birth_place nationality birth_date known_for residence article_title name occupation
cork , county cork , ireland irish 1953 michelin starred arbutus lodge cork michael ryan -lrb- chef -rrb-
 michael ryan chef
michael ryan -lrb- chef -rrb-

michael ryan -lrb- born 1953 , cork -rrb- is an irish michelin star winning head chef and hotel-owner in cork , ireland .
in the period 1971-1999 he and his family were owners of the michelin star winning arbutus lodge .
following in the footsteps of his older brother declan , ryan did a part of his chef training abroad , working in france with paul bocuse in lyon and the troisgros family in roanne .
afterwards , he worked as chef and head chef in arbutus lodge , till its closure in 1999 .
he opened isaacs restaurant with his wife catherine ryan and their business partner canice sharky -lrb- formerly of ballymaloe -rrb- in 1992 .
