Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Ruth Rogers

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK

Benedict Cumberbatch says Hollywood is a ‘grossly wasteful industry’

Speaking to Ruth Rogers, the actor took aim at the film industry’s lack of sustainability, noting he ‘could feed a family with the amount I’m eating’ when bulking up for film roles

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Benedict Cumberbatch: Eating beyond my appetite for Doctor Strange was horrific

The film star said exercise made him feel ‘strong’ and ‘confident’ but added that he ate enough food to ‘feed a family’.

Evening Standard

How to cook the perfect pasta al limone – recipe

Just spaghetti, butter, lemon, cheese and basil. Easy to perfect, and here’s how …

The Guardian - UK

Francis Ford Coppola reveals the unexpected reason The Godfather became a classic

The Oscar-winning director says it wasn’t the mob violence or Marlon Brando’s performance that made the 1972 film a hit – but something far more domestic

The Independent UK

Kristin Scott Thomas confirms marriage to John Micklethwait

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas has broken her silence on her wedding to second husband John Micklethwait.

BANG Premier

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Star tucker: the best London restaurants for celebrity spotting

Whether your idea of a celeb is Romeo Beckham or Ralph Fiennes, Ben McCormack knows the London restaurants that leave diners with stars in their eyes

Evening Standard

Ruth Rogers: 'Retire, me? No, no, no — I’ll die at the stove'

Ruth Rogers tells Ben McCormack about her new cafe, getting Macca to open up, and why she’s desperate to keep Biden in power

Evening Standard

Why do US celebrities love the UK? Because they don’t live here

Sarah Jessica Parker is the latest A-lister to lavish our fair isles with praise, from the transport networks to the eggs. I guess it’s easy to overlook problems when you’re a wealthy tourist, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Jessica Parker reveals her go-to comfort food (and it's really not what we were expecting)

Sarah Jessica Parker opens up about her love of this classic dish

Woman & Home

Inside a Queen Anne-style Hampstead home where Britain's starchitect duo started out

Richard Rogers and Norman Foster went on to design some of the world’s best-known buildings after their short-lived partnership

Evening Standard

Ralph Fiennes reveals he gets stage fright... when he’s off stage

The veteran Shakespeare performer was left struggling to remember his lines during a daylight monologue outside his beloved theatre ‘cocoon’

The Independent UK

Lunch with Ruth Rogers, founder of the River Café

The chef and podcast host changed the face of London dining with her Thames-side ‘café’. Jimi Famurewa joins her for lunch and discovers how she’s still making the magic flow

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Hidden 1970s house in Belsize Park designed by a pioneering female architect gains protected status

Now Grade-II listed, 34 Belsize Lane is the first of Georgie Wolton’s few remaining buildings to receive this recognition

The Guardian - UK

River Cafe’s Ruth Rogers: ‘There’s no right way to deal with grief. Mine is to just keep going’

At a place run by one of her many proteges, the chef and restaurateur talks about loss, family and Nancy Pelosi’s tablecloth

The Guardian - UK

The River Cafe legacy: the enduring influence of one of Britain’s best loved restaurants

The Italian restaurant, which opened 35 years ago, counts Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall among its alumni. We speak to three of its chefs who have taken its ethos with them into their own places

Evening Standard

Our 50 favourite podcasts for your 2022 summer holiday listening, from art to sport and everything in between

Standard writers pick their favourite podcasts for your pleasure

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

What are the best Italian cookbooks?

Italian food is popular around the world, but what are the go-to guides for cooking authentic dishes at home?

The Independent UK

Welsh restaurant named best in the UK for the first time

Ynyshir, one of the only restaurants outside London to rank in the top 100 list, took the top spot

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: No plans for ‘HoloWham’, says George Michael friend

In today’s Diary: No hologram for George / River Cafe award speech / Matt Hancock trains in public / A new King of the North?

Evening Standard

National Restaurant Awards 2022: Ynyshir named UK’s best but London dominates list

Brat was named as London’s top restaurant, followed by the Ritz

The Guardian - UK

‘Free meals for homeless’ cafe in London’s East End at risk as donations dry up

The Canvas’s founder says takings were so low as cost of living crisis bites she thought tills were broken

Evening Standard

Corbin & King: Celebrities rally as investors eat dining kings for breakfast

As more ugly details emerge of the bitter battle for control of Corbin and King, devoted fans including Nigella Lawson and Ruth Rogers tell David Ellis about why the crash of their empire is a devastating loss for London

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Historic England Archive

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.