There are lemon tarts, and then there is the ultimate lemon tart from the River Cafe
October 2023
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers’ focaccia with black grapes recipe
Traditionally made during the Italian grape harvest, this is both flat bread and dessert
October 2016
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
The 20 best cake recipes: part 4
Cheesecake, ice-cream cake and more from top cooks including Nigel Slater and Claudia Roden, selected by Observer Food Monthly
July 2015
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
The 20 best Italian recipes: part 4
Brilliant dishes including The River Cafe’s panna cotta and Nigella Lawson’s chocolate olive oil cake, selected by Observer Food Monthly
August 2014
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
20 best summer salad recipes: part 4
Great seasonal dishes from top chefs, including Nigella’s serrano ham salad, chosen by Observer Food Monthly
September 2009
River Cafe antipasti: four crunchy treats
River Cafe: recipes for delicious crunchy treats from the new River Cafe Classic Italian Cook Book
River Cafe vegetables
River Cafe: Peas with proscuitto, deep-fried courgette flowers and garlic chickpeas
Italian classics
Classic Italian recipes from the new River Cafe cookbook
August 2008
A little place I know
A little place I know
Rose Gray of the River Cafe shares her favourite food spots and specialist suppliers
November 2007
Baking
Fresh from the River Café oven
Cherry focaccia from the River Café Cook Book
October 2006
How to make the perfect ...
... roast potatoes, roast beef, roast lamb, roast pork, roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, beef stew, lamb stew, bread, pasta, cheese soufflé, fish pie, fruit crumble and, of course, a delicious chocolate cake.
January 2006
Fine drizzle
Britons are now spending more on olive oil than on the more traditional cooking varieties. But which brands are worth splashing out on? We asked Rose Gray and her River Cafe team to take a blind taste test.