Chef Daniel Boulud

Daniel Boulud, in addition to being the Grand Hotel Chef at The Surrey, is owner and chef of ten award-winning restaurants. While he hails from Lyon, France, he is considered one of America’s leading culinary authorities. Since arriving in the US in 1982, Boulud has become renowned for the contemporary appeal he adds to soulful cooking rooted in French tradition. Daniel Boulud’s New York City restaurants include DANIEL, a three Michelin star and Relais & Châteaux eatery; the elegant Michelin-starred Café Boulud adjacent to Bar Pleiades; the relaxed DB Bistro Moderne; the charcuterie-centric Bar Boulud; Mediterranean-themed restaurant Boulud Sud; and Épicerie Boulud, an eat-in and take-out market and café.