Daniel Boulud And Alain Ducasse On Pairing Wine And Fine Dining For A Good Cause

LifestyleSpiritsDaniel Boulud And Alain Ducasse On Pairing Wine And Fine Dining For A Good CauseByBrad Japhe,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. You can find me at the confluence of food, beverage and travel.Follow AuthorApr 21, 2026, 01:12pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.SummaryCulinary legends Daniel Boulud and Alain Ducasse reunited for Boulud's 28th annual Sunday Supper, raising $1.3M for Citymeals. The 50-year friends discussed their collaborative spirit, culinary philosophy, and wine pairings, emphasizing education and sustainability in a rare interview.Show More Culinary legends Daniel Boulud and Alain DucasseKonrad Brattke PhotographyIt is difficult to imagine a pair of working chefs with greater combined success than Daniel Boulud and Alain Ducasse. Friends and colleagues for more than 50 years, together they have amassed a century of experience in some of the world’s top kitchens. Boulud flaunts four Michelin in his adoptive home of New York, while Ducasse holds an astonishing 21 across his global restaurant empire. Earlier this month, the French titans reunited at Restaurant DANIEL in Manhattan’s Upper East Side for an ultra rare and exclusive collaboration dinner, bringing together a handful of other legends, like Michael Cimarusti and Rafa Costa e Silva. It was part of an annual charitable event called Sunday Supper, which Boulud has hosted for 28 years. This year alone, it raised $1.3 million for Citymeals, benefiting homebound, food-insecure older New Yorkers. Their culinary creations were on display across a $3500-per-person, four-course extravaganza that included – amongst many other delights – crispy lobster with artichoke and arugula, and Mekonga, a Vietnamese dark chocolate with coconut milk jam. All of it was paired alongside high end wines, curated by Boulud’s chief sommelier, Erin Healy. For the...