Gala Dinner Chefs

Chef D’Honneur – Daniel Boulud, Restaurant Daniel
As Chef-Owner of some of the country's finest restaurants, author of numerous cookbooks and creator of kitchenware and gourmet products, Daniel Boulud's beginnings on his family’s farm near Lyon may seem a distant past. Yet that past, rooted in the rhythms of the seasons, produce fresh from the fields and fine home cooking have paved the road to Boulud's becoming one of America's leading culinary authorities…more

Michel Troisgros, Restaurant Troisgros, Roanne, France
Michel Troisgros was born in Roanne, France.　 He is the 2nd son of Olympe & Pierre Troisgros, founders, together with his uncle Jean, of French "nouvelle cuisine". He studied at the Lycée Technique Hotelier in Grenoble after which he gained invaluable work experience at some of the best restaurants in Lausanne, Paris, New York, Brussels and London before returning to the family business, la Maison Troisgros, in 1983. The 4-star hotel, owned in partnership with his wife Marie-Pierre, includes the restaurant which gained its 3 Michelin stars in 1968.　His creations include Le Central, a bistro-delicatessen in Roanne, he is consultant chef for La Table du Lancaster, a 1-star restaurant within the 5-star Lancaster Hotel in Paris, as well as several boutiques selling fine foods, wines and patisseries within the Odakyu department stores in Tokyo. He has written several books, was named Chef of the Year by Gault Millau in 2003 and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur the following year.　

 

Rare Wine Dinner Chefs

Daniel Boulud
Michel Troisgros