“My history has been to grow the roots as deeply as you can before going on to the next thing. That's why it took 10 years to go from Union Square Cafe to Gramercy Tavern, and another 10 years to go from Blue Smoke's first location to its second, and five to go from Shake Shack 1 to Shake Shack 2.”

American politician from Kentucky

Danny Meyer was an American politician from Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky Senate from 1978 to 1994 and was first elected in 1977, when he defeated incumbent senator Nick Baker for renomination. He represented Kentucky in the state senate for nearly two decades before resigning in August 1994. His public record is tied to legislative service and electoral politics at the state level.