Ramsay aims for purely female brigade at Royal Hospital

Michelin-star chef  Gordon Ramsay is so impressed with the wealth of up-and-coming female chefs that, from next year, he plans to man, or should that be female, the kitchens at his flagship Royal Hospital Road kitchen entirely with women. He told the Observer magazine that there is “an articulation of calmness” about female chefs that makes them particularly impressive when they get it right. His new protégé, Clare Smyth, currently heads up the team at the Royal Hospital restaurant. “I would say that a talent like Clare Smyth comes through the kitchen maybe once every 10 years,” said Ramsay. “The last time was with Angela Hartnett in Aubergine and that was back in 1995.”