Clare Smyth

Chef Patron | Core by Clare Smyth (London)

Chef Patron | Cornucopia Foods (Chelsea)

Luxury bistro. Awarded its first Michelin Star in 2026 after being open for only two months.

Chef Patron | Oncore by Clare Smyth (Sydney)

Second restaurant opened in Sydney. Received three Michelin stars in 2022, making her the second chef in history to hold three Michelin stars and three hats simultaneously.

Chef Patron | Core by Clare Smyth (London)

Flagship restaurant in Notting Hill. Awarded three Michelin stars in 2021, making her the first British female chef to receive three stars in the United Kingdom.

Chef (progressing to Head Chef 2007, Chef Patron 2012) | Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (London)

Became first British woman to head a three Michelin-starred kitchen in 2007. Promoted to Chef Patron in 2012.

Culinary/Catering Training

Highbury College

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Student | Highbury Campus - City of Portsmouth College (Portsmouth)

Culinary training after relocating to England at age 16.

Chef | Grayshott Hall

Chef | Claude Bosi (Chelsea)

Chef | The Waterside Inn (Bray)

Training under the Roux brothers.

Chef | Gidleigh Park

Chef | St Enodoc Hotel Restaurant (Cornwall)

Chef | Le Louis XV - Alain Ducasse à l'Hôtel de Paris (Monaco)

Training in Alain Ducasse's celebrated kitchen.