Chef Aaron Bludorn on building a restaurant empire in Houston after winning a Michelin star as an Executive Chef for Daniel Boulud

Raised in Washington state, trained at the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Aaron Bludorn held a Michelin star for five years as Executive Chef of Daniel Boulud’s Café Boulud in New York. Now he’s running a growing group of his own restaurants in Houston, Texas. His latest, Perseid, was named a Bon Appétit Best New Restaurant for 2025.

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