Is lunch for wimps? In truth, it has never been my favourite meal
Jay Rayner
Who doesn’t love a satisfying, satiating long lunch? It’s a defining mark of a civilised, sophisticated society, right? Our food writer, however, demurs
January 2023
Lunch with...
River Cafe’s Ruth Rogers: ‘There’s no right way to deal with grief. Mine is to just keep going’
At a place run by one of her many proteges, the chef and restaurateur talks about loss, family and Nancy Pelosi’s tablecloth
October 2021
From polenta to lemons: the everyday foods demonised by Britain’s class wars
Jonathan Nunn
When did cheap staples from other cuisines become ‘middle-class’, asks food writer Jonathan Nunn
July 2021
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Rotolo di spinaci by Ruth Rogers
An Italian treat for a perfect seasonal lunch or dinner
March 2019
Joe Trivelli’s new winter vegetable recipes
Simple ways to transform basic ingredients into something really special, by Joe Trivelli
September 2018
Cucina paradiso: Joe Trivelli’s modern Italian home cooking
The River Cafe chef on his mentors in the kitchen and what he cooks for his family. Plus six recipes from his new book, The Modern Italian Cook
June 2018
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Barbecued sardines or spaghetti with lemon: 20 best easy summer recipes – part 2
The cook's cook
Jamie Oliver: the recipe that changed my life
March 2018
Joe Trivelli’s preserved food recipes
Nothing fresh? There’s treasure to be found in the dried and pickled
September 2017
On my radar
On my radar: Christopher Bailey’s cultural highlights
The Burberry president on his Yorkshire peers Alan Bennett and David Hockney – and the eerie power of The Handmaid’s Tale
April 2017
Joe Trivelli’s Italian Easter recipes
Joe Trivelli’s spring vegetable recipes
April 2016
Joseph Trivelli’s broad bean recipes
It’s the season for broad beans, but dried ones can be just as good, writes the River Café’s Joseph Trivelli
October 2015
Joseph Trivelli’s recipes for rice with Savoy, beef with chestnuts, baked chicories and apple and almond cake
The River Café’s Joseph Trivelli celebrates the change of seasons with these simple and classic Italian recipes
May 2014
From plot to plate: chefs' kitchen garden secrets
Terence Conran grows much of the food for Albion at his house in Hampshire. Ruth Rogers grows hers on the terrace of the River Cafe. Five chefs and their growers spill the beans on their kitchen gardens
March 2014
On my radar
On my radar: Jon Robin Baitz's cultural highlights
On my radar
On my radar: Peter McDonald's cultural highlights
December 2012
Joe Trivelli: dinner at my place
From orecchiette to salt cod and Taralli biscuits to chocolate cake, the River Café's Joe Trivelli on his perfect Sunday-night supper
December 2010
Observer New Review: obituaries of 2010
The Rose Gray I knew, by Alan Yentob
The BBC's creative director remembers the pleasure of talking and tasting with the River Café chef
September 2010
The River Cafe guide to cooking cannellini beans
A foolproof guide to preparing beans for many a classic Italian dish
