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The Next Big Idea · 2026-04-30 · 59 min · 10,068 words

We're Still Thinking About This Conversation with Will Guidara

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Hey, it's Caleb. So today we're bringing you an episode from the archives. But not just any episode. This is one of my favorite episodes of all time. Also, not to brag or anything, but it's one of my mom's favorite episodes too.

It's a conversation I had with Will Gadara back in September 2023. He tells me this story of how a two-word concept allowed him to take a middling brasserie brasserie? That's a that's a that's a weird word. He tells the story of how a two-word concept allowed him to take a decent French restaurant and turn it into the best restaurant in the world.

Those two words? Unreasonable hospitality. Will just published an awesome new book. It's called Unreasonable Hospitality, the Field Guide, and he's coming on the show on Monday to talk with me about it. So I thought it'd be nice to put our first conversation at the top of the feed as an amoose boosh, an appetizer.

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