William Guidara (born 1979) is an American restaurateur based in New York City. Along with chef

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, Guidara co-owned the Make It Nice hospitality group, established in 2011, which owns and operates

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, NoMad Los Angeles, NoMad Las Vegas, NoMad Bar and Made Nice.

Background and career

A native of

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, Guidara graduated from the

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in 2001. Guidara began his dining room career at

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in Beverly Hills. He then went on to various roles in

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's Union Square Hospitality Group, including at Tabla, Café 2 and the restaurants at the

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. In 2006 Guidara became the General Manager of

, working with Humm. In 2011, Guidara and Humm purchased the restaurant from Union Square Hospitality Group. In 2012, Guidara and Humm opened

and the separate NoMad Bar in 2014. In April 2017, Guidara and Humm opened Made Nice, a fast casual restaurant in New York's Nomad neighborhood. In 2018, Guidara and Humm opened NoMad Los Angeles, their first restaurant outside of New York City, followed by NoMad Las Vegas. In 2019, Guidara and Humm announced that they were ending their partnership, with Humm buying out Guidara. As of 2019 Guidara was planning to start his own restaurant group. Guidara is the co-author of four books with Humm: ''Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook'' (Little Brown, 2011), ''I Love New York: Ingredients and Recipes'' (Ten Speed, 2013), ''The NoMad Cookbook'' and ''Eleven Madison Park: the Next Chapter''.

Awards

James Beard Foundation Awards * 2016

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– Outstanding Service, Eleven Madison Park * 2014

– Outstanding Bar Program, NoMad New York * 2008

– Outstanding Wine Service, Eleven Madison Park * Michelin * Eleven Madison Park, 3 stars 2012-2018 * NoMad New York, 1 star 2013-2018 Additional Awards * 2016 Wall Street Journal – Innovator Awards{{ *

Books

{{Unreferenced section, date=November 2022 * 2022: Unreasonable Hospitality (Publisher: Optimism Press) * 2017: Eleven Madison Park: The Next Chapter (Publisher: Ten Speed) * 2015: The NoMad Cookbook (Publisher: Ten Speed) * 2013: I Love New York: Ingredients and Recipes (Publisher: Ten Speed) * 2011: Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook (Publisher: Little Brown)

References

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