I had a lot of fun creating some restaurants with a casual note to it, such as DBGB, for example, where it was about bangers and beers, being a very casual brasserie with very affordable food but very interesting homemade… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share Image
I think in France, for example, we can say whatever we want about the French, but going out and dining is more about the intellectual moment to share with the people you dine with than trying to figure out what… — 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
