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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★Multiple James Beard Awards: Outstanding Chef 1994, Outstanding Restaurateur 2006, Best Chef NYC 1992, Outstanding Restaurant 2010
★Michelin stars: 2 stars for Daniel (2015), stars for Le Pavillon, Café Boulud, Jōji
★World's 50 Best Restaurants Lifetime Achievement Award 2015
★Les Grandes Tables du Monde Best Restaurateur in the World 2021
★La Liste Innovation Award 2023
★Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur from French government
★Culinary Institute of America Chef of the Year
★Best New Chef Food & Wine 1988
Notable Facts
→Chef-Owner of The Dinex Group with 30+ restaurants worldwide including flagship Restaurant Daniel
→Born in Lyon, France in 1955, trained under renowned French chefs
→Founded Restaurant Daniel in 1993, now operates locations in NYC, Miami, Palm Beach, Toronto, Montreal, Singapore, Dubai, Bahamas
→Has published 9 cookbooks including 'Daniel: My French Cuisine' and 'Letters to a Young Chef'
→Regular television appearances on cooking shows and food programs
→Chair of Citymeals on Wheels and Chairman of Ment'Or BKB Foundation
→512K Instagram followers demonstrating significant social media presence
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