Ruth Rogers: Chef and Co Founder of the River Cafe

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🗓️ 8 June 2018

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

My guest today is Ruth Rogers.

Ruth is the Chef and co founder of the River Café . She is without doubt, one of the most respected and celebrated chefs in the world.

In 1987, Ruth, along with her friend and business partner, Rose Grey opened the River Café in what was then a fairly unfashionable part of London in what used to be a warehouse on the bank of the River Thames.

The pair became famous for simple, authentic Italian food and 30 years later the River Café has grown to be one of the most famous restaurants in the world. Quite an achievement for two friends who weren’t trained chefs, and who started out with a space big enough for just 9 tables.

To mark 30 years of the river café, Ruth has brought out a new book. River café 30. Of the book Ruth writes: ‘Change is timeless. A good restaurant is alive. It lives, It grows and so do its recipes. We have grown. We have a new vision, but the same conclusion: with good ingredients and a strong tradition change and recipes can be timeless. “

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Margie and welcome to the Desert Island Dishes podcast.
0:05.7	This is the podcast where every week I ask my guest to choose their seven desert island dishes.
0:12.1	These range from finding out about the dish that most reminds them of their childhood,
0:17.1	the best dish they've ever eaten, and of course, the last dish they would choose to eat before
0:23.7	being cast off to the Desert Island. If you're listening and you haven't yet left a review,
0:29.5	please do. It only takes a few seconds and is very much appreciated. This week's episode is a very exciting one, although I feel like I say that
0:40.5	every week. I genuinely mean it. Truly, Ruth is such an inspiration to so many people.
0:47.7	What her and Rose have done with the River Cafe is just incredible and it was amazing to get
0:53.3	to sit down with her. There's a bit that you'll hear
0:56.5	when Ruth said that I should have lunch at the River Cafe and it sounds like I just ignore her,
1:03.1	but really I was beaming and nodding and for once felt kind of lost for words. So listen out
1:09.4	for that bit and I have to tell you, I did indeed
1:12.5	have lunch afterwards. And it was genuinely one of the best lunches I've ever had. Big statement,
1:19.4	but it's true. I had a lobster spaghetti. I don't think I will ever stop thinking about.
1:24.8	And I think could even be a contender for one of my own desert
1:28.6	island dishes. Without further ado, here is today's episode. My guest today is Ruth Rogers. Ruth is
1:38.7	the chef and co-founder of the River Cafe. She is without, one of the most respected and celebrated chefs in the
1:45.7	world. In 1987, Ruth, along with her friend and business partner, Rose Gray, opened the River Cafe
1:52.4	in what was then a fairly unfashionable part of London in a converted warehouse. The pair became
1:58.7	famous for simple, authentic Italian food and 30 years later, the
2:03.2	Michelin-starred River Cafe has grown to be one of the most famous restaurants in the world.
2:08.2	Quite a feat for two friends who weren't trained chefs and who started out with a space
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