Clare Smith Biography
Clare Smyth is a famous chef from Northern Ireland. Smyth is the first and only British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars for her Core restaurant in Notting Hill, London. In addition, she is the second chef in history to hold three positions at the same time at her Oncore restaurant in Sydney, Australia. She is also notable for her work at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 2018 wedding.
Smyth was born and raised in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. She started working while still in high school and during the vacation period, Smyth worked at a local restaurant where she was inspired and decided to be a chef. She dropped out of school aged 16 and joined Highbury College in Portsmouth, Hampshire to study buffet. During her time at college, Clare worked as an intern at Grayshott Hall, Surrey. She subsequently resigned and joined Terence Conran’s restaurant at Michelin House in London as a full-time caterer.
After that, Smyth went to Australia, where she worked as a caterer before returning to the UK. While in the UK, Clare served at several restaurants including The Waterside Inn, Gidleigh Park and St Enodoc Hotel in Rock. At the St Enodoc Hotel, Clare worked as a head chef and won the Young Cornish Fish Chef of the Year title. In 2002, she was hired at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant, where she became the restaurant’s new head chef. Additionally, Smyth became the first female chef in the UK to run a three-Michelin-starred restaurant.
Furthermore, Clare also served at Alain Ducasse’s Le Louis XV restaurant in Monaco before managing the Chelsea-based restaurant. In 2013, she was named Good Food Guide’s ‘National Chef of the Year’, as well as named a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Furthermore, Smyth also received the Chef Award at the 2016 Catey Awards. At the outset, she received a perfect score of ten by the UK’s Good Food Guide. Smyth opened her own restaurant titled Core in Notting Hill, London in July 2017. A few months later, the restaurant won Best Restaurant at the GQ Food and Drink Awards.
Additionally, she was named World’s Best Female Chef 2018 by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. That year, Clare was one of the judges on the Final Table episode “United Kingdom”. More recently, she opened her second restaurant called Oncore in Sydney, Australia. Her first restaurant was awarded three Michelin stars in the 2021 Michelin Guide, making her the first British woman to have a restaurant awarded three Michelin stars. Furthermore, she has also appeared in television shows like Masterchef and Saturday Kitchen.
Clare Smyth Era
Clara is around 45 years from 2023. She was born in 1978 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. However, her exact date of birth is not available hence it is unknown when she celebrates her birthday.
Clare Smith Height/Weight
Smyth stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches high. she weighs around 65 kilos.
Husband Clare Smith
Clare is happily married to her husband Grant Heath who works as a financial analyst. The couple has been together since 2015. She is also a proud mother and lives with her family in Wandsworth.
Clare Smith Family
Clare is the daughter of William, a farmer, and her mother, Doreen, who worked as a waitress at a local diner. She was raised on a farm in County Antrim alongside her two brothers.
Clare Smith Net Worth
Smith has an estimated net worth of $10 million dollars. This includes your assets, money and income. His main source of income is his career as a chef.