A Dutch baby and champagne was only right for this week’s guest, even if it was before noon….the iconic Billy Porter.We spoke to Billy about moving from New York and living his new life in Long Island, falling in love with musical theatre after watching ‘The Whizz’, his turkey burger speciality, working with Jade Thirlwall and MNEK on his debut single & his many many projects! But most importantly we discussed who would play Billy’s bodyguard if we remade the movie. A joy to listen and learn from Billy, and we ask you….Could he be even more fabulous than Lennie?! Billy, we love you! x  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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S12 Ep 7: Billy Porter

The man that does everything!! This week we welcome the wonderful Reggie Yates to Table Manners. Reggie talks to us about his West African heritage; his mum’s Ghanian cooking - we all want a bit of her special peanut soup - his love of apple crumble & growing up in north London. We chat about his wondrous career; from hosting radio shows in his bedroom aged 10, to becoming a TV and Radio favourite & now writing and directing his first feature film ‘Pirates’ (out now and well worth a watch!). Reggie we absolutely love you ! Enjoy! X  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S12 Ep 6: Reggie Yates

It's officially Autumn – our favourite time of the year – and what better way to celebrate it than to get my good pal Laura Jackson over to mum's for a good old hearty seasonal meal. This bonus episode is sponsored by Sainsbury's & their fantastic new Autumn Edition Taste The Difference range. We tucked into truffle houmous, chicken with a delish truffle mash potato and root vegetable gratin and for pud the most delightful Winter Berry Crumble. We talked to Laura all about growing up in a family of 8 in Huddersfield & how she’s become THE hostess with the mostess. She tells us all about her love of the humble bean, eating the best Gazpacho in San Francisco & tracking down napkins from Mexico City. Her new homeware and lifestyle brand, Glassette launched this week and we couldn’t be prouder. It’s absolutely amazing. X  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bonus Episode - Laura Jackson

Zooming in from New York, this week we have American supermodel and actress Emily Ratajkowski on Table Manners. Born in London, raised in California & childhood summers spent in Europe, Emily talks to us about her favourite food across the globe.We discuss baby led weaning with her son, pumpkin pie pregnancy cravings & where to get the best gin martini in New York. Emily’s new book ‘My Body’ is out now.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S12 Ep 5: Emily Ratajkowski

It was an HONOUR to have our first little mixer in the house! We welcome the wonderful Jade Thirlwall to mum's for her fave meal, a roast chicken dinner with all the trimmings. Jade turned up in full glam after a long photo shoot so it was just what the doctor ordered for our girl. She talks about her mum’s mince pies - and not the Christmas kind - her penchant for putting crisps in a tuna sarnie, drinking Malibu and always wanting the economy meal on the aeroplane. We discuss her beautiful relationship with the LGBTQ+ community and her obsession with Diana ross. It’s all in there! Thank you Jade, you gem x  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S12 Ep 4: Jade Thirlwall

This week we welcome mum’s new best friend, Hilary Whitehall with husband Michael, son Jack and a doll called Winston round to Clapham for a spot of Lebanese lamb. Jack talks to us about his lockdown venture Food Slut, his misjudged drinks & canapés parties at Manchester University & how he got into stand up comedy. We talk about Hilary’s home cooking, La Poule Au Pot & 10 things you can do with Marmalade, sadly not included in Jack’s new book ‘How To Survive Family Holidays’ which is out now and will definitely come in handy in our house X  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S12 Ep 3: Jack, Hilary & Michael Whitehall

So this week is absolutely golden in every sense of the word … we welcome the king of knitting & GOLD Olympic award winner Tom Daley to mum's for lamb and dauphinois. The Plymouth born diver talks to us about his Tokyo Olympics experience, his childhood desire to be a pilot, how he met his husband Lance and their first kiss. We chat about the importance of parenthood; losing his dad at 16 years old and the relationship he has with his own son. This really was a treat; a true charmer, our golden boy. We love you Tom! Oh and you might have noticed we’ve rebranded.. Introducing Table Manners with Jessie AND Lennie Ware! Nobody puts Lennie in the corner!!(...and as we also mentioned Jessie has a new podcast out called 'Is It Normal? The Pregnancy Podcast'. https://www.isitnormalpodcast.com.If you are pregnant or know somebody who is we'd love you to have a listen x )  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S12 Ep 2: Tom Daley

And just like that, we are BACK and ready to take over your Wednesdays! We hope you all had a lovely summer; Mum has enjoyed plenty of holidays and I had a baby. We’ve got some AMAZING guests lined up for you for this series and what better way to start that with fellow foodie, Hollywood star and absolute gent, Stanley Tucci.Stanley talks to us about growing up in New York, filming his latest TV show ‘Searching For Italy’ & his fight against cancer. He celebrates his mother’s cooking (& her famous lunchbox lunches!) & reveals his less than fine dining experience with Meryl Streep. Stanley’s food memoir ‘Taste’ is fantastic and is out now. Here’s to a fabulous start to another series xx  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S12 Ep 1: Stanley Tucci

This week we have one more serving of extra helpings for you. This second episode includes some more of our favourite bits from the past year and a previously unheard conversation with Dan Levy. Hear will.i.am telling us about his Mum’s cooking and Lennie getting the giggles about muff diving @themuffkitchen! Tom Jones lets us in on some of Elvis’s unusual eating habits, Dawn French tells us about falling in love and Angela Hartnett chats about how her cooking journey began. Hear our tempers getting the better of us as we revisit our infamous argument in front of Paul & Mary McCartney...We’ll be back with a brand new series this Autumn! Listen, share and enjoy! X  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S11: Extra Helpings 2

Despite the different lockdowns and restrictions we’ve had over the past year, we’ve kept going and it’s been an absolutely stellar year of Table Manners with such fabulous guests from all around the world. Whilst we gear up to Series 12 (how did that happen?!) we’ve put together a couple of episodes of highlights to serve up as an extra helping. In this first episode, listen back to hear Dolly Parton’s room service order, Michael McIntyre’s embarrassing dad behaviour, Yungblud ordering pints at Noma, Take That’s game of ‘King Naan’, me fangirling over Kylie Minogue & Lydia West’s gem of knowledge about ordering cookie dough from Pizza Hut. Listen, share and enjoy!! X  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S11: Extra Helpings 1

To end the series we have another first for Table Manners... a Satirist, the hilarious Munya Chawawa on this week's podcast. Munya talks to us about his Zimbabwean upbringing & his love of Sadza. We discuss crying over Blue songs, crashing Tinder, Watermelon Daiquiris, his wish to marry Baby Spice & falling in love on the radio. We love his parodies and we love him. A couple of episodes of highlights from the past year are coming up in the next two weeks then we’ll be back with the snazziest series yet on October 13. See you soon! X  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S11 Ep 32: Munya Chawawa

We welcome back one of our very first Table Manners guests this week.. a relatively unknown - but cracking chap - the one and only Ed Sheeran. Gorgeous Ed joins us over zoom for an almighty catch-up. We discuss his wedding food (that I really indulged in), how to drink vintage wine, cups of tomato soup before bed, his wife Cherry’s vegetable garden & teaching his daughter Lyra to have good Table Manners. He’s back with a new banger, Bad Habits and we are here for it. Thanks for coming back Ed, Lennie owes you and the family a home cooked meal x  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S11 Ep 31: Ed Sheeran

This week we welcome my daughter’s absolute favourite, Lauren Mayberry from the fantastic Chvrches to Table Manners.The Scottish singer zooms in from LA and talks to us all about living in California, searching LA for the best curry, her mums ‘rats-pooey’, eating nachos with her dad, her love of creme eggs and she introduced me to ice cream clowns! We chat about the hopeful return of live music & Chvrches upcoming album ‘Screen Violence’ which is out on Aug 27th x  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S11 Ep 30: Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches)

Arya Stark is in the kitchen!! We’ve been after the brilliant Maisie Williams for a long time and finally she’s here. Fashionista and queen of Game Of Thrones talks to us about her upcoming role in Danny Boyle's ‘Pistol’, spending lockdown in France, going to Pizza Express with her mum and growing her own vegetables. She’s been in GOT since the age of 12 (her very first acting job!) so gives us the lowdown on who’s the fussiest eater in the cast & who’s besties on set. What a little treasure. Enjoy! x  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S11 Ep 29: Maisie Williams

This episode was recorded a while back but its worth the wait. Actress, author, comedian, writer, mental health activist & all round fabulous woman Ruby Wax popped over to mums for some Salmon & Ginger coriander crumb - from the cook book of yours truly. We discuss how she only ate sausages as a child, not leaving the house without honey in her handbag, inviting Obama over for dinner, hanging out with Alan Rickman & how she created the fantastic Frazzled Cafe meetings. Ruby’s book ‘And Now For The Good News’ is out now and it’s brilliant, go and give it a read. X  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S11 Ep 28: Ruby Wax

Jessie Ware hosts a podcast about food, family, and the beautiful art of having a chat, direct from her very own dinner table. With a little bit of help from her chef extraordinaire mum Lennie, each week guests from the worlds of music, culture and politics drop by for a bite and a bit of a natter. Oversharing guaranteed.Produced by Alice Williams

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