GRAY, (Clemency Anne) Rose(mary) 1939-

PERSONAL: Born January 28, 1939, in Bedford, England; daughter of Clement Nelson and Elizabeth Anne (Lawrence) Swann; married Michael Selby Gray, 1961 (marriage ended, 1968); married David Robin MacIlwaine (a sculptor); children: (first marriage) Hester, Lucy Gray Boyd, Ossian; (second marriage) Dante. Ethnicity:"White British." Education: Guildford School of Art, B.A. (fine arts, with honors).

ADDRESSES: Home—Flat E, 7 Plympton St., London NW8 8AB, England. Offıce—River Café, Thames Wharf, Rainville Rd., London W6 9HA, England. Agent—Ed Victor, Ed Victor Ltd., 6 Bayley St., Bedford Sq., London WC1B 3HB, England. E-mail—rose.gray@rivercafe.co.uk.

CAREER: River Café, London, England, owner and chef, 1987—.

WRITINGS:

(With Ruth Rogers) The River Café: River Café Cookbook, Ebury Press (London, England), 1995.

(With Ruth Rogers) The Rogers and Gray ItalianCountry Cookbook, Random House (New York, NY), 1996.

River Café Cookbook 2, Ebury Press (London, England), 1997.

(With Ruth Rogers) The Café Cookbook: ItalianRecipes from London's River Café, Broadway Books (New York, NY), 1998.

The Italian Kitchen, Ebury Press (London, England), 1998.

(With Ruth Rogers) River Café Cookbook Green, Ebury Press (London, England), 2000.

River Café Cookbook Easy, Ebury Press (London, England), 2003.

(With Ruth Rogers) Italian Easy: Recipes from theLondon River Café, Clarkson Potter (New York, NY), 2004.

Contributor to books, including Hot Chefs, British Broadcasting Corp. (London, England), 1992; and Kit Chapman's Great British Chefs 2, 1995.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

ONLINE

River Café Web site,http://www.rivercafe.co.uk/ (August 25, 2004).