Declan Ryan (

Cork "Cork" or "CORK" may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container *** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine Places Ireland * ...

, 1943) is a former chef, manager and hotel-owner in

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

. In the period 1971-1999 he and his family were owners of the

Michelin star The ''Michelin Guides'' ( ; ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The ''Guide'' awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few restaurants in certain geographic ...

winning

Arbutus Lodge Arbutus Lodge was a restaurant and hotel in Cork in County Cork, Ireland. It was a fine dining restaurant that was yearly awarded one Michelin star in the periods 1974–1983, 1987 and 1988. The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one sta ...

. From 1999 he is owner of ''Arbutus Breads''. Declan Ryan earned

s in the periods 1974-1983 and 1986-1987 in Arbutus Lodge and in 1982 & 1983 in the Cashel Palace Hotel. Ryan studied hotel management at Hendon College of Technology in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

. Later he trained in

The Russell Hotel The Russell Hotel or Hotel Russell is a defunct hotel located at 101–104 St. Stephen's Green South in Dublin, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europ ...

. Declan Ryan did a part of his chef training abroad, working in France with

Paul Bocuse Paul François Pierre Bocuse (; 11 February 1926 – 20 January 2018) was a French chef based in Lyon known for the quality of his restaurants and his innovative approaches to cuisine. Dubbed "the pope of gastronomy", he was affectionately nick ...

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

and the

Troisgros family Troisgros () is a French restaurant and hotel with a primary location in Ouches (Loire, France) and additional affiliated restaurants in Roanne and Iguerande, in France. It started in 1930 as a restaurant located in Roanne, held by Jean-Bapti ...

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. He was manager of

in the periods 1964-1979 and 1982-1999. He managed Cashel Palace Hotel in 1980 and 1981. In 1986 Declan Ryan was, together with

Myrtle Allen Myrtle Allen (13 March 1924 – 13 June 2018) was an Irish Michelin star-winning Chef#Chef de cuisine, head chef and co-owner of the restaurant The Yeats Room at Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry, County Cork. Besides her career in cooking, s ...

, one of the founders of the Irish branch of Euro-toques, an organisation for chefs and cooks that works to protect and pass on local culinary traditions as part of the cultural heritage. After the closure of

and the start of Arbutus Breads he started training again. This time at the "Ecole Francaise de Boulangerie d’Aurillac" to perfect his baking skills. In 2009 he acted as juror for "The Grow Bake Cook Award", a competition for non-profession chefs in Cork.

Personal

Michael Ryan is the younger brother of Declan Ryan.

Awards

* Michelin Star Arbutus Lodge: 1974-1983 & 1986-1987 * Michelin Star Cashel Palace Hotel: 1982-1983 * Elected to La Confrerie De La Boulangerie Du Cantal 2000 * Member Bread Bakers Guild of America * Elected Associate member Richmont Club of Ireland 2002 * Eurotoques Award for Artisan Bread 2002Artisan Forum - Members
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Declan Irish chefs Living people Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants People from County Cork 1943 births