You can have your River Cafe cake — and wear it
MUCH loved by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Sir Mick Jagger, The River Cafe is now fashionable in more ways than one.
Owner Ruth Rogers (left) reveals that designer Bella Freud —whose late father, Lucian, was a regular diner — has made a bespoke jumper for the Michelin-starred Italian eatery in West London.
The £420 navy garment has Nemesis written across it, referring to their most popular dessert, Chocolate Nemesis Cake. ‘ Bella eats here a lot — she loves the Nemesis cake — and she’s a good friend of mine,’ Ruth tells me. ‘We’re selling a l ot of f ood f or Christmas online through Shop The River Cafe, so we thought, why not a sweater?’