First restaurant by Michael Caines Academy student

An aspiring chef training at the Michael Caines Academy is the first student to open up his own restaurant in Exeter.

Second year student, Ryan Mell, will be opening up his dream restaurant “The Salty Pigeon” on 22nd January 2013, at 29 Magdalen Road, Exeter.

The student, who is a local from Exeter, sees this as a great business opportunity and is hoping to bring the community exciting food, job opportunities for the local people and his ‘salty’ pigeon.

The Salty Pigeon is a 30 seat restaurant which will consist of a variety of food ranging from local to exotic dishes that will even cater for families, at affordable prices.

The restaurants head chef, Simeon Baber, who has worked at The Royal Clarence, is hoping to accommodate for everybody’s taste with his passionate cooking.

Their produce will be supplied from the South West, using as many local suppliers as possible.

It will be a family-run business, with the help of his mother, Tanya James and his stepfather. Without their financial support, his dream wouldn’t have come true.

He was inspired to follow this dream after he enjoyed dealing with food at The HH, in Broadclyst, where he worked, whilst doing his A-Levels and went on to successfully apply for the Academy.

The young student is understood to be extremely proud to be the first student and is aware of the pressures it will bring to what he can offer.

However, the support he has received from family, Exeter College, Peter Gorton, The HH restaurant and Michael Caines has been helpful and it will be an exciting experience for him.

To call for bookings, phone 01392 435883 or 07983 222034.