One Life

Name: Colin O'Daly.

Title: Chef patron, Roly's Bistro.

Education: Have worked in restaurants since I was 15.

Marital status: Single.

Home: Bottom of Roly's garden in Ballsbridge.

Most important life event: Learning over the years that you can survive the downs if you learn something from the ups - no single event taught me that.

Biggest business break: Earlier business decision going wrong, which brought me to involvement with Roly's.

Time of getting up: Aim to beat the lark.

Time of finishing work: When the last customer leaves.

Favourite breakfast: Bacon, egg and Roly's bread.

Form of exercise: Keeping a close eye on 27 talented and occasionally temperamental chefs!

Favourite TV programme: Gardening programmes.

Favourite radio programme: Maxi's nice music mix in the car on the way back from the market.

Car: Mercedes.

Commuting Time: 30 seconds on a bad day.

Favourite airline: Aer Lingus.

Worst thing about travel: The food.

Favourite bank: As many of them are customers and some are investors, I love them all.

Favourite tipple: Good wine.

Favourite pub: Any with character.

Favourite restaurant: Roly's Bistro.

Person you admire the most: Mr Larousse (whoever he was).

Dying words: I hope you enjoyed that!