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I don't think there's going to be sustainable demand for restaurants that force you to spend hours there.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Demand Force Going Hours Restaurants Spend Sustainable Think You

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Comfort food is absolutely moving upscale.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Absolutely Comfort Comfort Food Food Moving

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A restaurant is a compendium of choices that the owner has made. If you look around a restaurant, everything represents a choice: the kind of salt shaker that's on the table, the art on the walls, the uniforms on the waiters.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Around Art Choice Choices Everything Kind Look Made Owner Represents Restaurant Salt Table Uniforms Walls You

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Service is how product is delivered - the technical aspect.

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In one respect, it's easier to open a restaurant in New York because you get more media attention than anywhere else. Almost everyone will try a new place once, irrespective of the reviews, because it's a spectator sport.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Almost Almost Everyone Anywhere Anywhere Else Attention Because Easier Else Everyone Get Irrespective Media More New New Place New York Once Open Place Respect Restaurant Reviews Spectator Sport Than Try Will York You

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Essentially what's going to determine how you succeed in New York is how people feel about the space, how delicious the food is, how they perceive the value and, most important of all, how they feel treated. My understanding is Stephen Starr is exceptionally good at all of this and his ability to create a transporting experience.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Ability About Create Delicious Determine Essentially Exceptionally Experience Feel Food Going Good His How Important Most New New York People Perceive Space Succeed Treated Understanding Value York You

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Diners are upset that restaurants aren't honoring reservations, and a lot of restaurants help bring this on by overbooking.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Bring Help Honoring Lot Reservations Restaurants Upset

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During one of his uncannily well-timed impromptu visits to my restaurant, Union Square Cafe, Pat Cetta taught me how to manage people. Pat was the owner of a storied New York City steakhouse called Sparks, and by that time, he was an old pro at running a fine restaurant.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Cafe City Fine He His How Impromptu Manage Me New New York New York City Old Owner Pat People Pro Restaurant Running Sparks Square Taught Time Union Visits York

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I trust that McDonald's can find a way to sell all-natural chicken without raising their prices; we did that at Shake Shack. It is more expensive, and we took a slight margin hit, but we did it. And if we can do it, I know that much bigger companies can.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Bigger Chicken Companies Did Expensive Find Hit Know Margin Mcdonald More Much Prices Raising Sell Shack Shake Slight Took Trust Way Without

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In order to encourage the cattle farmers to raise a herd of all-natural cattle, which is a several-year process, they have to know that it's not just Shake Shack that wants to buy it. They have to have other buyers who are willing to pay more for all natural.

~Danny Meyer

Topics: Buy Buyers Cattle Encourage Farmers Herd Just Know More Natural Order Other Pay Process Raise Shack Shake Wants Which Who Willing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: March 14th, 1958

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