Jean-Francois joined Daniel Boulud in New York in 1996, first spending two years as a Chef de Partie at DANIEL. From 1998, he went on to work for three years as the first Se ous Chef at Café Boulud. Next, he was made Executive Chef for the 2001 opening of Daniel Boulud’s Midtown Manhattan db Bistro Moderne, where he won the James Beard Foundation’s prestigious Rising Star Chef award in 2002. He was then named Executive Chef at DANIEL in 2003.

With his extensive hands-on experience working throughout the organization, Jean-Francois continues to provide oversight, direction and guidance to all restaurants of the Dinex Group.