A Rose Future, DRAM Magazine May 2011

Lynne Parker, General Manager, Cafe Gandolfi/Gandolfi Fish, Glasgow.

Originally from Newcastle, Lynne has been at Glasgow's Cafe Gandolfi since December 2002. She is General Manager of both the Cafe and neighbouring Gandolfi Fish, managing a combined staff of 65. "I love everything about the job and Seumas is a great guy to work for and with", said Lynne. "The business has developed so much and it remains fresh and interesting. As well as buying and hiring staff etc., I also do three to four shifts a week which I enjoy, and it is important to be hands-on."

Lynne began her career at the Willow Tea Rooms, before joining 24-hour Cafe Insomnia where she did the graveyard shift. "The staff turnover was so high there was a bonus for anyone who managed six months. But no-one ever made it that far." She became a charge hand at Pierre Victoire, and following its closure, worked at Brel in the west end before taking on her current role.