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Sat 11 Nov 2009Ramsay's right-hand woman
INTERVIEW:Working for the famously foul-mouthed Gordon Ramsay must be difficult enough, but when you'e a young woman in a male-dominated kitchen, it can be a lot tougher. But that hasn't stopped Irish chef Clare Smyth from rising to the top, as
Louise Eastdiscovers.
WHEN CLARE SMYTH was just 26, Gordon Ramsay took her to one side and told her she should model herself on the one person least likely to appeal to a young girl from Co Antrim: Margaret Thatcher.
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