Rose Gray Ruth Rogers River Café
With ruth rogers she set up the river café in 1987 which won a michelin star in 1998.
Rose gray ruth rogers river café. Early and private life. It was here that the talents of jamie oliver were first spotted. Ruth rogers lady rogers mbe born 7 july 1948 is an american born british chef who owns and runs the michelin starred italian restaurant the river café in hammersmith london. In traditional italian dishes prosciutto and radicchio with balsamic vinegar and wood roasted asparagus for example they demonstrate the felicitous minimalism of fine italian food.
Rogers gray italian country cook book ruth rogers. Along the way they have welcomed celebrities on both sides of. She is the wife of the italian born british architect richard rogers lord rogers. 4 6 out of 5 stars 18.
She had a profound influence on a generation of celebrity chefs including oliver theo randall and hugh fearnley whittingstall the. River cafe cookbook easy ruth gray. Rose gray chef and co founder of river café dies aged 71 this article is more than 10 years old opened river café in hammersmith with ruth rogers in 1987 employed jamie oliver and hugh. The partnership of ruth rogers and rose gray has gone from strength to strength since they set up the river café in the late 1980s.
She was born in woodstock america came to london in 1967 and studied graphic design and never left. 4 4 out of 5 stars 35. 3 9 out of 5 stars 13. The river café is a restaurant in the borough of hammersmith and fulham london specialising in italian cuisine it was owned and run by chefs ruth rogers and rose gray until gray s death in 2010.
Clemency anne rose gray mbe 28 january 1939 28 february 2010 was a british chef and cookery writer. Since then rogers has been the sole owner and has run the restaurant. Anyone in the know about the food world will be familiar with london s legendary river café co founded by chefs lady rogers and the late rose gray back in 1987. Situated on a riverside site modified by ruth rogers s husband renowned architect lord rogers the establishment has always championed an ingredient led approach to italian fare.
Ruth elias known as ruthie was born in upstate new york she inherited her left wing politics from her. Simple recipes from the london river cafe rose gray. Rose gray who has died of cancer aged 71 was the co founder along with ruth rogers of the iconic river cafe in london and was one of britain s most influential modern chefs and cookery.