The River Café
Fine dining restaurant in London, EnglandWikipedia
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Sep 21, 2026
Ruth RogersHOST
He thinks about the food he eats, the issues of sustainability, fairness, and civil liberties.
Ruth RogersHOST
He's here with me now in the River Cafe to talk about food and film, family and friends.
Ruth RogersHOST
Benedict is someone I respect, I admire, and I love.
Ruth RogersHOST
That's the real connection.
Fernando Augusto PachecoHOST
That was Eric Parry and David Camp of One London, speaking to Monaco's Editor-in-Chief, Andrew Tuck.
Fernando Augusto PachecoHOST
Still to come here on The Curator, we meet the chef, Rufy Rogers, to discuss her new book, Table 4 at the River Café.
Fernando Augusto PachecoHOST
Then, Laura Weir, the Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council, tell us what sets London Fashion Week aside from the rest.
Fernando Augusto PachecoHOST
And we head to Hollywood to meet the designer, Tina Sharad.
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Fernando Augusto PachecoHOST
That was Laura Weir there, the Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council, speaking to Monaco's Grace Charlton.
Fernando Augusto PachecoHOST
And finally on today's show, for last weekend's edition of Meet the Writers, Monaco's Georgina Godwin met the chef Rufy Rogers.
Fernando Augusto PachecoHOST
The pair settled in at the River Café to discuss her podcast, Rufy's Table 4, which has now been turned into a book titled Table 4 at the River Café.
Fernando Augusto PachecoHOST
Here is a highlight.
Adam BaidawiGUEST
It, it's almost midday
Lauren ShermanHOST
Rochelle Canteen, River Cafe, it's all amazing.
Lauren ShermanHOST
It's so good.
Lauren ShermanHOST
Um-
Adam BaidawiGUEST
River Cafe is w- where we went to celebrate on the 17th of February.
Adam BaidawiGUEST
It's, like, no better place.
Lauren ShermanHOST
That's ama- was that the day you got married or, or the day you announced-
Lauren ShermanHOST
That's fun.
Donna HayGUEST
And don't you think personally that would really get me, like that would get me deep if a recipe didn't work out, whether you've just, you know, like whether you've skipped it in edit or, you know, so many things can go wrong.
Matt PrestonHOST
The famous, you'd know, the famous River Cafe chocolate nemesis cake.
Matt PrestonHOST
Do you remember that? So I think it was in their first book.
Matt PrestonHOST
Yes, I
Donna HayGUEST
couldn't get it to
Matt PrestonHOST
work.
Matt PrestonHOST
The late, great Darren Simpson, who was the head chef at River Cafe, told me the story that every Friday night at about five o'clock, the phone would ring at the River Cafe going, it's not setting.
Matt PrestonHOST
I've got people coming over for dinner.
Stephen PannellGUEST
So I bought a ton and a half and made this wine.
Stephen PannellGUEST
Then David Gleave, who's our agent in the UK, he's responsible for River Cafe and Jamie Oliver and all these-
Anna WebsterHOST
Yep
Stephen PannellGUEST
... people knowing a lot about Italy.
Enid GraceHOST
And he was already with Jules when they weren't married yet, I don't think.
Enid GraceHOST
But he started, a little bit of trivia, I'm sure lots of people know, but he started at the River Cafe, which is this fabulous restaurant in London.
Enid GraceHOST
We actually went to it when we were last there.
Enid GraceHOST
And that's where he got his start.
Georgina GodwinHOST
Quite often, we have a midweek episode too.
Georgina GodwinHOST
The very latest one is with Ruthie Rogers of The River Cafe.
Georgina GodwinHOST
She is absolutely fantastic, and she's got all these wonderful anecdotes about various famous people and like what Elton John likes to eat and how David Beckham cooks And things like that.
Georgina GodwinHOST
Absolutely ex- gorgeous.
Hunter LewisGUEST
We're celebrating the welcome party at King, uh, when we meet all of the 2026 class for the first time, and by the time the series, that would've happened.
Hunter LewisGUEST
But King is, you know, it's got this through line of the feeling of River Cafe in London.
Hunter LewisGUEST
Jess went to Ballymaloe and learned to cook there.
Hunter LewisGUEST
Somewhere in the roots of the family tree, it taps into a Chez Panisse ethos.
Alex BellHOST
Did you tour?
Manu OnruoHOST
But I have been, I mean, I have worked for a while at The River Cafe.
Alex BellHOST
Oh, nice.
Manu OnruoHOST
Uh, as another job, and that's a Michelin star restaurant.
Alex BellHOST
Mm-hmm.
Manu OnruoHOST
Um, and were going to give it a second star.
Manu OnruoHOST
But one of the traditions at The River Cafe, because, um, so Richard Rogers, the architect, his, uh, wife, Ruth Rogers-
Alex BellHOST
Mm
Kara SwisherHOST
Yeah.
Ina GartenGUEST
And, um, you know what else I like is Ruth Rogers' books, um, River Cafe.
Kara SwisherHOST
Amazing.
Ina GartenGUEST
Just fabulous-
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