Ryan Salame stands in the fall of 2021 outside Firefly Gastropub, one of the restaurants he has purchased in Lenox.
LENOX — Despite the implosion of his employer, the massive FTX crypto empire, Ryan Salame’s more than $6 million investment in Lenox restaurants and real estate does not appear to be affected.
In response to an Eagle inquiry, Salame’s local manager, Jane Blanchard, said it is “business as usual” at his Lenox Eats “collective” of dining establishments. Several others remain in the planning stage.
Salame’s highest-profile eateries — the Olde Heritage Tavern and Firefly Gastropub, open six days a week — are busy, said Chamber of Commerce Executive…
