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Daniel has been hosting Power Lunch for Women at DANIEL for twenty-two years now to benefit Citymeals on Wheels. Last year, the event raised more than $1.2 million to fund the preparation and delivery of over 150,000 meals for the homebound elderly. "It's 400 women who pay $1,000 to be at the lunch gala and men pay $10,000 to be with the ladies. You have people from all over —fashion, entertainment, media, and business. People who just support Citymeals, so I think that's a very positive thing in New York, to be a part of something that makes a difference every day in a way." All year long, Daniel participates in charities that benefit children, health, education, including Ment'or, a leading nonprofit organization devoted to inspiring culinary excellence in young professionals and preserving the traditions and quality of cuisine in America. "Ment'or is a foundation we created for young chefs, where when you do a craft and you work for someone it's not easy to get a break. You have a job. Unless you quit, you might not be able to see other things. Yeah, you can see on Instagram, you can see on [the] internet, on TV, other opportunity to discover other restaurant, but I think with Ment'or, we want to make sure that we have young chefs having a continuing education while they're working for someone and they don't have to quit their job." Ment'or provides hundreds of grants to young, up-and- coming chefs, so that they can gain experience in any restaurant in the world and have the opportunity to work with leading chefs. "They can't afford to leave their job for three months because they have to pay [for] their apartment, they have to continue to earn their salary. So we cover them… We cover everything… so that is very valuable for [a] young chef." "For me, Citymeals on Wheels was the one who is connected to the community; it has been feeding elderly people. In Europe, you take care of your grandmother, you take care of your parents, you take care of everybody. Here, many of them, nobody takes care of them. So, Citymeals on Wheels at least takes care of the eldery, which is very good and it's one I focus on."