Podcast Episodes

Brian Chesky

Season 2 Episode 5

'In November, I sat down in New York to talk to Brian Chesky, the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. Now, I've never stayed in an Airbnb, but then again, …

3 years, 6 months ago

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Martha Stewart

Season 2 Episode 4

Imagine for a moment, you are Martha Stewart. It is 1992 and you are the most important woman in the world of food. You say your best quality is your…

3 years, 6 months ago

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Eddie Redmayne

Season 2 Episode 3

A year ago, I used every bit of access and influence to get tickets to Cabaret for one reason only - to see Eddie Redmayne the star of the show. And …

3 years, 7 months ago

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Look Book Special

Season 2 Episode 2

Two years after starting the River Café, Rose Gray and I were asked by a publisher to do a cookbook. We replied sternly that we were chefs, not write…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Gwyneth Paltrow

Season 2 Episode 1

Some years ago Gwyneth Paltrow worked for a day in the River Cafe Kitchen. She arrived early. in professional chef’s whites, ready to cook. Gwyneth v…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Announcing Season Two

Season 2

Ruthie's Table 4 returns for Season 2!

For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers,…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Ruthie's Table 4: Martha Stewart

To celebrate the launch of the River Cafe Look Book, Ruthie sat down with Martha Stewart for a special live edition of the podcast hosted in front of…

3 years, 7 months ago

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From The Archive: Steve McQueen

Sitting here in The River Café on a sunny Monday morning with chefs in the kitchen making ravioli with girolles, and waiters laying tables in the gar…

3 years, 8 months ago

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From The Archive: Tracey Emin

As part of our limited art series we are reposting our favourite episode from season 1 just in case you missed it the first time round. This is a con…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Sam Taylor-Johnson

Sam Taylor-Johnson is an artist, photographer, and film-director - and she has been a friend of Ruthie’s since the day they met at the Tate gallery i…

3 years, 9 months ago

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