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Clare Smyth
The chef whose London restaurant Core earned three Michelin stars with cooking rooted in British ingredients.
Core · Three Michelin stars
- Born
- September 1978
- Birthplace
- United Kingdom
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Clare Smyth
Clare Smyth combines precise fine-dining technique with familiar produce. Her menus have given ingredients such as potatoes and carrots the attention often reserved for luxury foods.
Early life
Northern Ireland
Grew up in a farming family.
Training
Moved to England as a teenager to study catering.
Career
- 2002
Gordon Ramsay
Joined his Chelsea restaurant.
- 2007
Head chef
Returned from experience in Monaco to lead the kitchen.
- 2017
Independent restaurant
Opened Core in London.
- 2021
Australian restaurant
Opened Oncore in Sydney alongside her London restaurant.
Restaurants & signature work
Core
Her first restaurant in Notting Hill.
Three Michelin stars
Core received the guide’s highest rating.
Oncore
Opened a restaurant in Sydney.
Beyond work
Mentorship
Has spoken about training and developing the next generation of chefs.
Honour
Received an MBE for services to hospitality in 2013.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Career and work — claresmyth.com ↗Photo: Mind a Gap. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
