Danny Meyer
Danny Meyer
Daniel "Danny" Meyeris a New York City restaurateur and the Chief Executive Officer of the Union Square Hospitality Group...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth14 March 1958
CountryUnited States of America
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Union Square Cafe is all soul, not brain.
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We have a simple philosophy. Make sure the client's expectations are met financially, recognize that any project is successful through a team of people, and treat those people with respect.
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I think that Shake Shack wouldn't exist had it not been for Twitter. I don't think you would have gotten a hundred New Yorkers to stand in line for an hour if they couldn't have made their time really productive and organized snowball fights, ordered free hot chocolate, and, you know, Instagrammed photos.
honoring
Diners are upset that restaurants aren't honoring reservations, and a lot of restaurants help bring this on by overbooking.
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Restaurants with small courses that give the customer choices, and that don't obligate them to spend a fortune, are going to do very well.
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My staff's job is to adjust to circumstances with technical precision and artful grace so that every patron has a wonderful experience.
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Service is how product is delivered - the technical aspect.
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If someone said, 'You've got to eat your next two meals at American fast-food restaurants,' I would do one meal at Chipotle and one meal at Popeyes fried chicken.
existing flavors
What you can do is present existing flavors in a fresh way, in a fresh context.