How to Cook the Perfect Sea Bass... Introducing Table 4: Chefs’ Notes!

In this episode of Table 4: Chefs’ Notes, Steve Martin and Martin Short bring a little show business to the kitchen as they read our slow-cooked tomato sauce recipe, with a banjo, impressions and plenty of laughter. Then I’m joined by River Café Executive Chef Joseph Trivelli, my cooking companion of more than 25 years, to share the secrets of a great tomato sauce. From choosing the right tomatoes and cooking the garlic gently to the importance of time, Joe offers his tips for making it at home. We also debate onions, herbs and the all-important question: should you ever put cheese on tomato pasta?   If you enjoy this podcast, leave us a REVIEW, hit FOLLOW, and turn your notifications ON to make sure you never miss an episode. Join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected]   Credits Presented by Ruthie Rogers: instagram.com/ruthierogers Producer: Robbie Hamilton Editor: Julia Johnson YouTube Editor: Andrew Tsang Production Manager: Bella Salini Executive Producers: Ruthie Rogers, Zad Rogers   Recorded at: River Café: https://www.rivercafe.co.uk/   Ruthie’s Table 4 is an Atomized Studios production: https://www.atomizedstudios.tv/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when two of the funniest men in the world sit down to eat? On this special episode of Ruthie’s Table 4, I’m joined by Steve Martin and Martin Short. From their early days on The Three Amigos to Only Murders in the Building, we share stories of life on and off set, comfort food and their rather particular eating habits: Steve has never had a cup of coffee, while Marty won’t touch a raw tomato. Steve brings his banjo, Marty gives a wonderfully theatrical reading of our slow-cooked tomato sauce recipe, and the laughter never stops.   This episode of Ruthie’s Table 4 is sponsored by Burberry.   If you enjoy this podcast, leave us a REVIEW, hit FOLLOW, and turn your notifications ON to make sure you never miss an episode. Join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected]   Credits Presented by Ruthie Rogers: instagram.com/ruthierogers Producer: Robbie Hamilton Editor: Julia Johnson YouTube Editor: Andrew Tsang Production Manager: Bella Salini Executive Producers: Ruthie Rogers, Zad Rogers   Recorded at: River Café: https://www.rivercafe.co.uk/   Ruthie’s Table 4 is an Atomized Studios production: https://www.atomizedstudios.tv/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have something new for Series 6: Table 4: Chefs’ Notes! Each week, our Executive Chefs, Sian Wyn Owen and Joseph Trivelli, join me to share the secrets behind our favourite River Cafe recipes. In this episode, Nile Rodgers reads our recipe for grilled sea bass with salsa verde. Then Sian and Joseph share their expert tips for preparing and cooking the perfect sea bass, including a technique for knowing exactly when your fish is cooked.   If you enjoy this podcast, leave us a REVIEW, hit FOLLOW, and turn your notifications ON to make sure you never miss an episode. Join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected] Credits Presented by Ruthie Rogers: instagram.com/ruthierogers Production Manager: Bella Salini YouTube Editor: Andrew Tsang Producer: Robbie Hamilton Editor: Julia Johnson Executive Producers: Ruthie Rogers, Zad Rogers     Recorded at: River Café: https://www.rivercafe.co.uk/   Ruthie’s Table 4 is an Atomized Studios production: https://www.atomizedstudios.tv/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Season Six!  How did growing up in a household affected by heroin, surrounded by jazz greats, shape Nile Rodgers? How did his Barbadian grandmother’s lessons about spices influence him? And what was it really like working with Madonna, David Bowie and Michael Jackson? In the first episode of Season Six, I sat down with Nile to explore his remarkable life, from his childhood in New York and joining the Black Panther Party at 16 to forming Chic and creating some of pop music’s biggest records. He shared stories of Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie visiting his family home, making Like a Virgin with Madonna and going out to restaurants together, as well as his first meeting with David Bowie.   If you enjoy this podcast, leave us a REVIEW, hit FOLLOW, and turn your notifications ON to make sure you never miss an episode. Join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected] Credits Presented by Ruthie Rogers: instagram.com/ruthierogers Production Manager: Bella Salini YouTube Editor: Andrew Tsang Producer: Robbie Hamilton Editor: Julia Johnson Executive Producers: Ruthie Rogers, Zad Rogers     Recorded at: River Café: https://www.rivercafe.co.uk/   Ruthie’s Table 4 is an Atomized Studios production: https://www.atomizedstudios.tv/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re back! The sixth season of Ruthie’s Table 4 begins Tuesday, 3 November. Steve Martin and Martin Short tell us why grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup make the perfect Christmas dinner. Nile Rodgers remembers cooking with his grandmother in Barbados. Bertha González Nieves takes us to the agave fields where she fell in love with tequila, while Thandiwe Newton talks about reclaiming her name and her Zimbabwean heritage. These are just some of the stories and intimate conversations I’ve been having around the table, and I’d love you to join us.   Hit FOLLOW to make sure you never miss an episode, and join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Richard E. Grant delighting audiences on The Traitors, we’re looking back at this special episode of Ruthie’s Table 4. I remember Richard and his wife Joan in the early days of The River Cafe, coming in for lunch and sitting at the same table, always warm, lovely and absorbed in each other. More than thirty years later, Richard and I share the loss of the partners we loved. We came together to talk about family, food, friendship and, above all, the enduring joy of love.   Hit FOLLOW to make sure you never miss an episode, and join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected]  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we’re looking back at Gary Lineker’s visit to The River Cafe. Over the table, we travelled from his childhood in Leicester and the food of his mother’s kitchen to the football pitches of Barcelona. We talked about fame, family, and the importance of speaking out for refugees and compassion. Gary made potato gnocchi with tomato sauce alongside our chef Joseph Trivelli, and revealed his love of cottage pie.   Hit FOLLOW to make sure you never miss an episode, and join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we’re looking back to the summer morning we shared with Cate Blanchett, who joined me at The River Cafe after her run in Thomas Ostermeier’s The Seagull. We talked about the pleasures of touring a play, growing up between American and Australian food traditions, silent meals after losing her father, teenage dinner parties inspired by a Salvador Dalí cookbook, the joys of growing food, and her love of sake.    Hit FOLLOW to make sure you never miss an episode, and join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we’re revisiting our live episode with Sarah Jessica Parker. And what a guest she was. Sarah has always had a deep love of food, so we had plenty to talk about: from the role of food in Sex and the City, where so many memorable conversations unfolded around a meal, to growing up as one of eight children and cooking every night with Matthew Broderick. She cooked puntarelle in the kitchen with Sian Wyn Owen, took questions from our audience, shared her thoughts on airplane food, revealed her perfect pork chops, and her devotion to Burford eggs.   Hit FOLLOW to make sure you never miss an episode, and join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During our between-season break, we’re revisiting some of our favourite conversations from the Ruthie’s Table 4 archive. This week, we're looking back to when Benedict Cumberbatch joined me at The River Cafe to talk about Negronis with Wes Anderson, growing up in a theatrical family, body transformations, and cooking for his children.   Hit FOLLOW to make sure you never miss an episode, and join the Ruthie’s Table 4 community on social. ⁠Instagram: instagram.com/ruthiestable4 TikTok: tiktok.com/@ruthiestable4 YouTube: youtube.com/@RuthiesTable4Pod Shop River Café Books and more… www.shoptherivercafe.co.uk Contact us: ⁠[email protected] Credits Presented by Ruthie Rogers: instagram.com/ruthierogers Production Manager: Bella Salini YouTube Editor: Andrew Tsang Producers: Alex Bell & Robbie Hamilton Editors: Alex Bell and Julia Johnson Executive Producers: Ruthie Rogers, Zad Rogers     Recorded at: River Café: https://www.rivercafe.co.uk/   Ruthie’s Table 4 is an Atomized Studios production: https://www.atomizedstudios.tv/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.