Chef Ashley Clarke

Chef At Home in Watford
Chef Ashley Clarke

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Ashley Clarke is an accomplished Executive Chef with over three decades of experience, bringing restaurant-level cuisine, creativity, and service

With a career spanning more than three decades, Ashley Clarke has built a reputation for delivering exceptional food, innovative menus, and outstanding guest experiences at some of the UK’s most celebrated restaurants and hospitality venues. His journey has included senior roles within Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, Temper Soho, Smokestak, Smokehouse Islington, and The Lost Estate, working alongside some of the industry’s most influential chefs. Today, through Cinere, Ashley offers highly personalised private dining experiences, combining modern British cuisine, live-fire cooking, and meticulous attention to detail to create memorable occasions for clients across Hertfordshire, London, and beyond.

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More about me

For me, cooking is...

Cooking is the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do—bringing people together through exceptional food, genuine hospitality, and unforgettable experiences

I learned to cook at...

I was an apprentice in a professional kitchen

A cooking secret...

quality ingredients, consistency, passion

My menus

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