chef world -- daniel. the name of his three-star eponymous restaurant in manhattan, one of many, in an empire that stretches from london to singapore. he came from here, a farm outside the city of lyon, through the city's great kitchens, to le cirque in new york, then his flagship. so when did you start working with food? >> daniel: 14 years old. 1969. >> anthony: uh-huh. >> daniel: i started as an apprentice in lyon. >> anthony: he started as so many french cooks of his time did -- at the very bottom. z as a 14-year-old apprentice in the restaurant nandron. what was your first job in the kitchen? >> daniel: they used to call me "the beaver" because i was just washing everything all day. you know, they make you clean the vegetables, they make you carry all the boxes from the market. >> anthony: 14, you can't do that anymore, can you? >> daniel: i don't think they can make him work 12 hours a day. >> anthony: right. >> daniel: and uh, pay him maybe a buck a month. you know what i mean? >> anthony: ah, the good ol' days.