David Bouley (born May 27, 1953, near Storrs, Connecticut) is an American chef with dual French citizenship. Sole owner and chef with restaurants in Tribeca, New York City. He is best known for his flagship restaurant, Bouley, synonymous with high standards, Nouveau Cuisine redefined in the guise of a lighter French paradigm for the highest density of food nutrition and community. In March of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bouley Test Kitchen closed and Bouley at Home moved back to TriBeCa serving as an R&D studio for his upcoming book Bouley at Home: Living Pantry.