For me, good service is efficient and discreet; it's that critical balance. As soon as the client sits down, the communication flow has to start. Customers need to feel that the waiters are supervised - that there's a system in… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
There was no Internet, not even many cookbooks except the old reference books. So we would sit down at night, a group of six… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
For me to go casual is not to go simple. To me, it is to be able to bring back the art of tradition… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
A lot of chefs don't have a natural sense of economy. I was with one guy the other day, and I had to show… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
I've always loved it in Las Vegas, and it is the only city in the world that brings so many different talented people from… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
I am very concerned about nutrition and always try to be careful about what I eat. — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
What I bring - my team and I, because it's not only me - is this sense of elegance and casualness, and no pretension.… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
I learned from my grandmother, because we were cooking a lot for the farm. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
The biggest thing is education for young chefs and how they should focus on one cuisine rather than trying to imitate too many. It's… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
I think at Le Cirque I learned how to make real food, which is what people crave, not just gimmicky things on a plate. — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
I enjoy what I do because it keeps evolving - when I was a cook, I wanted to be a chef de partie; when… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
When France was the only reference for chefs to learn, you could go everywhere in the world, and they would copy dishes directly because… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
I think Spain will always remain inspirational, and I think French cuisine will continue to be very French and yet very relevant with its… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
