Will Guidara
Restaurateur and author
Will Guidara is an American restaurateur who co-owned Eleven Madison Park in New York City. He wrote Unreasonable Hospitality, about lessons in service and leadership.
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American Born 1979 in Sleepy Hollow, United States
About Will Guidara
Will Guidara, born in 1979, is a restaurateur based in New York City. He studied at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, learned dining room service at Spago Beverly Hills, and went to culinary school in northern Spain. Before joining Eleven Madison Park, he worked as director of operations for The Museum of Modern Art's restaurants. He became general manager of Eleven Madison Park in 2006 and later co-owned it with chef Daniel Humm. While he led it, Eleven Madison Park earned four stars from the New York Times and three Michelin stars, and in 2017 it was named number one on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. Guidara and Humm also co-owned the hospitality group Make It Nice, which was founded in 2011. He has coauthored four cookbooks and hosts the Welcome Conference, an annual hospitality symposium. His book Unreasonable Hospitality, a National Bestseller, recounts what he learned about service and leadership during his restaurant career.