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23 Greatest Danny Meyer Quotes

Danny Meyer is a restaurant founder from St. Louis, Missouri. He has spent his career revolutionizing the way the restaurant industry thinks and functions and has opened numerous restaurants himself. Some of the ones he owns are Cafe 2, Shake Shack, and Union Square Cafe. Here are some quotes that show his ideals and theories on they food service industry.

“A great restaurant doesn’t distinguish itself by how few mistakes it makes but by how well they handle those mistakes.”

“Festive cocktails mean color, lots of color.”

“Comfort food is absolutely moving upscale.”

“A delicious meal cooked by a colleague for many others nourishes not only the body but also the soul.”

“A cocktail done right can really show your guests that you care.”

“Every restaurant needs to have a point of view.”

“How can you franchise hospitality?”

“Good service means never having to ask for anything.”

“Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching.”

“Hospitality knows no gender or race.”

“I don’t get to cook in my own restaurant.”

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

“I feel like not knowing Joe Torre is a hole in my New York experience.”

“I adore going to a very, very fancy restaurant – as long as the spirit is genuine, like it’s their pleasure to welcome you.”

“Business, like life, is all about how you make people feel. It’s that simple, and it’s that hard.”

“In the end, what’s most meaningful is creating positive, uplifting outcomes for human experiences and human relationships. Business, like life, is all about how you make people feel.
It’s that simple, and it’s that hard.”

“Her recipe for the perfect waitress was, “two parts Walter Cronkite to one part Mae West, carefully blended with a cup of Mikhail Baryshnikov and a liberal sprinkling of Mother
Teresa.”

“I never get sick on airplanes, which is incredible. You’re basically in a flying petri dish.”

“I gasp for air if I don’t get to breathe Italian air once a year.”

“One of my great teachers was the late Jean-Claude Vrinat of Taillevent in Paris.”

“Service is how product is delivered – the technical aspect.”

“People use restaurants to do business, to do politics, to socialize.”


In this great interview with Danny Meyer, he talks about the way that he runs his businesses and why they are so unique and successful.

I hope you have enjoyed these great Danny Meyer quotes.

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