Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware

Miriam Margolyes, an iconic guest with lots of stories and a unique perspective on bagels, shares childhood memories of her mother's food, reveals she dislikes bagels as 'the hole is wasted bread', and recommends the best ice cream in Clapham. She discusses Judaism, Jewish cuisine, and her encounters with different Jewish communities. The conversation also covers topics such as aging, vulnerability, and the consideration of using a cow's aortic valve for medical procedures.

Padam! For the final instalment of our Second Helpings series, we’re taking it back to 2020 when the ultimate pop princess and style icon Kylie Minogue popped round to Clapham, followed by paparazzi on a hump day. Kylie was the first concert I ever went to and we named our guinea pigs after her (and Jason) so who can blame me for the fangirl situation! Kylie tells us all about her upbringing in Australia and her journey to fame, where Charlene's famous overalls are now & how she’ll only have a questionable half sized cup of tea. Oh and since we recorded this, Kylie and I have gone on to record a duet called ‘Kiss Of Life’ and we performed it together at BBC Radio 2 live last weekend, fangirl!!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Michael McIntyre shares hilarious observations about olive oil on pistachio ice cream, restaurant etiquette, and egg-offs with his wife and mum. The podcast also covers topics like Jewish culture, cooking adventures, and the superstition of drinking Jack Daniels before a gig.

Jessie and Lennie Ware are joined by Alan Carr, a hilarious British comedian, for a wild and entertaining episode. They discuss Alan's farm animals' sexual exploits, a surprise backyard wedding, their trip to Carbo, and childhood meals. The conversation is filled with laughter and hilarious anecdotes that will leave you in stitches.

It’s week 2 of our summer Second Helpings series, and this week we take a look back at when the ultimate kitchen goddess joined us… Nigella Lawson. She had been top of our list since day one, and finally in season 4 we got her! We talk midnight snacks, her being a fussy eater as a child (there’s hope for all our children), eating rice pudding for breakfast… and she even changed my views on Vegemite, Nigella 4 President!! Table Manners, Second Helpings is served! Enjoy!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musician and Grammy Award winner Sam Smith joins Jessie and Lennie Ware on a trip down memory lane in the first ever Table Manners episode. Topics include childhood food experiences, living without booze, and choosing a last supper. They also share funny moments and discuss pressures of live performances and their musical journey.

Surprise!! A little added bonus before we take a break for the summer! You all know Mum & I LOVE football, and the World Cup is on right now, so this was mega. Our first footballers on Table Manners!! This special episode in partnership with The National Lottery is in support of Good Causes and specifically women’s football. We chat to two Lionesses (or goddesses as mum calls them) , England legend Ellen White MBE & one of the England National teams legacy players, Lyn Hale.We hear all about celebratory meals, which football club has the best catering, how women’s football has changed & what food is most enjoyed after retirement! Thanks to National lottery players, over £50m has been raised for women’s football over the past 10 years alone - which has gone towards a variety of initiatives not only to inspire women to play the game at grassroots clubs across the country, but also to support up and coming athletes at an elite level.What a joy to spend a whole hour talking about football…. Thanks to the National Lottery for setting us up.The Lionesses… we are rooting and roaring for you! X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our final episode of this series, and we’ve decided to finish it off by inviting the leader of the opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, to mum's for dinner. The leader of the Labour Party told us all about his love of experimental cooking, his mum's jam sandwiches, eating fish & chips on the road, the controversy over his Desert Island Discs song choices and the tradition of Friday night shabbat with his family. Thank you Sir Keir Starmer and thank you listeners for joining us this series! Have a lovely summer and we’ll see you back here soon for more food, more Lennie and more guests. We love making the podcast, but it is time for Lennie to go to Greece for a month x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was an absolute joy to cook elevenses for the one and only Andrew Ridgeley last week. Never before has a guest been more thorough and specific when we asked about their last supper. Arriving by bus, he told us all about the wonderful Wham! documentary, about his time in the band, his perfectionism when cooking, his epic 10-day bike ride across the UK and we discovered that not only are Club Tropicana drinks free…. they were also made of coloured water. Wham! Bam! Thank you Andrew Ridgeley! The brand new Wham! doc is so touching and available to stream now on Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our latest guest Raven Smith is a writer, columnist, best selling author, man about town and a meme king. This week he popped round for dinner, I barbecued some pink sea bream, we got a special ‘Hot Jessie’ pizza delivery from Dinner For One Hundred & we topped the whole evening off with an array of Gengelly's delicious desserts. Raven brought us a bottle of his very own Top Cuvee collab rosé, we swapped stories about drinking Cosmos and making the ultimate trifle, he shared tales about his Dad’s Jamaican cooking and we hear about his book ‘Raven Smith’s Men’. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.