Will Guidara discusses UNREASONABLE HOSPITALITY: The Field Guide

Schedule

Tue Apr 28 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Barnes & Noble | New York, NY

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B&N Union Square in New York City welcomes Will Guidara to discuss UNREASONABLE HOSPITALITY: The Field Guide on Tuesday, April 28th at 6PM.
About this Event

Join in New York City on Tuesday, April 28th at 6PM as we welcome former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park and New York Times bestselling author to discuss . This interactive guide will help you put the principles found in into action in your own organization.

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Will will sign and personalize (name only) copies of and his other titles.

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ABOUT :

With over one million copies sold to date, Will Guidara’s book Unreasonable Hospitality issued a compelling invitation: “No matter what business you’re in, you can make the choice to be in the hospitality industry.” His lessons about service and leadership celebrated the one principle that never goes out of season: the human desire to be taken care of.
If Unreasonable Hospitality is the why, then The Field Guide is the how—a step-by-step roadmap to applying those lessons, including:
• Building and leading your team with consistency, integrity—and yes, hospitality
• Developing a culture of hospitality with five essential components—excellence, communication, collaboration, feedback, and repair—and the systems that will keep those values front and center
• Creating bespoke gestures with the power to transform ordinary transactions into extraordinary experiences—as well as how to create a ready-made toolkit of easily implemented ones that feel bespoke
Featuring deeply personal stories, his own as well as those of readers he’s encountered, the book is packed with practical exercises that are as relevant to the CEO of a Fortune 500 as they are to the ambitious intern at the front desk. Each can be done on your own, with your team, or company-wide at the annual retreat.
Beautifully designed and illustrated in full color, this delightful, participatory guide—meant to be marked up and discussed—will have you feeling like a kid about to crack open a new coloring book. You’ll walk away inspired, with a power pack of specific, immediately actionable ideas to help you elevate the magic in what you do—for yourself, the people you work with, and the people you serve.

ABOUT :

Will Guidara is the author of the New York Times bestseller Unreasonable Hospitality. He is the former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, which under his leadership was named the Best Restaurant in the World. He is the host of The Welcome Conference, a co-producer on the Emmy Award-winning series The Bear, and a recipient of the Wall Street Journal Innovator Award.

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