I'd rather have Daniel Boulud have 20 restaurants than some restauranteur. It's going to make the food in our country better.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In any restaurant of this caliber, the chefs are in the same position, building relationships.
Hopefully, imparting what's important to me, respect for the food and that information about the purveyors, people will realize that for a restaurant to be good, so many pieces have to come together.
I don't think there's going to be sustainable demand for restaurants that force you to spend hours there.
Some chefs go crazy with one restaurant, and if I had 20, I would go nuts.
I know, whoever visits my restaurant, they have loved the food.
Food is entertainment now. People tune into 'Top Chef,' and they're not trying to replicate the recipes. Anthony Bourdain is entertainment. Instagramming your dishes is entertainment.
To eat well, I always disagree with critics who say that all restaurants should be fine dining. You can get a Michelin star if you serve the best hamburger in the world.
I believe no chef becomes what he becomes without having many people influence him.
We've become such a restaurant society.
Each city should have its own type of restaurant.