“Craig’s. The deal closes with a chocolate pizza.”
-Irving Azoff, chairman/CEO, Azoff MSG Entertainment (No. 7)
“Gray’s Papaya and their world famous hot dog and papaya shake. It’s quick and we can all get back to work quickly.”
-Bob Pittman, chairman/CEO, Clear Channel (No. 11)
“Carbone. It’s comfortable, the food’s great, it’s not too loud, you can talk and you can have a private conversation without having to shout or yell. It also happens to be directly across the street from where I met my wife.”
-Avery Lipman, president/COO, Republic Records (No. 17)
“Charlie Bird. It’s a cool downtown spot. I can close any deal there.”
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-Julie Greenwald, chairman/COO, Atlantic Records Group (No. 22)
“I love Locanda Verde in Tribeca, so much that I think some of my colleagues are bored with it. I was just there last night.”
-Jennifer Breithaupt, senior VP of entertainment marketing, Citi (No. 24)
“Breakfast meetings are my favorites at Sweet Maple in San Francisco.”
-Tim Westergren, co-founder/chief strategy officer, Pandora (No. 55)
“ABC Kitchen because they do a great job of making sure I’m the boss. They boss me up really well.”
-Antonio “L.A.” Reid, chairman/CEO, Epic Records (No. 56)
“I try to take clients to places they have not been that have a buzz, but also conducive for great conversation. In New York, the NoMad, Eveleigh in L.A. or Le Diplomate in D.C.”
-Russell Wallach, president of alliances, Live Nation (No. 59)
“On either coast I’m usually trying to take meetings at the Grand Havana Room, which is a private cigar bar. I smoke cigars and it’s a good way to mix business and pleasure, which is what I’m all about these days.”
-Paul Rosenberg, founder/CEO, Goliath Artists Management (No. 85)