Quotes About Hospitality

I rarely have out-of-town visitors because you have to do things like take them around L.A.

I like talking to visitors, especially children.

During one of his uncannily well-timed impromptu visits to my restaurant, Union Square Cafe, Pat Cetta taught me how to manage people. Pat was the owner of a storied New York City steakhouse called Sparks, and by that time, he was an old pro at running a fine restaurant.

If you can serve everyone who visits you, you must be doing well in business.

Nonresidents have a tendency to rush their visits to Harlem.

Just about every single person who visits me in Poland tells me that everything here is better than they thought it would be - especially the food.

Small hotels are going to be in vogue. In my view, small is going to be the new big, wherein people will rethink a lot about going back to that 1,000-room hotel versus going to a 40-room niche hotel.

Japan is one of my favorite places to play. Not just because they love volleyball, but the people are so nice and they're so clean and organized.

I remember Farooque Sahab would bring volumes of nice food on set for the whole unit. Not just that, he would send sackfuls of mangoes from his farm in Gujarat.

All those who are here can stay. I don't say send them home like he does.

In the restaurant it's much more serious.

You know, I've been attending so many banquets that I know what they're going to serve before I get there.

Good service means never having to ask for anything.

I love room service!

I feel that when you connect something that you do, especially serving food, and connect that together with words - I think it's very important.

If you want to shake a hand, if you want a story, I'll be more than happy to sit down with you and talk with you. It's what I love to do.

Once, Mr. Bachchan had come to inaugurate a restaurant and I barged in to shake hands with him.

I think I have shaken more hands in my life than anyone else.

There is something magical about sharing meals.

You cannot open a major New York restaurant today and not be aware that showbiz will play a role.

I love the affection that people in Gujarat shower artists with.

Actually all artists love Gujarat because Gujaratis shower respect and a lot of love on them.

I don't go out - ever. I'm lucky enough to have awesome friends, and we always end up at someone's house. We're big house-party guys.

It's awesome, I tell everyone that the U.K. is one of my favourite places to go.