The River Café (London)

The River Café is a restaurant in London, specializing in Italian cuisine. It is owned and run by chefs Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

Located on the north bank of the Thames in Hammersmith, in the former Michelin olive oil storage facility modified by architect Lord Rogers, the husband of Ruth Rogers. Opened in 1987 as the employee cafe of the architectural partnership, it brought to London the flavours of Italian home cooking with an emphasis on the finest ingredients, an all-Italian wine list, in a modern atmosphere. The restaurant earned a Michelin star, with Rogers and Gray having since written six cook books and presented a 12-part series for Channel 4, "The Italian Kitchen."

The nearest railway station is Hammersmith tube station.

Ex Employees

Notable chefs trained at The River Café include:

• Ed Baines
• Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
• Jamie Oliver

Further reading

• Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers - The River Cafe Cook Book (Ebury Press, 1996) ISBN 0091812550

External links

• The River Café website
• Review of the River Café
• Brief on Ruth Rogers