structure for the selection of the Bocuse d’Or Team USA, who, along with Thomas Keller and Jérôme Bocuse form the Board of Directors of the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation. The first Bocuse d’Or USA competition was held in September 2008.Lucchesi, Paolo, Eater.com (29 May 2008). Now Is the Time for All Good Chefs to Come to the Aid of Their Country: Daniel BouludReuters.com (September 28, 2008). www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS27587+28-Sep-2008+PRN20080928" title="archive.today/20121208141027www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS27587+28-Sep-2008+PRN20080928">Bocuse d’Or USA Announces Winner

Legal issues

According to a 2007 article in the Dining Section of The New York Times, Boulud was sued by current and former workers for discriminatory labor practices at his namesake restaurant in Manhattan.Kim Severson & Adam Ellick. “Top Chef’s Kitchen Is Far Too Hot, Some Workers Say.” The New York Times. January 17, 2007. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit, and there was an investigation by the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York state Attorney General’s office. Boulud settled with the workers, seven current and former employees of Latin American and Bangladeshi descent, for $80,000 and agreed to set up standards and procedures for promotions to be overseen by the EEOC and the state attorney general’s office.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/dining/PR_DanieFINAL73107.pdf, Manhattan Restaurant to Settle EEOC National Origin Bias Suit- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission New York District Office Press Release 31, 31 July 2007, The New York Times, 27 November 2018, NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/nyregion/31daniel.html, Boulud Settling Suit Alleging Bias at a French Restaurant, Ellick, Adam B., 31 July 2007, The New York Times, 27 November 2018, en,

Books

• Cooking with Daniel Boulud (1993)
• Daniel Boulud’s Café Boulud Cookbook (1999)
• In 2001, Boulud allowed author Leslie Brenner near unlimited access to Daniel the result was the 2002 book The Fourth Star: Dispatches from Inside Daniel Boulud’s Celebrated New York Restaurant which gives some insight into the workings of the chef and how he operates.
• Daniel Boulud Cooking in New York City (2002)
• Daniel’s Dish, Entertaining at Home with a Four Star Chef (2003)
• Letters to a Young Chef (2003)
• Braise: A Journey Through International Cuisine (2006)
• Daniel – My French Cuisine by Daniel Boulud (Author), Sylvie Bigar (Author), Thomas Schauer (Photographer), Bill Buford (Contributor) (2013)

References

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Further reading

• Feast & Fetes covered in New York Parties - Private Views by Jamee Gregory - Nov 2010

External links

• {{Official website}}
• www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=d7bedc09-8bd7-4883-8106-39c43689abfa&k=67885" title="web.archive.org/web/20080313170248www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=d7bedc09-8bd7-4883-8106-39c43689abfa&k=67885">Superstar New York Chef Joins Vancouver’s Lumiere
• www.savorynewyork.com/wiki/Daniel" title="web.archive.org/web/20070206203435www.savorynewyork.com/wiki/Daniel">Interview with Chef Boulud and Video of Restaurant
• New York Times Article on EEOC findings Aug. 1, 2007

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