Author of Waiter Rant Steve Dublanica and restaurateur Danny Meyer share insider information about the restaurant business on the Today Show with Kathy Lee and Hoda. Useful tips to keep in mind when you go out for your next meal. Although, I think I’d rather not know if my steak fell on the floor before it got to the table!

Danny Meyer is one of the world’s most successful and admired restaurateurs. He is the President of Union Square Hospitality Group, which includes Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, Tabla, Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, Shake Shack, The Modern, Cafe 2, Terrace 5, and Hudson Yards Catering. Meyer shares the secrets of his success with his revolutionary – and winning – philosophy about “Enlightened Hospitality” in Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business.

America’s most innovative restaurateur and hospitality leader Danny Meyer proves again and again why he is at the top of the industry. Two of his most beloved restaurants, Gramercy Tavern and Union Square Cafe are consistently ranked #1 and #2 on the Zagat Survey for New York’s Most Popular Restaurant. His latest achievement, a FOUR STAR review (the highest accolade a critic from the New York Times can award) for Eleven Madison Park in the New York Times. Frank Bruni wrote:

“Eleven Madison Park, which opened in 1998, now ranks among the most alluring and impressive restaurants in New York.”

 Peek into an evening in the life of Eleven Madison Park:

(from Nick Cannell)