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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   Jon Sopel
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   Jony Ive

   Jony Ive · Apr 2025

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   Judi Dench

   From the Archive: Dame Judi Dench · 2 episodes

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   Kristin Scott Thomas

   Kristin Scott Thomas · Nov 2024

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   Lily Allen

   Lily Allen · Mar 2022

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   Marina Hyde

   Marina Hyde and Richard Osman · Nov 2025

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   Martha Stewart

   Martha Stewart · Dec 2022

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   Mary McCartney

   Mary McCartney · Jul 2023

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   Matthew Barzun

   Matthew Barzun · Aug 2022

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    Michael Caine

    Michael Caine · Nov 2021

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    Nancy Pelosi

    From The Archive: Nancy Pelosi - Part 2 · 4 episodes

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    Nigella Lawson

    From The Archive: Nigella Lawson · 2 episodes

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    Ralph Fiennes

    Ralph Fiennes · Dec 2023

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    Richard E Grant

    Richard E. Grant on eating the same seven meals growing up, Henry Higgins and coping with loss · May 2025

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    Richard Osman
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    Sadiq Khan

    Bonus: What To Eat When with Sir Sadiq Khan · 2 episodes

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    Salman Rushdie

    Salman Rushdie · Jan 2022

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    Saoirse Ronan

    Bonus: The Art of Learning with Saoirse Ronan and Greta Gerwig · 2 episodes

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    Simon Schama

    Simon Schama · Jul 2023

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    Stella McCartney

    Stella McCartney · Apr 2022

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    Steve McQueen

    From The Archive: Steve McQueen · 3 episodes

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    Tracey Emin

    Dame Tracey Emin · 3 episodes

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    Yotam Ottolenghi

    Yotam Ottolenghi · May 2023

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    Adam Gopnik

    From The Archive: Adam Gopnik · 3 episodes

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    Adam Schiff

    Adam Schiff · Jun 2022

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    Bella Freud

    Bella Freud · Mar 2025

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    Bob Pittman

    Bob Pittman · Jul 2023

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    Eddie Redmayne

    Eddie Redmayne · Dec 2022

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    Eric Ripert

    Eric Ripert · Mar 2024

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    Francis Ford Coppola

    Francis Ford Coppola: Part 2 · 2 episodes

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    Gabriela Hearst

    Bonus: Gabriela Hearst on running her business · 2 episodes

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    Griffin Dunne

    Griffin Dunne · Jul 2024

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    Hilton Als

    Hilton Als · Dec 2025

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    James Carville

    James Carville - Featuring Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel · Jan 2025

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    Marisa Abela

    Marisa Abela · Apr 2024

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    Mark Carney

    Mark Carney · Jun 2022

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    Noah Baumbach

    Noah Baumbach on his new movie ‘Jay Kelly’ · Dec 2025

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    Rachel Eliza Griffiths

    Rachel Eliza Griffiths · Jun 2023

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    Wes Anderson

    Wes Anderson At Gagosian, Paris · 2 episodes

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    Andrew Jarecki

    Andrew Jarecki · Jan 2026

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