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, 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 River Cafe Table 4, Rogers sits down with her customers—who have become friends—to talk about food memories. Table 4 explores how food impacts every aspect of our lives. “Foods is politics, food is cultural, food is how you express love, food is about your heritage, it defines who you and who you want to be,” says Rogers. Each week, Rogers invites her guest to reminisce about family suppers and first dates, what they cook, how they eat when performing, the restaurants they choose, and what food they seek when they need comfort. And to punctuate each episode of Table 4, guests such as Ralph Fiennes, Emily Blunt, and Alfonso Cuarón, read their favourite reci

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Every guest on Ruthie's Table 4

205 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Patrick Radden Keefe

   Bonus: Patrick Radden Keefe on eating together and eating alone · 2 episodes

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   Luca Guadagnino

   Bonus: Tagliarini with Luca Guadagnino · 2 episodes

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   Josh Brolin

   Josh Brolin · Jan 2025

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   Maggie Gyllenhaal

   Maggie Gyllenhaal · Feb 2022

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   Laura Dern

   From The Archive: Laura Dern · 2 episodes

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   Benedict Cumberbatch

   Bonus: Benedict Cumberbatch on the health toll of weight gain and loss as an actor · 2 episodes

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   Tom Freston

   Bonus: Tom Freston On Bartending · 2 episodes

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   Olivia Colman

   From The Archive: Olivia Colman · 2 episodes

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   Graydon Carter

   Graydon Carter on the Vanity Fair Oscar party, banning people from his restaurant and profiling Trump · Jun 2025

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    Tina Fey

    Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond · 2 episodes

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    Jeff Goldblum

    Jeff Goldblum · Dec 2021

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    Pete Davidson

    Pete Davidson · Nov 2021

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    Es Devlin

    Es Devlin · Oct 2023

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    Tony Blair

    Tony Blair · Oct 2024

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    Rick Rubin

    Rick Rubin · Jan 2023

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    Judd Apatow

    Judd Apatow · Apr 2024

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    Scott Galloway

    Scott Galloway · Dec 2023

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    Piers Morgan

    Piers Morgan, Broadcaster · Jun 2026

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    John Lithgow

    Bonus: John Lithgow on his Great British Bake Off appearance · 2 episodes

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    Zoe Saldaña

    From the Archive: Zoe Saldaña on Growing Up in Queens, Family Recipes & Why NYC Has the Best Pizza · 3 episodes

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    Jude Law

    Jude Law · Dec 2021

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    Keri Russell

    Keri Russell & Matthew Rhys · Jan 2024

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    Rashida Jones

    Bonus: Rashida Jones on her father Quincy Jones · 2 episodes

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    David Beckham

    From the Archive: David Beckham Special · 3 episodes

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    Jake Gyllenhaal

    Jake Gyllenhaal · Sep 2021

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    Carey Mulligan

    Carey Mulligan · Jan 2024

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    John McEnroe

    John McEnroe · Feb 2023

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    Greta Gerwig

    Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach · Jan 2025

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    Matthew Rhys
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    Emily Blunt

    From the Archive: Emily Blunt · 2 episodes

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    Rian Johnson

    Bonus: Cigar Ice Cream with Rian Johnson · 2 episodes

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    Cate Blanchett

    Bonus: The parallel between theatres and restaurants with Cate Blanchett · 2 episodes

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    Jimmy Fallon

    Jimmy Fallon · Mar 2023

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    J.J. Abrams

    J.J. Abrams · Jan 2023

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    Gwyneth Paltrow

    From the Archive: Gwyneth Paltrow · 2 episodes

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    Paul McCartney

    Paul McCartney · Oct 2021

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    Kamala Harris

    The Food That Shaped Us… Kamala Harris, Sadiq Khan, Ab Rogers, Marina Hyde and Richard Osman, and Rashida Jones. · 2 episodes

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    Guillermo del Toro

    Bonus: A Taste of Jalisco with Guillermo del Toro · 2 episodes

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    Sarah Jessica Parker

    Sarah Jessica Parker · Apr 2024

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    Peter Sarsgaard

    Peter Sarsgaard On Bees And A Bear · 2 episodes

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