Stirring the Pot: Conversations with Culinary Celebrities - Danny Meyer

Sunday August 14 at 11am

Stirring the Pot: Conversations with Culinary Celebrities - Danny Meyer

Hosted and interviewed by Florence Fabricant, acclaimed food writer and regular contributor to The New York Times dining section.

Danny Meyer is the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group and the founder of Shake Shack. Union Square Hospitality Group includes Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, The Modern, Maialino, Untitled, North End Grill, Marta, Porchlight, Union Square Events, and Hospitality Quotient, a learning and consulting business. Danny, his restaurants, and chefs have earned an unprecedented 26 James Beard Awards, and, in 2015, Danny was named to the TIME 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World. Danny’s first business book, Setting the Table (HarperCollins, 2006), a New York Times bestseller, examines the power of hospitality in restaurants, business and life. An active national leader in the fight against hunger, Danny serves on the board of Share Our Strength and has long supported hunger relief initiatives including City Harvest, God’s Love We Deliver, and the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger. He is equally active in civic affairs, serving on the boards of NYC & Co, Union Square Partnership, and the Madison Square Park Conservancy.

General Admission: $15/$13 Members: Talk 11am-12:30pm followed by Book Signing

$50 VIP ticket includes pre-talk, champagne reception with celebrity speakers from 10-11am

The John Drew Theater in the Dina Merrill Pavilion at Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, New York 11937, 631.324.0806; Tickets available at GuildHall.org; Box Office; 631.324.4050; Theatermania.com; or 1.866.811.4111.

Free Saunders Student Rush tickets available

Lead Sponsor: Ciuffo Cabinetry with additional support from Cadillac, Florim USA, McLoughlin Construction, SMEG USA, The Living Room Restaurant at c/o The Maidstone and Wölffer Estate Vineyard

Media Sponsor: Beach magazine

http://www.guildhall.org/events/?id=925&mode=id