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Phill Agnew
Will Guidara: “Here’s how I built the world’s #1 restaurant"
35 minutes Posted Mar 16, 2026 at 6:39 am.
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Will Guidara is the co-founder and restaurateur behind the world’s best restaurant. 
But Will’s not a standard restaurateur. He didn’t just focus on creating the best food. 
He used psychology and behavioural science to build the best experience. 
Listen to learn how his restaurant became #1 by using anchoring, reciprocity and many more psych principles.
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Today’s sources:
Mukherjee, A., Smith, R. J., & Burton, S. (2021). The effect of positive anticipatory utility on product pre-order evaluations and choices. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 51, 551–569.
Pariyadath, V., & Eagleman, D. M. (2007). The effect of predictability on subjective duration. PLOS ONE, 2(11), e1264.