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River Cafe 30

River Cafe 30

Simple Italian recipes from an iconic restaurant

Summary

'One of the most beautiful hardbacks we’ve ever seen' The Evening Standard

Simple, modern, Italian cooking from one of the world's most iconic restaurants on its 30th birthday.

This bold and beautiful cookbook shares over 120 simple, modern Italian recipes - revisiting favourites from the first iconic River Cafe blue book, updated for home cooks today, and introducing 30 new recipes, with new tips and anecdotes from Ruth Rogers.

Written by Ruth and head chefs Sian Wyn Owen and Joseph Trivelli, with new photography by Matthew Donaldson and Jean Pigozzi, River Cafe 30 is peppered throughout with previously unseen archive material and exclusive bespoke menu artworks from friends of the restaurant.

A must-have for all food lovers.

Reviews

  • One of the most beautiful hardbacks we’ve ever seen
    The Evening Standard

About the authors

Ruth Rogers

Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray created the Michelin-starred River Cafe in 1987 and wrote their first book, The River Cafe Cookbook, in 1995. It was a game-changing Italian cookery manual and a global bestseller, which they followed with several more bestselling cookbooks. In 2010, shortly before Rose's death, they were appointed MBE. Many of the new generation of renowned chefs, such as April Bloomfield, Samuel and Samantha Clark and Jamie Oliver, began their careers in the kitchens of the River Cafe.
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Sian Wyn Owen

Sian Wyn Owen is Head Chef at the River Cafe and has worked alongside Ruth Rogers for over 17 years.
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Joseph Trivelli

Joseph Trivelli is Head Chef at the River Cafe and has worked in its kitchens for over 16 years.
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Rose Gray

Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers created the River Cafe, which opened in 1987. Together they trained many of the new generation of renowned chefs, such as April Bloomfield, Samuel and Samantha Clark and Jamie Oliver.
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