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Danny Meyer

Danny Meyer

American Businessman

Born: Mar 14, 1958

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What you can do is present existing flavors in a fresh way, in a fresh context. Danny Meyer

You Way Fresh Context Existing Flavors Present

People use restaurants to do business, to do politics, to socialize. Danny Meyer

Politics Business People Restaurants Use Socialize

I don't get to cook in my own restaurant. Danny Meyer

Own Restaurant My Own Get Cook

I throw 14 parties a week. Danny Meyer

Week Throw Parties

Ninety-five percent of all brussels sprouts come from California. Danny Meyer

Percent Brussels Come California

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. Danny Meyer

Christmas Family Christmas Tree Tree Our Had Bottom Idea Names Judaism Up Louis Reform St. Louis Grew Bar Grandparents Skirt Jewish

When I was young, I had no choice as to what I was eating. Danny Meyer

Young No Choice Eating Had Choice

I couldn't sit in a chair in an office all day. Danny Meyer

Day Sit All Day Office Chair

Museums are like sports stadiums, hotels and hospitals: they are in the category of captive-audience dining. Danny Meyer

Sports Dining Hospitals Hotels Like Category Stadiums Museums

I think that more and more and more really talented restauranteurs and chefs from the fine dining world are going to try their hand at fine casual. They're going to say, 'Why not us?' Danny Meyer

World Try Think Say Dining Fine More More And More Casual Talented Chefs Hand Going Us Really Why Why Not

I never get sick on airplanes, which is incredible. You're basically in a flying petri dish. Danny Meyer

You Sick Incredible Flying Airplane Never Get Dish Which Basically

I run in London, in San Francisco - any city that's got a waterfront or park. Danny Meyer

Waterfront Francisco Run City London Park Got Any San San Francisco

Human nature doesn't change. When enough people are comfortable enough financially, there is going to be human nature that wants to spend more money on better quality and, to some degree, status symbols as well. Danny Meyer

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

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

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. Danny Meyer

Today, it's almost the outlier if people are not photographing what they ate and then sharing that in real time. Danny Meyer

Today Time People Ate Photographing Sharing Almost Real Real Time Then

If you're constantly making business decisions on behalf of your investors first, ultimately you're going to wear down your other stakeholders. It's going to be potentially hurtful for your employees and your customers and the community you do business with. Danny Meyer

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. Danny Meyer

You Meal Would Restaurants Eat Someone Said Got Fried Fried Chicken Chicken American Meals Next Your Two

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

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

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