Ruthie's Table 4

Duro Olowu is a man of many parts. Fashion designer, art director, mentor to young entrepreneurs, and a passionate lover of food.  Whenever he calls me, I never know if he is on his way to show his collection in Paris, curate an exhibition in Chicago, visit a wool factory in Tuscany, or just sitting down to have a plate of spaghetti bottarga in The River Cafe. Today I know where he is - with me on...

Say the name Bob Iger, former CEO of Disney and Chairman of the Board, and everyone will think of the man that acquired Pixar, Lucas Films, and Marvel. I think of my good friend who cares passionately about what he feeds his children, his grandchildren and the people that work with him.   For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers...

I will tell you something about Stella McCartney. Stella is a fashion designer with ethics, a spokesperson for sustainability, a supporter of young designers, and entrepreneur who takes on risks for a cause. On our 30th episode of Ruthie's Table 4, Stella and Ruthie talk about food and memories of childhood, ethical eating, cooking and more. For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has bee...

Iwan Wirth - Swiss gallerist and co-founder of Hauser and Wirth - and Ruthie Rogers met through a mutual admiration and love for the artist Philip Guston. On episode 29 of Ruthie's Table 4, he and Ruthie discuss what it’s like to have 15 galleries four restaurants, two farms, three hotels, and large family to cook for. For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of...

For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, actors, collectors, writers, activists, and politicians. Michael Caine, Glenn Close, JJ Abrams, Steve McQueen, Victoria and David Beckham, and Lily Allen, are just some of the people who love to call The River Cafe home.   On Ruthie's Table 4, Rogers sits down with her customers—who have...

For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, actors, collectors, writers, activists, and politicians. Michael Caine, Glenn Close, JJ Abrams, Steve McQueen, Victoria and David Beckham, and Lily Allen, are just some of the people who love to call The River Cafe home.   On Ruthie's Table 4, Rogers sits down with her customers—who have...

Alfonso Cuarón is a man who combines beauty in film, with a passion for telling stories. On Episode 26 of Ruthie's Table 4, the Academy Award–winning director, writer and producer talks with Ruthie about their mutual love for his native Mexico, and the feelings they share - their children are the centre of their lives, food is the focus of their days, and Italy is a second home for both of them.  ...

If food and life have a close connection, then so does Lily Allen and The River Cafe, both born and raised in Hammersmith, West London. Lily in May 1985 and The River Cafe 18 months later in September 1987. Both have had their shares of ups and downs coming of age, but as creatives, both share a common commitment to being honest and straight about what they believe in and the values they hold. Lil...

For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, actors, collectors, writers, activists, and politicians. Michael Caine, Glenn Close, JJ Abrams, Steve McQueen, Victoria and David Beckham, and Lily Allen, are just some of the people who love to call The River Cafe home.   On Ruthie's Table 4, Rogers sits down with her customers—who have...

Tell anyone who works at The River Cafe that Maggie Gyllenhaal is coming in, and you will see a happy face. And if you listen to Episode 23 of The Ruthie's Table 4, you will understand why. She talks to Ruthie about eating only spinach pie while directing the Academy Award–nominated The Lost Daughter  in Greece, perfectly peeling an orange for her children’s breakfast, her joy of expressing gratit...

Architect Sir David Adjaye fuses beautiful design with strong values in everything he creates. Now living in Ghana, in episode 22 of Ruthie's Table 4, David talks with Ruthie about how food intimately connects him to the projects he works on, and what it means to him as both a father and a citizen of the world. For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists...

Did he really eat in the same restaurant in Paris twice a week while playing for PSG in 2013? Does he really believe the best pizza in the world can be found in Bushwick, Brooklyn? And did he discover the secret of pata negra ham while playing for Madrid? In Part 2 of their interview, David Beckham brings Ruthie Rogers into his world of football and food. Listen to it now on Episode 21 of Ruthie's...

David Beckham loves family, loves football, and loves cooking. On Episode 20 of The Ruthie's Table 4, he discusses it all with Ruthie Rogers—telling her how he learned to make a traditional risotto while playing for AC Milan, explaining why his idea of a perfect night is cooking dinner for his children, and recalling in detail the jellied eels, pie and mash, gammon and chips he ate as a child in t...

In a career that has spanned over four decades, Kathleen Kennedy has produced more than 60 movies.  On Episode 19 of Ruthie's Table 4, she talks to Ruthie about Star Wars and  Indiana Jones,  telling stories of the food they ate on location. When sharing memories of her childhood, she describes hunting and fishing in Northern California with her father. Kathleen’s is a life of movies and food, and...

Social entrepreneur and family cook Roo Rogers had no ordinary childhood, but then his mother, Ruthie Rogers, was no ordinary mother. In episode 18 of Ruthie's Table 4, Ruthie talks with her son about his memories of growing up in Paris, visiting food markets and the quest to find the perfect restaurant. Together they discuss Roo’s memories of working summers in the River Cafe and what he has lear...

For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, actors, collectors, writers, activists, and politicians. Michael Caine, Glenn Close, JJ Abrams, Steve McQueen, Victoria and David Beckham, and Lily Allen, are just some of the people who love to call The River Cafe home.   On Ruthie's Table 4, Rogers sits down with her customers—who have...

Salman Rushdie tells his stories writing beautiful prose, inspired by his Indian and British upbringing. Ruthie Rogers tells her stories through cooking, inspired by her travels in Italy. Listen to them share their stories on episode 15 of Ruthie's Table 4. For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, actors, collectors, writers, a...

For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, actors, collectors, writers, activists, and politicians. Michael Caine, Glenn Close, JJ Abrams, Steve McQueen, Victoria and David Beckham, and Lily Allen, are just some of the people who love to call The River Cafe home.   On Ruthie's Table 4, Rogers sits down with he...

For Jude Law, food is family.  On episode 14 of  Ruthie's Table 4, Jude talks to Ruthie Rogers about cooking ‘breakfast in bed’, with his grandfather, baking cakes with his aunt, his dreams of Lancashire hotpot and why for him happiness is putting six children to bed well fed and happy.  Listen to Ruthie and Jude talk food, family and love, the perfect ingredients to any conversation. For more tha...

A conversation with Jeff Goldblum is like a walk along a river, it just keeps flowing. Jeff talks to Ruthie as he takes us through his garden and the kitchen. They even take a COVID test.  Jeff recalls his mother's cooking with love and precision; remembering the detail of the green glass bowl that the weekly spaghetti and meat sauce was served in.    For more than 30 years The River Cafe in Londo...

This week on Ruthie's Table 4, episode 12, Ruthie talks with her friend Glenn Close about eating food on a film set whilst wearing a tight corset, the family pet rooster Pretzel, searching for the ultimate birthday cake on a beach in Mexico and the perfect way to eat an Oreo cookie.   For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, ac...

This week on Ruthie's Table 4, Ruthie Rogers sits down with the forty fifth Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, to discuss State Dinners at The Elysee Palace, working lunches in the White House, sustainable farming, his Southern Barbecues and more.    And should you want to know how to make the Tuscan soup, Pappa al Pomodoro, the Vice President will read you the recipe.   For more than 3...

Ruthie is here with Edward Enninful, and he is the Editor in Chief of British  Vogue , they are looking at the Thames, at the blue sky, and most of all, looking at people who’ve been unable to come to a restaurant for five months. Eating, talking, and having a wonderful time, and that’s what we are going to have – a wonderful time. For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home...

Pete Davison is funny. In River Cafe Table 4 he makes Ruthie Rogers laugh a lot - describing his life as a waiter in Staten Island, giving his recipe for Cup a Soup Noodles and recalling his stand up in a bowling alley to an audience of three. Listen and Pete will make you laugh too. For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, act...

This is a conversation about food between two friends - Ruthie Rogers a chef, and Tracey Emin, an artist. Listen when you have a quiet time - time to hear Tracy convey to Ruthie what it meant to have the Salvation Army cook her and her brother Christmas dinner.  Time to let Tracy explain why the solitude of being an artist makes restaurants crucial, and time to listen to her describe why she is pa...