The Modern
Fine dining restaurant in New York
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Oct 13, 2026
Danny MeyerGUEST
And, and so having something like really good cookies on the menu is not a bad thing.
Danny MeyerGUEST
We do that at The Modern, too, where not many people have the, you know, Abby Aldrich Sculpture Garden-
Kat KinsmanHOST
[laughs]
Danny MeyerGUEST
... out your back window.
Danny MeyerGUEST
But why do you think at The Modern we have, you know, buckets of fried chicken with champagne or hot dogs with caviar? And it's like looking for ways to turn up the dial on coming home.
Danny MeyerGUEST
Now, a place like Union Square Cafe kind of just naturally hits that blend anyway.
Danny MeyerGUEST
Union Square Cafe feels like coming home, but the food, while it may look like you came home, most of us don't cook like that at home.
David ArmstrongHOST
... 51% comes from.
Andy BusserGUEST
So Danny Meyer built the Union Square Hospitality group in New York, and for anybody who's been to Union Square Cafe or The Modern or Manhattan or ever any of his wonderful restaurants, the Gramercy Tavern, he's just got a wonderful culture among all the employees there.
Andy BusserGUEST
And I went to, to one of his restaurants years ago with my wife, and we just had a great experience, and I happened to be in a bookstore a couple weeks later, and I saw there was a book by Danny Meyer, who I knew owned these restaurants.
Andy BusserGUEST
And I said, "I'm just gonna...
12 MINS LATER
David ArmstrongHOST
We're running out to the end of our time, but I did wanna ask, this wouldn't be a complete podcast, but I didn't ask you about artificial intelligence.
David ArmstrongHOST
You alluded to it already.
David ArmstrongHOST
How, in your view, is artificial intelligence or the changes of technology impacting the modern family office?
Andy BusserGUEST
Yeah.
Greg HortonHOST
Yeah.
Chris BeckerGUEST
So I was, um, a chef de partie/saucier at The Modern under Gabriel Kreuther, um, for a period of time, sort of in between Le Bernardin and the opening of Del Posto, 'cause you know how, like, restaurants are.
Chris BeckerGUEST
They're notoriously delayed for whatever reason.
Greg HortonHOST
Yep.
26 MINS LATER
Chris BeckerGUEST
Yeah.
Greg HortonHOST
'Cause some people just don't like to cook certain things.
Chris BeckerGUEST
No, I mean, the, so the thing is like background wise, like I've cooked fish at Le Bernardin, I've cooked meats at The Modern.
Chris BeckerGUEST
Um, you know, I worked all the stations at Lupa.
Sam BenrubiHOST
But they still are able to-
Jancis RobinsonGUEST
I love The Modern, Gramercy.
Sam BenrubiHOST
Same group.
Jancis RobinsonGUEST
And, you know, um-
Chad WhiteHOST
I don't know, sh- said in New York this summer.
Chad WhiteHOST
She arrived for lunch at The Modern.
Chad WhiteHOST
Okay, so she said this to, to, to Zachary.
Chad WhiteHOST
Despite the reset that we're going through, we still have 500 million pr- players every single month, which is great.
Luca ServodioHOST
Dear listener, joining me now is none other than Danny Meyer, founder and executive chairman of Union Square Hospitality Group.
Luca ServodioHOST
Danny is the restaurateur behind Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, The Modern, Daily Provisions, and many, many more, as well as the founder of a little thing called Shake Shack.
Luca ServodioHOST
His new book, What Could Possibly Go Right?, comes out September 29th and he'll be in Los Angeles on October 5th for the LA Chef Conference where he'll be in conversation with Los Angeles Times restaurant critic Bill Addison.
Luca ServodioHOST
Danny, welcome to the LA Food Podcast.
32 MINS LATER
Danny MeyerGUEST
quickly.
Danny MeyerGUEST
I didn't have the playbook for that.
Danny MeyerGUEST
And then, you know, for better or for worse, a couple of years after that, there was Blue Smoke, Shake Shack, The Modern.
Danny MeyerGUEST
And lo and behold, I really, really had to look at myself in the mirror and say, you're going to screw up everything that got you here if you don't figure out How to scale your culture.
Mika BrzezinskiHOST
Um-
Joe ScarboroughHOST
Our next guest is, of course, behind the beloved New York City restaurants, Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and The Modern, as well as the founder of the international sensation Shake Shack.
Joe ScarboroughHOST
One of my favorites.
Mika BrzezinskiHOST
This is a problem.
Jim CramerHOST
Most of you know him as the founder and chairman of Shake Shack, but here in New York, he's the man behind some of the best fine dining establishments in the city, from Union Square Cafe, to Gramercy Tavern, to Manhatta down here in the Financial District.
Jim CramerHOST
The Modern, where I asked my wife to marry me, has two Michelin stars.
Jim CramerHOST
For the record, she turned me down flat because I hadn't first asked her dad for her hand.
Jim CramerHOST
Suboptimal.
8 MINS LATER
Danny MeyerGUEST
Center f- they gave us center field in 2009.
Danny MeyerGUEST
They said, "What's the right solution here?" Shake Shack, Blue Smoke, El Verano, Pappa Russo.
Danny MeyerGUEST
The Modern, the museum gave us this space.
Danny MeyerGUEST
What belongs there? The Modern.
Danny MeyerGUEST
It's not fast casual.
Danny MeyerGUEST
100% of the people that worked with me to start Shake Shack were working in restaurants like The Modern.
Hoda KotbHOST
Oh, wow.
Danny MeyerGUEST
Or Eleven Madison Park, or Tabla, or Union Square Cafe, or Gramercy Tavern.
Hoda KotbGUEST
For Meyer, a lot has gone right.
Hoda KotbGUEST
He's the mastermind behind some of New York City's iconic fine dining landmarks, including Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and The Modern.
Hoda KotbGUEST
Yet even with those achievements, he's the first to admit that failure is a necessary part of success.
Hoda KotbGUEST
The restaurant business, it's a tough business.
17 MINS LATER
Justin VerlanderGUEST
No, we should
Savannah GuthrieHOST
give you your flowers because, you know, yes, you're retiring.
Savannah GuthrieHOST
One of the one of the greatest pitchers of the modern era.
Savannah GuthrieHOST
You've won the Cy Young.
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