Danny Meyer Quotes
Restaurants are like kids. You hope you understand their innate gifts, and then you let them realize their aspirations.
Museums are like sports stadiums, hotels and hospitals: they are in the category of captive-audience dining.
I grew up in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis. Our idea of Judaism was no bar mitzvahs and a Christmas tree that had a skirt at the bottom embroidered with the names of my grandparents.
A great restaurant is one that just makes you feel like you're not sure whether you went out or you came home and confuses you. If it can do both of those things at the same time, you're hooked.
Short of hiring a new staff, consider giving subpar workers a chance to improve. Tell them why they're not measuring up and give them a set amount of time to make specific improvements.
Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching.
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.
