ICONIC CHEF BOULUD & TEAM CELEBRATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF RESTAURANT DANIEL

Chef Daniel Boulud celebrated the 30th anniversary of his eponymous, two Michelin-starred restaurant, DANIEL, late last month. This milestone marks three decades of innovative fine dining and inspired French cuisine paired with a quintessential New York City luxury experience, raising the restaurant’s profile as one of the city’s most respected and favored culinary destinations.

“My heart is full when I think back over the past 30 years of Restaurant DANIEL,” said Daniel Boulud. “It is my first restaurant, my namesake, and the foundation of my restaurant group. It is very personal to me, because this restaurant is all about the personal relationships with the many talented team members we have had over the years and have today; with our suppliers who provide the finest ingredients; the partners who have always been by my side, and above all, our guests for their loyalty, generosity and support over the years. These relationships mean everything to me, and to Restaurant DANIEL.” Boulud continued, “Restaurant DANIEL is a family, but of course I cannot forget to thank my own family, whose encouragement and support has made my personal life and work all possible.”

DANIEL opened on 76th Street on New York City’s Upper East Side in 1993 as Chef Boulud’s first independent project. After moving from France to New York City in 1982 and working in many of the city’s most prestigious French restaurants over the course of nine years, opening one of his own was the realization of a lifelong goal. Raised on his family’s farm outside of Lyon, France, the dinner table at home was a relationships with the many talented team members we have had years have today; with our suppliers who provide the finest ingredients; the partners who have always been by my side, and above all, our guests for their loyalty, generosity and support daily ritual filled with the freshest home grown and organic products in a rustic and delicious way. Chef Boulud has always shown an appreciation for seasonality with menus driven by a creative approach to exceptional ingredients and soulful and classic balance. Upon his arriv al to New York City, as a young, pas sionate chef, he was eager to take part in the French dining renaissance the city was experiencing. In 1998, five years after its opening on 76th Street, DANIEL relocated to a new home on 65th Street, where it remains today. This loca - continued on page 116

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