About
Chef and writer whose restaurant, The River Café, received a Michelin star. She set up the restaurant with Ruth Rogers. She had a significant influence on an entire generation of celebrity chefs, including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Before fame
She attended the Guildford College of Art.
Trivia
She had her own cooking show, The Italian Kitchen. It was a 12-part program for Channel Four.
Family life
She was married twice--to Michael Selby Gray and David Robin Macilwaine--and had four children.
Associated with
She influenced Chef Jamie Oliver's culinary development.
