World renowned chef Daniel Boulud is the founder of DBGB Kitchen & Bar in Washington DC. A native of Lyon, France, Chef Boulud is today considered one of America’s leading culinary authorities and one of the most revered French chefs in New York, his home since 1982. Daniel is Chef-Owner of 15 restaurants around the world, and is best known for his eponymous DANIEL on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Outside of New York, Boulud operates restaurants in London, Singapore, Toronto, Montréal, Miami, Palm Beach, Washington DC, Boston and Las Vegas. Boulud is the author of nine cookbooks, the recipient of multiple James Beard Foundation awards including “Outstanding Chef” and “Outstanding Restaurateur” and was named a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur by the French government. He is a generous supporter and Co-President of Citymeals-on-Wheels and Ment’or.