Business Speaker Danny Meyer is an experienced and accomplished restaurateur. Meyer is most known for being the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group. Restaurants under the ownership of Union Square Hospitality Group include Gramercy Tavern, The Modern, Blue Smoke and North End Grill among other New York City restaurants.
Meyer places a high level of importance of the customer satisfaction and has been recognized by numerous different organizations for his excellence in restaurant management. Under Meyer’s leadership his restaurants have earned a total of 28 James Beard Awards, he has been named by Bon Appetit as the best restaurateur in America and in 2005, Danny Meyer was named “Best Restaurateur” by Reader’s Digest.
Meyer also operates a large catering division of the Union Square Hospitality Group that operates concession stands at numerous major sports stadiums such as the New York Mets Citi Field and the Washington Nationals’ Stadium.
Danny Meyer is the author of multiple books including The Union Square Café Cookbook and the New York Times Best Seller, Setting the Table.