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Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara: Review, Summary and 7 Lessons for Any Job

October 16, 2026 · Episode 3 · 17 min

Chapters

  1. Cold Open
  2. Welcome
  3. The Review
  4. The Summary
  5. Putting It To Work
  6. What To Read Next
  7. Outro

How did Eleven Madison Park become the best restaurant in the world? Hailey reviews Will Guidara's Unreasonable Hospitality, summarizes its big ideas, turns them into seven lessons you can use in any job, and recommends six books to read next.

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Books mentioned in this episode
Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Radical Candor by Kim Scott

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:26 Welcome
0:57 The Review
5:22 The Summary
10:44 Putting It To Work
14:51 What To Read Next
17:31 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

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"Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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