Declan Ryan (

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

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

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

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

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winning Arbutus Lodge. 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 The Cashel Palace Hotel is a palladian mansion now operating as a 61 bedroom hotel and restaurant in Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. History It was constructed around 1730 for Theophilus Bolton in a Georgian-style and was designed by the a ...

. Ryan studied hotel management at Hendon College of Technology in

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. Later he trained in The Russell Hotel. Declan Ryan did a part of his chef training abroad, working in France with Paul Bocuse in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

and the

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

in Roanne. He was manager of Arbutus Lodge in the periods 1964-1979 and 1982-1999. He managed

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 head chef and co-owner of the restaurant The Yeats Room at Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry, County Cork. Besides her career in cooking, she had also been a w ...

, 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 Arbutus Lodge 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