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From The Archive: Austin Butler
Season 2 Episode 15
Austin Butler is a winner. He beats me at cards, knows how to cook a wild salmon on the grill, and when we had a dinner every Sunday night for a year…
3 years, 4 months ago
Jimmy Fallon
Season 2 Episode 14
Most nights, Jimmy Fallon and I have somewhat similar jobs. We’re both hosts, after all—Jimmy on The Tonight Show, me at The River Cafe. We both welc…
3 years, 4 months ago
John McEnroe
Season 2 Episode 13
Over the years in The River Cafe, I’ve witnessed the spell-binding effect an athlete can have. None of us are able to do what they do, and we all kno…
3 years, 4 months ago
Mike Bloomberg
Season 2 Episode 12
In 2014, the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg opened an exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in London. His speech at the Pavilion, to about…
3 years, 5 months ago
Food Is Love
Season 2 Episode 11
If food is love, and love is food, for Valentine's Day we are dedicating this episode of Ruthie's Table 4, by talking to the chefs, managers, waiters…
3 years, 5 months ago
Tina Fey
Season 2 Episode 10
'Millions of us have shared food with Tina Fey over the years.
In 30 Rock, which she wrote and starred in, even her name, Liz Lemon, was food related…
3 years, 5 months ago
J.J. Abrams
Season 2 Episode 9
'While JJ Abrams might be one of the world’s most brilliant writers, producers & directors, he still manages to find the time to be a great friend. T…
3 years, 5 months ago
Wolfgang Puck
Season 2 Episode 8
I'm often asked who inspired us when we opened The River Cafe in 1987. Wolfgang Puck is the one of the answers. A few months ago, he came to The Rive…
3 years, 5 months ago
Rick Rubin
Season 2 Episode 7
'Rick Rubin is a decades-long creative force in the music industry - Co-founder of Def Jam, and winner of seven Grammys. Rick has discovered, mentore…
3 years, 6 months ago
Dame Judi Dench
Season 2 Episode 6
'Dame Judi Dench is not just a national and international treasure, she's an interplanetary treasure. If there is life on Mars, they're talking about…
3 years, 6 months ago