Ruth Rogers

Ruth Rogers, Baroness Rogers of Riverside, CBE, is an American and British chef, renowned for owning and running the Michelin-starred Italian restaurant The River Café in Hammersmith, London. Born Ruth Elias in upstate New York, she grew up in a politically active household and was influenced by her parents’ left-wing politics. She attended Colorado Rocky Mountain School and later studied design at the London College of Printing.
In 1969, she met architect Richard Rogers, marrying him in 1973 after his divorce. They spent time in Paris and Italy, where Rogers' work and the culinary culture inspired her love for seasonality in cooking. In 1987, Ruth and her partner Rose Gray opened The River Café, which became known for its authentic Italia

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