#1076 - Will Guidara - The Hotdog Effect: Secrets of the World’s #1 Restaurants
3/26/20261 hr 5 min
Will Guidara is a restaurateur, hospitality expert, and author. What does it take to become the world’s best restaurant? In an era of extravagant dining and over-the-top experiences, the answer might be simpler than you think. So what actually separates the best from the rest? Expect to learn the biggest differences between service and hospitality, how Will went from #50 in the world to #1, how to operationalise magic and why most companies forget the human they are supposed to serve, which tricks of hospitality from well known restaurants most people probably overlook or don’t notice, what the one thing I should get right if you want to run a successful restaurant is and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp
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First 90 secondsChris Williamson· Host0:00
I started listening to emo music when I was 12 and 13, like everybody else, uh, except I never grew out of it. [laughing] So I'm, I'm permanently in, uh, band T-shirts that 14-year-old me would think are sick. And, um, that's it. That's- Dude, isn't, isn't that, like, one of the greatest forms of, of success if 14-year-old you would be proud of you now? 14-year-old you thinks that you're cool?
Will Guidara· Guest0:25
Yeah.
Chris Williamson· Host0:26
That's- 14-year-old you is saying, "Gosh, he's like...
Will Guidara· Guest0:29
He's done something with himself, but he's still wearing the Beartooth T-shirt."
Chris Williamson· Host0:33
Yeah. What do you think 14-year-old you would say about you?
Will Guidara· Guest0:35
I think 14-year-old me would be pretty psyched. I mean, man, I've... When I was 12, I wanted to be in restaurants. Um, it's literally the only thing I ever wanted to do when I was a kid. And so for 14-year-old me to see that I did that at the absolute highest level, and then somehow managed to find another life to carve out for myself afterwards, I think he'd be pretty, I think he'd be pretty impressed.
Chris Williamson· Host1:07
What a cool, what a cool concept of what would 14-year-old you think about adult you- Mm ... as basically the ultimate gauge of whether or not your life's gone well. Not what do the people in your industry think of you, not even actually what do your parents think of you, but what would, what would 14-year-old you think of you?
Will Guidara· Guest1:25
Or your spouse, or your friends, or, um, all