Danny Meyer

In an age when so many groups are rolling out restaurants faster than your local baker makes donuts, my goal is that each restaurant feels hand-crafted. That they have their own soul. ”

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

Union Square Cafe is all soul, not brain. ”

I've been in love with Washington ever since renting my very first apartment there many years ago while working as a Senate intern. ”

My staff's job is to adjust to circumstances with technical precision and artful grace so that every patron has a wonderful experience. ”

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

Life is a series of waves to be embraced and overcome. ”

Fine casual' means taking the cultural priorities that fine dining, at its best, believes in. ”

Restaurants and chefs have become followed by such a broad swath of the public, in a way that used to be reserved for sports stars, movie stars, and theater actors. Restaurants are in the firmament of today's common culture. ”

In the restaurant business, as opposed to the theater, center orchestra is an 8 P. M. reservation. Orchestra on the side is 7 or 8:30. Mezzanine is 6 and 9. But people don't take it personally when they call the theater and can't get what they want. ”