Daniel Boulud The Full Interview
April 7, 2023
Quin Holifield
September 17, 2023
What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten?
ground camel
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When and where were you born?
1964 Jersey shore
What was your first job in food?
busboy
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
basketball player
What is your favorite thing about being a chef?
instant gratification of creating magic, then instant gratification when someone experiences it.
Did you have an “aha” moment when you knew you wanted to be a chef?
yes, the first time I walked onto a culinary school campus for a site visit
What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten?
ground camel
Your favorite ingredient.
smoke paprika, nutmeg and cumin. Can’t put one over the other
The ingredient that turns you off the most.
liquid smoke,
Your favorite tool.
microplane
What is your favorite thing to do when you’re not cooking.
play golf and hang with my daughter
What would you like to do before you get too old to do it.
travel to places that I haven’t been to yet
How do you deal with the stress?
road cycling, sex
How did becoming a chef change your life, your direction.
I’ve been able to meet people from all walks of life and also been able to travel all over the world
Who would you like to meet?
don’t really have anyone in mind
Who would you like to cook for?
anyone that appreciates my style of food
What was the hardest thing for you to learn? Or is there something you just can’t get right?
not particularly
Is there some little something you do for your family to make up for the time you’re not with them?
cook what they like
Please give us a cooking tip that people might not know like “adding a little bit of oil to butter so it doesn’t burn.
rest red meat
