Creative, collaborative and funny, Michelin-starred Northern Irish chef Clare Smyth is a role model for young women in the industry, says katymcguinness, who met her at her London restaurant, Core. Read more:
Creative, collaborative and funny, Michelin-starred Northern Irish chef Clare Smyth is a role model for young women in the industry, says KATY McGUINNESS …
The first and only female chef in the UK to hold three stars, famously selected to cater Harry and Meghan’s wedding, Smyth grew up in a farming family in Co Antrim in Northern Ireland. “They were meat and veg people,” she says. “It was lovely, wholesome food. But they did not understand fine dining and were not happy when I left for England to train as a chef at the age of 16.”
Later, the chefs, including Amy from Scotland, just 18, and Christina from Northern Ireland, a sous chef who’s been at Core for several years, will present each dish with the confidence that comes from good training. At Core, the dining may be fine, with the odd flourish of foie gras and caviar, but Smyth’s food is firmly rooted in the local. Her desert island ingredients are salt, vinegar, shallots, butter and potatoes. No surprise there: her signature dish is Potato and Roe, a key ingredient being the dulse seaweed she grew up snacking on during walks along the North Antrim Coast.
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