Gavin Kaysen

Ecole Boulud: On the Job Training for James Beard's Rising Star

Flora Lazar | Posted 03.13.2009 | Style


Flora Lazar

Kaysen was able to boil down his chef's bon mots to five big lessons. They must be working. Less that a year into the job, Kaysen won the James Beard award for most promising young chef.

Boulud and Keller: What it Takes for American Chefs to Compete in France

Flora Lazar | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago


Flora Lazar

Americans have never even cracked the top ten in the Bocuse d'Or despite the increased quality of high-end American gastronomy and the numerous accolades received by the country's leading chefs. It's an anomaly Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller have been working furiously to eliminate.