To-go requests from his signature New York restaurant, Daniel, come too often for his taste.

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The restaurant was Daniel, a Michelin-spangled New York eatery that regularly hosts stars brighter than its own celebrity namesake, Daniel Boulud.

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Koch, the billionaire coal and petroleum magnate, attended an invitation-only, haute cuisine dinner and wine tasting at Daniel Restaurant in New York City, owned by the famed French chef, Daniel Boulud.

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The luxury hotel is also notable for its Cips restaurant, where Daniel Craig parked his yacht in Casino Royale, and has unparalleled views across the lagoon to the Campanile, the bell tower that dominates central Venice.

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With Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts headquartered in the city, the sleek, contemporary structure, with a signature restaurant by star chef Daniel Boulud, is set to be the new flagship for the international brand.

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"Chenin is France's answer to German Riesling, " said Daniel Johnnes, the wine director of Daniel Boulud's restaurant group, at a recent gathering of New York sommeliers in my living room as we prepared to taste some 25 Chenins.

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We visited the front of the store, which includes a large iridescent orange urn, a restaurant-warming gift from fellow chef Daniel Boulud.

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Chef Daniel Bruce of the locally favoured Meritage the Restaurant created the event 25 years ago for Bostonians to savour some of the world's top labels.

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