Hero Doughnuts | Wil Drake | Episode 74

Wil Drake is the founder of one of the biggest staples of Birmingham's food scene: Hero Doughnuts. Wil has been making incredible food creations in Birmingham for decades now. This has manifested itself most significantly in the creation of his restaurant, Hero Doughnuts. We brought him on to learn about the story of how Wil become one of Birmingham's most successful restauranteur.https://eatathero.com/SOCIALShttps://www.instagram.com/eatatherotoday/https://www.instagram.com/weeullane/https://www.instagram.com/myresense/https://www.instagram.com/word.of.mouth.pod/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552402096552https://twitter.com/podcast_womhttps://www.tiktok.com/@word.of.mouth.pod0:00 intros3:00 childhood 26:00 moving to Birmingham 41:00 Venturing into the service industry1:01:00 The first inklings of Hero1:16:00 Hero Doughnuts1:50:00 The Future2:00:00 fin