A Quote by Danny Meyer

'Fine casual' means taking the cultural priorities that fine dining, at its best, believes in.

Danny Meyer

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Danny Meyer
American - Businessman
Born: March 14, 1958

When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual.

Nobu Matsuhisa

I think fine dining is dying out everywhere... but I think there will be - and there has to always be - room for at least a small number of really fine, old-school fine-dining restaurants.

Anthony Bourdain

I love the intensity of the fine-dining kitchen, but loathe the fine-dining experience.

David Chang

I think that more and more and more really talented restauranteurs and chefs from the fine dining world are going to try their hand at fine casual. They're going to say, 'Why not us?'

Danny Meyer

Fast casual is a wonderful way to eat. The casualisation of fine dining has allowed everyone to feel comfortable, but at the same time you do sacrifice a sense of occasion.

Melissa Leong

I don't think fine dining is dying, but I think those rare occasions when you really want the fanciness are diminishing... I think a lot of people are going to find simpler, more casual ways to enjoy an experience.

Mario Batali

By itself, tofu is like wet foam rubber, but you'd no more eat it by itself and expect fine dining than you would stare at a blank canvas and expect to see fine art.

Victoria Moran

Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men any more than fine feathers make fine birds.

George Washington

To eat well, I always disagree with critics who say that all restaurants should be fine dining. You can get a Michelin star if you serve the best hamburger in the world.

David Chang

I think there's something to be said for going to certain fine dining restaurants and knowing that after a certain time, it would be inappropriate to take young children. And, unrealistic for them and unfair to the child and to the others that are dining.

Jo Frost

To be able to serve and to eat a whole fish, especially a trout, is part of civilized dining. This applies particularly to the young, who should take to it as soon as they can handle knife and fork; this is a fine way for them to begin taking pride in themselves and their abilities.