Hey, this is the moment. I'm Brian Covelman. Thanks for listening. My guest today is arguably the most successful restaurateur in the world.

And, well, you can make the argument Danny Meyer who you wherever you are in the world

certainly know Shake Shack which started in Madison Square Park and then Danny figured out how to franchise and it is absolutely

there's always this argument about in and out versus Shake Shack I'm sure Danny won't weigh in but I will

Shake Shack all the way at Some of Danny's restaurants are Union Square

Cafe, Gramer's Tavern, which was, you know, when it opened, sort of changed fine dining after he changed it the first time.

Blue smoke, the Modern, and Mylino.

I mean, you get endless.

Marta, he's about to open Martina,

which is a new, so how would you describe Martina?

First of all, can I say hi and how great it is to be with you here, Brian?

You can in a moment.

I was going to interrupt you, but you were saying all these nice things, and I said, that's a bad time to interrupt you but you were saying all these nice things and I said that's a bad time to interrupt you.

Well, it's mostly going to be me trying to figure out how not to interrupt you.

But Danny, you know, you know I've met over the years a number of times and have recently

started to become pals and but what's great about this is at dinner I'm a

little bit shy to ask all the questions I want to ask but I'm not going to be

shy now so I'm just going to die. I'm not going to be shy now.

So I'm just going to die.

I'm not going to get my money's worth if you're shy right now.

So here's where I want to start.

I want to understand what you would identify as the intrinsic gifts, let's say you have or that you

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