Chef Ruthie Rogers on the comforts of food and conversation

The River Cafe in London has had a Michelin star since the late 1990s, thanks to co-founder, owner and acclaimed chef Ruthie Rogers. Seth Doane talks with the American-born Rogers about her fabled Italian restaurant, her new book, “Table 4 at the River Cafe,” and her podcast, all of which celebrate the connections brought about … Read more

In conversation with Cory Booker

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has been a face of the Democratic Party’s resistance to the Trump administration – from a record-breaking filibuster critical of the president’s policies, to calls for accountability over U.S. involvement in the war with Iran. He also expresses his hopes for our nation in a new book, “Stand,” in which … Read more

Chef Ruthie Rogers on the comforts of food and conversation

The River Cafe, a bustling London restaurant, has kept its Michelin star since the late ’90s. Ruthie Rogers is not just co-founder, owner and chef; she is maestra of this Italian restaurant, conductor and, on the floor of her blue-carpeted, celebrity-filled world, connector. “I love talking to Wyclef Jean; that was really spontaneous,” she said. … Read more