Clara Witherspoon (b. 1985) is an American chef, food stylist, and herb grower known for blending classic technique with botanical curiosity. Raised in Beaufort, South Carolina, she studied literature at UNC Wilmington before training at Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork, later staging in Lisbon and Oaxaca. She cooked at Marsh & Mallow in Charleston, helmed the herb-forward bistro Thyme & Tonic in Portland, Oregon, and consults on seasonal menus for coastal restaurants across the Southeast. Her styling and recipes have appeared in Saveur, Cherry Bombe, and Kinfolk, and she teaches community classes on sustainable pantry building and urban gardening. Witherspoon runs The Green Hour, a seasonal supper club, and lives in Portland with her partner and two elderly cats, tending a pocket garden of basil varieties and volunteer thyme.
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