How chef Clare Smyth’s new London restaurant scored a perfect 10
Core by Clare Smyth, which opened in trendy Notting Hill in August, first new eatery to score 10 in British ‘The Good Food Guide’ since marks given in 2008
The London restaurant, Core by Clare Smyth, has become the first new restaurant to score a perfect 10 since The Good Food Guide – the annual publication that ranks British restaurants – introduced the scores for cooking in 2008.
The London restaurant entered the Top 50 in The Good Food Guide 2019 at No 3.
Smyth opened her eponymous restaurant in Notting Hill, a vibrant, trendy area of the British capital, in August year and has already received several accolades.
She was formerly guardian of Gordon Ramsay’s three Michelin stars at his flagship establishment in Chelsea and will now be looking to the Michelin Guide UK & Ireland’s stars for 2019, which will be announced on October 1.
There is speculation that her restaurant might go straight to two stars.
The Northern Ireland-born chef celebrates British ingredients at her informal fine-dining restaurant where her most famous dish is potato and roe, with dulse beurre blanc, herring and trout roe.