Clare Smyth, the Michelin-starred chef from Northern Ireland, has shared her experience of appearing on Meghan Markle's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. The second season of the show premieres tomorrow, featuring Smyth as a guest who teaches the Duchess how to prepare a halibut dish.
In an interview with Hello!, Smyth described the filming at the Sussexes' Montecito home as 'light-hearted, relaxed and a special experience'. She said: 'It was great to catch up with Meghan and spend time together in the kitchen. We went to the market, cooked one of my restaurant's dishes and just had fun.'
Smyth, who catered the couple's wedding reception at Frogmore House in 2018, recalled the pressure of preparing the meal for 200 guests. She told The Times that she ran the kitchen 'like a Formula One pit lane' and conducted practice runs to ensure everything was 'spot on'. The couple had visited her restaurant Core in Notting Hill for tastings, choosing the signature dish of potato and roe followed by roast chicken.
During her episode, Smyth takes Meghan to a fish market and picks herbs and vegetables from the garden. Meghan was 'really interested' in tips on presentation and skills, and wanted to recreate Smyth's sourdough, though the process with a 20-year-old starter was 'too long for the show'. Smyth dismissed rumours that the royal wedding menu included wagyu beef burgers, stating: 'It wouldn’t take a lot to figure out that we probably didn’t cook burgers.'
