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Gramercy Tavern appeared on the cover of New York Magazine the day we opened, and it was five deep at the bar with people who were not necessarily here to dine. They just wanted to kinda sniff out the hot, new restaurant.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Appeared Bar Cover Day Deep Dine Five Here Hot Just Kinda Magazine Necessarily New New York Opened Out People Restaurant Sniff Tavern Wanted Were Who York

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My history has been to grow the roots as deeply as you can before going on to the next thing. That's why it took 10 years to go from Union Square Cafe to Gramercy Tavern, and another 10 years to go from Blue Smoke's first location to its second, and five to go from Shake Shack 1 to Shake Shack 2.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Another Been Before Blue Cafe Deeply First Five Go Going Grow History Location Next Next Thing Roots Second Shack Shake Smoke Square Tavern Thing Took Union Why Years You

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I learned that you shouldn't take your most esoteric concept and fit it into the largest space with the highest fixed costs. It puts too much pressure on the restaurant to hit grand slams every day when there just aren't enough people who want to watch that sport.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Concept Costs Day Enough Enough People Esoteric Every Every Day Fit Fixed Grand Highest Hit Just Largest Learned Most Much People Pressure Puts Restaurant Space Sport Take Too Too Much Want Watch Who You Your

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Earlier in my career, I needed to be the writer, casting director, set designer, leading man, and producer. I've been eliminating a lot of those jobs. I'm an executive producer right now. I still get to pick the best screenplays.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Been Best Career Casting Designer Director Earlier Executive Get Jobs Leading Leading Man Lot Man Needed Now Pick Producer Right Screenplays Set Set Designer Still Those Writer

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It is sad that the more 'successful' a neighborhood becomes, the more it gradually takes on a recognizable, common look, as the same banks, drugstore chains and national brands move in.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Banks Becomes Brands Chains Common Gradually Look More Move National Neighborhood Recognizable Sad Same Successful Takes

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The part of capitalism that doesn't work for me is when capitalists make decisions in the way that Adam Smith suggested, which is that as long as you do everything in the interest of the investor, you're going to actually make the best decisions for all other stakeholders. I don't happen to agree with that.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Actually Adam Agree Best Capitalism Capitalists Decisions Everything Going Happen Interest Investor Long Make Me Other Part Smith Stakeholders Suggested Way Which Work You

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I just think the best way for me to be greedy is long-term greedy.

~Danny Meyer

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I'm a big believer that you can try to change the world based on philosophy, doctrine, and belief. But I think the thing that really drives the world is hedonism, the pleasure factor.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Based Belief Believer Big Big Believer Change Change The World Doctrine Drives Factor Philosophy Pleasure Really Thing Think Try World You I Think

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Sometimes, early in their careers, chefs make the mistake of adding one too many things to a plate to get attention. If a chef is just coming up with wiz-bang gimmicks on their plate, that has nothing to do with bringing real pleasure to people.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Adding Attention Bringing Careers Chef Chefs Coming Early Get Just Make Many Mistake Nothing People Plate Pleasure Real Sometimes Things Too Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: March 14th, 1958

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