Family Meeting 2004: Foodies' Paradise

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 20, 2014

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Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group which includes Blue Smoke, Union Square Café and, since 2004, Shake Shack, and Dan Barber, chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, look back on a year when many now-iconic restaurants opened and how New Yorkers' relationship with food have changed since then.

Some of The Restaurants That Opened in NYC in 2004

The Spotted Pig
Per Se
Masa
Freeman’s
Franny’s
Spice Market
The Momofuko Noodle Bar
Frankie's 457
Shake Shack
Blue Hill and Stone Barns

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