Book · 2006 · Business
Setting the Table
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He's got one of the best books on hospitality ever written, which is called Setting the Table.
Chip Conley · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2019 Listen at 1:41:28 What they say about it
- Praise as great book2
The best things said about it
Setting the Table is amazing book.
It's a really good book.
Angela Duckworth No Stupid Questions · Jun 2022 I read it, it's awesome.
He has a great book Setting the Table if people haven't read it.
Bill Gurley Modern Wisdom · Mar 2026 Where and when it comes up
6 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Setting the Table by Danny Meyer is a highly regarded book exploring the philosophy of hospitality, business leadership, and the power of empowering employees through enlightened hospitality. The book has garnered praise across multiple prominent podcasts from various leaders and entrepreneurs. Bill Gurley recommended the book on Modern Wisdom and mentioned it again on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg while discussing career inspirations and biographies. Caryn Seidman-Becker shared on Invest Like the Best that she had read the amazing book and was inspired by Danny Meyer, noting that she hired Union Square Hospitality Group's Hospitality Quotient to train their team members in Orlando. Tim Ferriss recommended listeners check out the book during an episode of The Tim Ferriss Show featuring Danny Meyer himself. Angela Duckworth expressed her deep admiration for Danny Meyer on No Stupid Questions, calling his work a really good book. Shaan Puri brought up the title on My First Million during a discussion about restaurant and hospitality management philosophies, calling the read awesome. Finally, Chip Conley recommended the work on The Tim Ferriss Show, praising it as one of the best books on hospitality ever written by a legendary restaurateur.
Every mention
Bill Gurley He has a great book setting the table if people haven't read it. 2
“He has a great book setting the table if people haven't read it.”
“for those of you that know about Danny Meyer setting the table is the book”
Angela Duckworth I have to say I love Danny Meyer I read setting the table uh it's a really good book 1
“I have to say I love Danny Meyer I read setting the table uh it's a really good book”
Caryn Seidman-Becker And we hired I had read setting the table is amazing book. Danny Meyer, one of my great heroes. And he beca… 1
“And we hired I had read setting the table is amazing book. Danny Meyer, one of my great heroes. And he became an investor in Clear. And that was awesome. And uh so we hired Union Square Hospitality um I think it was called Hospitality Quotient to do the training of our team members in Orlando.”
Chip Conley Um I also love Danny Meyer, the restaurateur. Yeah. Um and he's got and he's got one of the best books on h… 1
“Um I also love Danny Meyer, the restaurateur. Yeah. Um and he's got and he's got one of the best books on hospitality ever written, which is called um Setting the Table.”
Shaan Puri i think he's written one danny meyer his book's called setting the table yeah i read it it's awesome 1
“i think he's written one danny meyer his book's called setting the table yeah i read it it's awesome”
Tim Ferriss I recommend people check out Setting the Table, your book. 1
“I recommend people check out Setting the Table, your book.”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Danny is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, Setting the Table, which articulates a set of signature business and life principles that translate to a wide range of industries.”
“But Tabla was about 13 years old, and if I regret one thing that I wrote in Setting the Table, it was actually in the very first paragraph of the book. And I proudly stated, at this point, we had been in business for about 20 years, and I proudly stated how many restaurants we had opened.”
“Well, outside of our cookbooks and Setting the Table, which is the most gift I give because someone's got to give it, I love marketing.”