I love Italian food; it's soulful like French food. Italian food is original and homey; it's market-driven, but also can be locally sourced. — 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. There's also a sense of loyalty - loyalty to my customers, but also loyalty from my staff. Also, I think a sense of perfection; I'm a bit of an obsessed freak with perfection. I think I… — Daniel Boulud Copy Share
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
