CEO
Union Square Hospitality Group

Danny is the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, which includes Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, Tabla, Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, Shake Shack, and The Modern, Cafe 2 and Terrace 5 at the Museum of Modern Art, as well as Hudson Yards.

An active national leader in the fight against hunger, Danny has long served on the boards of Share Our Strength and City Harvest. He is equally active in civic affairs, serving as co-chair of the Union Square Partnership and on the executive committees of NYC & Co and the Madison Square Park Conservancy.

Danny has been a presenter at Food & Wine’s Aspen Classic, Saveur’s Texas Hill Country Festival, Culinary Institute of America, Cornell University, National Restaurant Association, and others. He has also been profiled by People Magazine, Town & Country, Gourmet, CNN and CBS Sunday Morning.

Danny, his restaurants and chefs have earned an unprecedented 19 James Beard Awards, including: the first-ever Outstanding Restaurateur, Outstanding Restaurant of the Year; Best Chef; Outstanding Service; Outstanding Wine Service; Humanitarian of the Year; Who’s Who of Food & Beverage; Best New Restaurant; Best Restaurant Design; and Best Graphic Design.

Danny co-authored the Union Square Cafe Cookbook with his partner, Chef Michael Romano. The book earned the IACP Julia Child Award for the best new cookbook by a first-time author, and was followed up with the highly acclaimed Second Helpings from Union Square Cafe. Danny’s latest book, Setting the Table, examines the power of hospitality in restaurants, business, and life and has been named a best seller by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek.

He lives in New York with his wife, Audrey, and their four children, Hallie, Charles, Gretchen and Peyton.

Twitter: @dhmeyer