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Jan 2022
21m 39s

River Cafe Table 4: Kathleen Kennedy

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About this episode

In a career that has spanned over four decades, Kathleen Kennedy has produced more than 60 movies. 

On Episode 19 of River Cafe Table 4, she talks to Ruthie about Star Wars and Indiana Jones, telling stories of the food they ate on location. When sharing memories of her childhood, she describes hunting and fishing in Northern California with her father.

Kathleen’s is a life of movies and food, and family and food.

Listen to her and Ruthie on River Cafe Table 4, wherever you get your podcasts.


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 recipe from one of the best-selling River Cafe cookbooks. 

Table 4 itself, is situated near The River Cafe’s open kitchen, close to the bright pink wood-fired oven and next to the glossy yellow pass, where Ruthie oversees the restaurant. You are invited to take a seat at this intimate table and join the conversation.

 

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