Danny Meyer

Hospitality is present when something happens for you. It is absent when something happens to you. Those two simple prepositions - for and to - express it all.

If you develop a dialogue with me and take an interest in me, I'll want to give you the business. It's human nature.

It's always imperative to improve and to remain dynamic - or you'll become lunch, as opposed to serving it.

One thing I love most about New York is the variety of amazing foods you can eat. My all-time favorite is the Chicken Parmigianino at Jean Georges.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I joined the board of Chipotle because no company has ever been able to scale fresh, properly sourced food in the history of America.