The Welcome Conference, Will Guidara's elite one-day hospitality event, sets the tone for the future of restaurants. This year: Warm fuzzies are in.

For example, Guidara told me the hot dog story with such enthusiasm, I thought it was the first time he had shared it. It wasn't. He wrote it in his book (chapter 18).

Will Guidara was 26 when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park in NYC, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic room. Eleven years later, EMP was named the be… ...

The co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, currently holding the top spot of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, shares some of his secrets.