Hospitality Legends: Ryan Jenkins, Owner of ROAM Restaurant

 

Ryan Jenkins is a 30-year-old self-taught chef from West Belfast and the owner of ROAM: an award-winning restaurant in Belfast city centre.

In today's episode we talk about:

  • Stumbling into hospitality at 19-years-old

  • How he went from peeling vegetables to owning an award-winning restaurant

  • Where the name ROAM comes from

  • Why he chose (and loves) his Callendar Street location

  • What it was like to watch his dad winning an Oscar

  • And advice he would give to himself if he was doing it all over again.

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