Kyle Harrison
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Setting the Table

Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
Author
Danny Meyer
Published
2006
Pages
336
Recommended
2 times
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Why it’s on the list: Meyer’s operating philosophy for restaurants — hospitality as a system rather than a mood, and the staffing decisions that follow from it.

Where I heard about it

  • Replies to @WillManidis — named in the thread answering “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?”, June 2025.
  • On Patrick Collison’s Bookshelf — Patrick Collison’s catalog of the physical books he owns (unflagged). Saved in Kyle’s April 19th, 2020 Roam daily note.

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