What Makes a Good Job, part 2, featuring Zeynep Ton

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What Four Decades of Building Great Restaurants Taught Danny Meyer About Culture

Danny Meyer has built some of the most beloved and enduring restaurants in the US. The “secret sauce” behind Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, The Modern, Shake Shack, and more? How diners feel when they walk in the door. His new book, What Could Possibly Go Right, is about a c ...  Show more

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