'We see ourselves as the next generation of hospitality.'
Since lockdown, there's been a rise in people taking the plunge to start their own businesses, with many vendors at Common Market in Belfast using the time to turn their dreams into reality.
"It's a really nice, relaxed street food environment. There's a lot of pressure on venues that have been around for a long time to not make too many changes and to serve the same kind of food, but all of us could change what we sell tomorrow, or put a special on and it's fine." "It's so much easier to come into work and know you're working with several stalls, instead of competing against several stalls.
"We started here by doing a variation of what we did in the restaurant, but now we're going even further into street food. We're trying to combine the Belfast street food palate with authentic food from the Philippines," Conor said. "What I love about the market is it's giving people that chance to demonstrate what they want to do. Even to experiment and show people who they are. I think it's the future of food here.