Bocuse d'Or USA

The Bocuse d'Or USA is a biennial chef championship, where the winner is selected to represent the U.S. in the international Bocuse d'Or competition. Following 20 years of American representation in the competition, in 2008 Paul Bocuse asked Daniel Boulud to establish a structure for the selection of Team USA, who along with Thomas Keller and Jérôme Bocuse form the Board of Directors of the Bocuse d'Or USA Foundation. The first Bocuse d'Or USA competition was held in September 2008.[1][2]

The Bocuse d'Or competition is frequently referred to as the culinary equivalent of the Olympic Games.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Following an idea by Boulud, the Bocuse d'Or was applied as the theme of an episode of Top Chef season 6, representing the biggest publicity the event has to date received in the United States.[9]

  1. ^ Lucchesi, Paolo, Eater.com (May 29, 2008). Now Is the Time for All Good Chefs to Come to the Aid of Their Country: Daniel Boulud
  2. ^ Reuters.com (September 28, 2008). Bocuse d'Or USA Announces Winner Archived 2012-12-08 at archive.today
  3. ^ Smillie, Dirk, Forbes.com (June 5, 2007). French Toast[dead link]
  4. ^ Fabricant, Florence, The New York Times (May 28, 2008). Tilting at the Bocuse d’Or
  5. ^ Wasilczyk, Jacqueline, Zagat (November 5, 2008). U.S. Turns Up the Heat for Bocuse d'Or
  6. ^ New York Magazine: Grub Street (July 17, 2008). Hung Huynh Is Among U.S. Bocuse d’Or Semifinalists
  7. ^ Lancaster, Deana, North Shore News (November 26, 2008). On the long road to Lyon Archived August 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Hallock, Betty, Los Angeles Times (January 26, 2009). American chef preps for cooking fame at France's Bocuse d'Or
  9. ^ Leahy, Kate, Restaurants & Institutions (February 4, 2010). Q&A: Andrew Friedman on What it Takes to Compete in the Bocuse d'Or Archived February 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine