S1:E23 David Rabin I Architect of Hospitality

Hospitality projects have to hit the right notes, engaging all the senses, to resonate. Over several decades, pioneering restaurateur David Rabin has morphed his talents into becoming an architect of the hospitality experience. His reputation and involvement in some of the most popular and memorable restaurants, clubs, and bars in New York City along with his broad network and uncanny ability to remember faces, names and details uniquely equip him to create elevated places with the right mix of talent, aesthetic, great food and drink, and diverse clientele.

David's current roster of projects include the recently-opened Sona, with partner Maneesh Goyal and creative collaborator Priyanka Chopra Jonas (wife of Nick Jonas), embodying the flavors and glamour of India; Skylark, a Midtown Manhattan rooftop bar and event space with amazing views including the Empire State Building; Jimmy, the rooftop bar with panoramic city views, and Veranda, helmed by Michelin Chef George Mendes, both located in Modernhaus SOHO; American Bar, serving Continental classics in Greenwich Village; The Lambs Club, with its powerhouse clientele and renowned Chef Geoffrey Zakarian; and The Dorsey in the Venetian Hotel, voted Best Bar in Las Vegas by Conde Nast Traveler; with several other projects in the works.

He is currently on the Executive Board of the Times Square Alliance and the Board of Directors of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, of which he was formerly the president. He also served on the Executive Board of NY Cares for 20 years.

In this episode, long-time friends and former business partners, David and host Brad Johnson converse about how NYC life has changed during COVID, the reemergence and energy of New Yorkers in restaurants and bars, lack of hospitality workers and recruiting bonuses, restaurateur insights into the alchemy of hospitality spaces and teams, how diversity comes naturally to him, and learning to trust your instincts.

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