Daniel Boulud has made a big splash during the COVID-19 pandemic
New York:
French chef Daniel Boulud, who has lived in New York for almost 40 years, was named the world’s best restaurateur by Les Grandes Tables du Monde on Monday for its flagship restaurant “Daniel”.
The association of 184 top restaurants worldwide says the Lyon native, who moved to New York in 1982, “embodies, for many North Americans, French cuisine, or even period cuisine. .”
Boulud, 66, defines her cuisine as French in cooking and texture but with American produce and flavors. Besides the two-Michelin-starred “Daniel,” in New York, the chef has other restaurants in the United States, Canada, Dubai, Singapore and the Bahamas.
Boulud told AFP after the news was announced that the latest in this long list of honors represents “professional dedication and is indeed a sign of friendship and support from colleagues” in an environment considered by many to be extremely competitive and stressful.
Like all New Yorkers, Boulud was hit by a massive shake-up during the Covid-19 pandemic that killed at least 34,000 people in the city he adopted, which bore the brunt of the first wave of the virus in the United States. Period in early 2020.
Some of his establishments closed, but “Daniel” kept going, erecting a covered sidewalk terrace “with heating in the winter, air conditioning and music in the summer” for fans. difficult grave.
Emerging after the pandemic, Boulud thinks New York will remain “one of the five most attractive cities in the world” and will always have a prominent place in French cuisine.
The economic and cultural capital of the United States and a cultural canvas with 8.5 million inhabitants, New York is home to 183 French restaurateurs, according to the French consulate.
Having “fallen in love” with New York and now an American citizen, Boulud still boasts “the best French of all French chefs in the United States” thanks to a “cult of French cuisine” but “relentless.” renew”.
His “special” dinner costs about $300 per person including alcohol and service, according to the restaurant owner.
“Customers want to have fun, enjoy wine, they go out a lot. We find them regular and loyal gives us peace of mind,” said Boulud, who is now looking forward to the return of visitors from Europe. Asia and Europe said. .
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