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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   Fisher Stevens

   Fisher Stevens · Mar 2024

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   Austin Butler

   From The Archive: Austin Butler · 2 episodes

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   Michael Mann

   Michael Mann · Apr 2023

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   Ridley Scott

   Ridley Scott · Jul 2024

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   Stanley Tucci

   Stanley Tucci · May 2022

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   Glenn Close

   Glenn Close · Dec 2021

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   Danny Huston

   Danny Huston · Jul 2022

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   Tracey Ullman

   Tracey Ullman · Jan 2022

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   Al Gore

   Al Gore · Nov 2021

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    Ian McKellen

    Ian McKellen · Dec 2024

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    Mark Ronson

    Mark Ronson · Oct 2025

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    Maria Sharapova

    Maria Sharapova · Jul 2024

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    Vivek Murthy

    From The Archive: Vivek Murthy · 2 episodes

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    Brian Chesky

    Brian Chesky · Jan 2023

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    Victoria Beckham

    From the Archive: Victoria Beckham · 2 episodes

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    Emily Mortimer

    Emily Mortimer · Feb 2024

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    Danny Meyer

    Danny Meyer · Feb 2024

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    Will Ferrell

    From The Archive: Will Ferrell · 2 episodes

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    Dara Khosrowshahi

    Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber · May 2026

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    Simon Sebag Montefiore

    Simon Sebag Montefiore · Nov 2023

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    Stephen Fry

    Stephen Fry · Mar 2024

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    Alastair Campbell

    Alastair Campbell · Mar 2025

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    Alice Waters

    Alice Waters · Nov 2024

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    Annie Leibovitz

    Annie Leibovitz · Dec 2025

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    Bella Mackie

    Bella Mackie · Jun 2023

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    Bruce Bozzi

    Bonus: Bruce Bozzi On The Magic Of Lasagna · 2 episodes

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    Christiane Amanpour

    Christiane Amanpour · May 2022

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    David Hare

    Sir David Hare · Jun 2024

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    Edward Enninful

    Edward Enninful · Nov 2021

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    Elton John

    Elton John and David Furnish · Nov 2024

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    Emerald Fennell

    Emerald Fennell · Feb 2026

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    Emily Maitlis

    Emily Maitlis & Jon Sopel · May 2023

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    Gary Lineker

    Gary Lineker · May 2024

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    Gayle King

    How Food Shapes Our Work… Gayle King, Mark Ronson, Graham Norton, Emerald Fennell, and Patrick Radden Keefe. · 2 episodes

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    Gordon Brown

    Rt Hon Gordon Brown · Jan 2026

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    Graham Norton

    Bonus: Graham Norton on why you should work in a restaurant · 2 episodes

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    Ian Wright

    Ian Wright · Jul 2023

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    Jacinda Ardern

    Where Food Meets Politics… Jacinda Ardern, Andrew Jarecki, Erin Lyall, Hilton Als, Annie Leibovitz, Kamala Harris · 3 episodes

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    Jamie Oliver

    Why Restaurants Matter… Jamie Oliver, Piers Morgan, Marina Hyde & Richard Osman, Tracey Emin & Dara Khosrowshahi · 4 episodes

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    Jemma Sbeg

    Jemma Sbeg · Jun 2023

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