Conrad Howard: There’s still romance in restaurants
The founder of the Market Lane restaurant group had many people to thank for the success of his business after celebrating ten years in operation, not least his bank manager
CV: Conrad Howard
Role: co-founder, Market Lane restaurant group
Age:48
Family: married to Judy with two children, aged 16 and 13
Hobbies: walking, jogging badly, surfing very badly
Last book read: At Balthazar: The New York Brasserie at the Centre of the World by Reggie Nadelson
Favourite movie: Withnail and I
There can’t be many business people in Ireland who have sat down to write a letter of thanks to their bank manager ...