Daniel Boulud (born March 25, 1955 in Saint-Pierre de Chandieu, France) is a French chef and restaurateur with restaurants in New York City, Palm Beach, and Las Vegas. A former executive chef at Le Cirque, he is best known for his Michelin two-star restaurant, Daniel. is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... Chefs in training in Paris A chef is a professional cook, who may work in a restaurant, hotel, institutional food service or other professional kitchen. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Palm Beach is the name of several places: Palm Beach, New South Wales is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... New York City 2006 First Michelin Red Guide for North America The Michelin Guide (Le Guide Michelin) is a series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries. ...

At fifteen, Boulud earned his first professional recognition: He was a finalist in France's competition for Best Culinary Apprentice. Boulud trained under Roger Vergé, Georges Blanc and Michel Guérard and worked in Copenhagen before becoming the private chef to the European Commission in Washington, D.C.. Copenhagen (IPA: or ; Danish: IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city. ... The Commission seat in Brussels The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...

Moving to New York City, Boulud opened the Polo Lounge at The Westbury Hotel then Le Régence at the Hotel Plaza Athenée. From 1986 to 1992, he was Executive Chef at Le Cirque. During his tenure, the restaurant became one of the most highly rated in the country. In 1992, Boulud won the James Beard Award for Best Chef of New York City. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Le Cirque is a famed French restaurant in Manhattan owned and operated by Sirio Maccioni. ... James Beard (May 5, 1903–January 21, 1985) was an American chef and food writer. ...

Boulud opened Daniel in 1993. It was rated one of the ten best restaurants in the world by the International Herald Tribune. He has been named Chef of the Year by Bon Appétit, and Daniel received Gourmet's Top Table Award, a four-star rating from the New York Times, Wine Spectator's Grand Award, and New York City's top ratings for cuisine, service and decor in the Zagat Survey. Five years later, he relocated the restaurant to larger premises at the former Mayfair Hotel—premises, in fact, which had once housed Le Cirque. The original Daniel was re-launched as Café Boulud. Subsequently, he opened a more casual restaurant in the theater district of Manhattan, dB Bistro Moderne, and a second Café Boulud in Palm Beach, Florida. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. ... Bon Appétit describes itself as, a food and entertaining magazine. It is published monthly by Condé Nast Publications Inc. ... Gourmet magazine, a monthly publication of Condé Nast Publications (which also produces its sister publication Bon Appétit) first started publication in 1941. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Wine Spectator is a lifestyle magazine that focuses on wine that was founded as a newsprint tabloid by Bob Morrisey in 1976. ... Zagat Survey was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. ... Le Cirque is a famed French restaurant in Manhattan owned and operated by Sirio Maccioni. ...

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.

According to a January 18, 2007 article in the New York Times Dining Section, Daniel Boulud was sued by current and former workers for discriminatory labor practices at his namesake restaurant in Manhattan. The workers alleged that Mr. Boulud denied them promotions at his restaurant Daniel because of their race and ethnicity and retaliated against some who complained about it. Mr. Boulud eventually 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 federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission & the state attorney general’s office.

External links

• New York Times Daniel Boulud Racism Article
• New York Times Daniel Boulud EEOC settlement article
• EEOC Press Release Regarding Restaurant Daniel July 31, 2007
• New York Times Article on EEOC findings Aug. 1, 2007
• New York Magazine Article on racism protests
• Official site
• LX.TV Video Interview
• Interview with chef Boulud and video of restaurant