Dinex Group’s Chef Daniel Boulud reflects on how fun it’s been to work in American and French restaurants

For decades, Daniel Boulud has been helping to shape the way that Americans think about fine dining. His Dinex Group, based in New York City, and his flagship restaurant Daniel have set the standard for luxury dining and have fostered the careers of chefs including Andrew Carmellini, David Chang, Gavin Kaysen, Rich Torrisi and many, many more. He now operates around 18 restaurants across the world, ranging from the extreme high end (the minimum spend in restaurant Daniel’s 4-seat Skybox, where I interviewed the chef...