The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray were forced to close their River Cafe restaurant after it was badly burned in a fire. But the women who brought us sun-dried tomatoes, polenta and Jamie Oliver are as passionate as ever. By Emine Saner
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... into a televisual phenomenon. It was here these past two decades that its owners, Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers (pictured above, left to right), taught half the capital's chefs.Jamie's whole career has essentially been about passing on the idea of the River Café. This allowed the middle classes to imagine they were slurping zuppa di fave on a sun-seared Tuscan hillside surrounded by poppies,...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... food straight from the garden to the plate is one of the sources of her brilliance. Fabulous: Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray in the River Café gardenThe River Café, which reopened last week after a six-month refit, has a garden centred on a small sculpted lawn, with all the planting off to one side in containers. Many of these are on wheels, so that a productive grove can be moved around...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Dozens of wealthy expat Americans are paying $10,000 (£5,500) a head to attend an Obama fundraising lunch in Whitehall today. Among those breaking bread will be actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson, the former US presidential candidate Al Gore, the River Cafe chef Ruth Rogers and Joshua Berger, president of Warner Brothers UK. Rogers will hold a more intimate dinner at her...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
It promises to be one of the most sought-after tickets in London this week: a sumptuous banquet for guests including Gwyneth Paltrow, Al Gore, River Cafe chef Ruth Rogers and Joshua Berger, president of Warner Brothers UK. The select few who are eligible to attend will have to pay $10,000 (£5,450) a head for lunch. The reason for all the excitement? Barack Obama.
