Core

ABOUT CORE

Core is an elegant and informal fine dining restaurant with an emphasis on natural, sustainable food, sourced from the UK’s most dedicated farmers and food producers.

We create beautifully crafted dishes, seeking out the best of British produce, with a passion to delight and share our curiosity and our love of delicious artisanal food.

Since opening in August 2017, Core has received numerous awards including two stars as new entry in the 2019 Michelin Guide, 10/10 in the Good Food Guide, five AA rosettes, Best Restaurant at the GQ Food and Drink Awards, New Restaurant of the Year by The Craft Guild of Chefs, and the Service Award at the National Restaurant Awards.

Clare also received the World’s Best Female Chef Award by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

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CLARE SMYTH

Core is the debut restaurant of Clare Smyth, the first and only female chef to run a restaurant with three Michelin-stars in the UK.

Clare grew up on a farm in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Since moving to England at the age of 16, she has worked with an uncompromising devotion to her craft, training in some of the most celebrated kitchens in the world. In her time as Chef Patron at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Hospital Road, her many awards included 10/10 in the Good Food Guide, five AA rosettes and an MBE for services to the hospitality industry. Clare also won the Cateys Chef of the Year Award 2016 and Michelin Female Chef 2017.

JONNY BONE

Head Chef

As Core Head Chef, Jonny brings a dedicated appreciation for seasonal ingredients and regional produce. He has worked in some of the world’s most renowned Michelin-starred kitchens including Restaurant Frédéric Simonin in Paris, Geranium in Copenhagen, Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London.
ROB ROSE

Restaurant Director

With 10 years at three Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Rob brings a dedicated commitment to excellence in his role as Core’s Restaurant Director. He was awarded ‘Master of Culinary Arts,’ an award he now judges along with The Gold Service Scholarship and Annual Award for Excellence. Rob has been involved in a number of projects including a year in New York at Gordon Ramsay at The London, Maître d’ in the Channel 4 series ‘Ramsay's Best Restaurant’ and as the General Manager for Dan Barber's ‘WastED’ pop-up in London. He was awarded an honorary fellowship by Westminster Kingsway College for his contribution to education in the hospitality sector.
GARETH FERREIRA

Head Sommelier

Gareth is an award winning Sommelier with extensive experience, including training at the world-famous Burj Al Arab in Dubai and the Saxon Hotel in Johannesburg, where he became Head Sommelier and Beverage Manager. Originally from South Africa, Gareth also worked as Head Sommelier at Michelin-starred Launceston Place and is a judge for the Decanter World Wine Awards and the Imbibe Sommelier Wine Awards.