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After decades as head chef at the award-winning Meritage and as the founder and main engine behind one of the largest and longest-running wine festivals in the world, Chef Daniel Bruce is retiring from the Boston Harbor Hotel.
A New England native, Chef Bruce always did his best to engage local farms while pairing their produce with the best international wines. After graduating with honors from the famed program at Johnson and Wales in RI, he studied in Italy and France before returning home to the States. Soon after becoming the youngest executive chef at New York’s famed 21 Club, Bruce took a job at the Boston Harbor Hotel so he could catch up with old friends, get back in touch with his favorite farmers, and serve his community with all of his culinary heart and soul.
During his nearly 40 years as a professional chef, Bruce has been awarded the title of Vice Consellier Culiniaire, Bailliage de Boston, and he has been honored twice as one of the Best Hotel Chefs in America at the James Beard House. He is also an honorary member of Chevalier du Tastevin and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Johnson & Wales in 1996. He has also made many appearances on such popular programs as NBC’s Today and Live with Regis and Kelly.
In addition to the Boston Wine Festival, Chef Bruce was also a driving force behind similar celebrations in Berkeley, CA, New Orleans, LA, and Washington, DC, and also opened restaurants in Berkeley and the Big Easy.
Though he says that he plans to remain in the area, Chef Bruce will surely be missed by the Hotel’s many guests and fans and also by the international crowd he gathered each year for his legendary celebration of wine.
Thank you, Chef!