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Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) was founded by Danny
Meyer and includes some of New York City's most acclaimed restaurants: Union
Square Café, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, Tabla, Blue Smoke, Jazz
Standard, Shake Shack, and The Modern, as well as Hudson Yards Catering and
Hudson Yards Sports and Entertainment. Danny, his restaurants, and his chefs
have earned an unprecedented nineteen James Beard Awards. All five of USHG's
fine dining restaurants have earned three stars from the New York Times, and for the past decade, Union Square Café and
Gramercy Tavern have vied for #1 and #2 among Zagat Survey's Most Popular Restaurants in New York. Danny Meyer's
book Setting the Table
(HarperCollins, 2006) was a New York
Times bestseller, and he has coauthored two cookbooks, including the Union Square Café Cookbook
(HarperCollins, 1994), with his business partner chef Michael Romano.