Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware

By Jessie Ware

Arts Music Food Kids & Family

What's Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware about?

Jessie Ware hosts a podcast about food, family and everything in between, 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.
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Second Helpings - Kylie Min...

09.20.2023

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 ...

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09.20.2023 Second Helpings - Kylie Minogue 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 ...
09.13.2023 Second Helpings - Michael McIntyre We’re 4 weeks into our Second Helpings season and this week we’re looking back at our evening with the wonderful Mr Michael McIntyre - we knew we’d love him but now we are absolutely HOOKED! Michael finally broke my fear ...
09.06.2023 Second Helpings - Alan Carr We’re bringing back the ultimate guest for our Second Helpings series, the one and only Alan Carr. We knew we were in for a treat but this might have been our funniest guest yet?! From the moment he walked in ...
08.30.2023 Second Helpings - Nigella Lawson 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 ...
08.23.2023 Second Helpings - Sam Smith For the first of our Second Helpings episodes we take a trip down memory lane with the wonderful Sam Smith. We recorded this episode with Sam in 2017 and it was the very first Table Manners to exist! Over mum's ...
07.31.2023 Bonus Episode: Lionesses - Ellen White and Lyn Hale 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 ...
07.26.2023 S15 Ep 23: Keir Starmer 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 ...
07.19.2023 S15 Ep 22: Andrew Ridgeley 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 ...
07.12.2023 S15 Ep 21: Raven Smith 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 ...
07.05.2023 S15 Ep 20: Loreen A Table Manners EUPHORIA! The Queen of Eurovision has arrived in Clapham! She’s the only female (and only the second person ever) to have won Eurovision twice, the one and only Loreen joins us this week. Loreen told us all ...
06.28.2023 S15 Ep 19: Jon Batiste This week we have a musician, singer, songwriter, composer, TV star and political campaigner - there is nothing he cannot do - it’s Jon Batiste! He’s won Grammys, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and even an Oscar, and now he’s ...
06.21.2023 S15 Ep 18: Jaime Winstone Actress extraordinaire, activist, podcaster, and all round general delight Jaime Winstone joins us this week on Table Manners. Usually I bump into Jaime in a festival field or in a club, so it’s a lovely change to have her round ...
06.14.2023 S15 Ep 17: Anne-Marie This week we have popstar, TV coach, and 3 time karate champion, Anne-Marie joining us on Table Manners. Ahead of the release of her brand new album ‘Unhealthy’, Anne-Marie told us all about her dressing room rider at The Voice, ...
06.07.2023 S15 Ep 16: Noel Gallagher Mum was over the moon this week to be joined by fellow Mancunian and music legend Noel Gallagher for a spot of brunch ahead of the release of his new album 'Council Skies'. Mum and Noel got on like a ...
05.31.2023 S15 Ep 15: Jake Shears Ahead of the release of his epic new album 'Last Man Dancing’ this Friday, we have the one and only Jake Shears joining us for a spot of dinner. Mum served up a delicious healthy turbot and samphire for main ...
05.24.2023 S15 Ep 14: Marina Hyde As avid followers of her column, mum & I were very excited about this weeks guest, the wonderful Marina Hyde. Marina talks to us about her upbringing and experience of boarding school, her love of schnitzel, deliberately not making friends ...
05.17.2023 S15 Ep 13: Alison Roman Our cooking inspiration… Alison Roman on Table Manners this week! The two time bestselling author and New York Times cooking columnist talks to us about her journey on becoming the queen of home cooking! We talk about why she moved ...
05.10.2023 S15 Ep 12: Alison Goldfrapp Ahead of the release of her debut solo album 'The Love Invention' this Friday, we have the fabulous icon Alison Goldfrapp joining us for a spot of Ottolenghi inspired dinner. Alison told us all about her mum's home made liver ...
05.03.2023 S15 Ep 11: Dannii Minogue What’s better than one Minogue? TWO!! This week, we welcome the totally wonderful Ms Dannii Minogue on Table Manners. She came over laden with Italian deli gifts and we chatted over some griddled Salmon and panna cotta. Dannii talks to ...
04.26.2023 S15 Ep 10: Ramy Youssef This week actor, comedian, writer, director and all round brilliant person Ramy Youssef joins us on Table Manners. I’m on the food, serving up butter sage fried eggs with pickled chillis and homemade sourdough (courtesy of my yoga teacher Helen ...
04.19.2023 S15 Ep 9: George and Larry Lamb We’ve got another duo for you! The incredibly charismatic George and Larry Lamb! They arrived with armfuls of bread - perfect to mop up Lennie's lamb harissa meatballs with. Father and son tell us all about endless family holidays in ...
04.12.2023 S15 Ep 8: Phil Rosenthal The kindest face of food and travel… the man with the job made of dreams.. this week, we welcome star of Netflix’s 'Somebody Feed Phil' - Phil Rosenthal. It was my turn to cook and what better meal for Phil ...
04.05.2023 S15 Ep 7: Joel & Hannah Cooper Dommett We love a couple on Table Manners… this week we have Joel & Hannah Cooper Dommett join us for dins! Mum cooked delicious chicken with miso, lime, ginger and chilli & whisked up a Cote Brasserie inspired coffee and chocolate ...
03.29.2023 S15 Ep 6: Carol Vorderman This week we welcome the iconic queen of numbers and letters, Carol Vorderman to Table Manners. Over a lunch of scallops, pea purée and fresh bread we discuss her upbringing in North Wales, sharing Mars bars with her siblings, being ...
03.22.2023 S15 Ep 5: Andy Serkis If you haven’t seen it already… there is a brand new Luther film out on Netflix - and this week we have star & psychopathic villain of the show, the glorious Andy Serkis on Table Manners. Andy talks to us ...
03.15.2023 S15 Ep 4: Alastair Campbell Mum hasn’t been this excited since Ed Miliband came over to Clapham, this week we have the formidable Alastair Campbell over for dinner! Alastair talks to us about his new book 'But What Can I Do?', a book that encourages ...
03.08.2023 S15 Ep 3: Kim Petras Spinach pie, bouyourdi eggs and florentines for Kim Petras!! Straight off the back of her big Grammy win with friend of the podcast, Sam Smith - Kim popped over to Clapham for a glass of champagne and a chit chat. ...
03.01.2023 S15 Ep 2: Russell T Davies We have the legendary Russell T Davies on Table Manners this week. We’ve wanted him for so so long and finally, here he is - one of the greatest TV writer/producers of our time - eating a fish cake and ...
02.22.2023 S15 Ep 1: P!nk We’re back, it’s Series 15, and we have an absolute corker for our first episode. Superstar P!nk popped round to mum’s for a perfectly ‘pink' meal of Pink Salmon with Salsa Verde, followed by mum’s delicious Pink Raspberry & Champagne ...
01.04.2023 S14 Ep 15: Katherine Ryan Happy New Year! It’s our final episode of this series, and this time the Canadian Queen of comedy popped over for lunch just before she gave birth to her 3rd child. With just 2 weeks to go Katherine was absolutely ...
12.28.2022 S14 Ep 14: Rita Wilson She’s a Hollywood actress, a singer, a hugely successful film producer, and this week we managed to get Rita Wilson to New Cross to join us for lunch. Rita told us all about her love of everything Greek and her ...
12.21.2022 S14 Ep 13: Christmas Extravaganza It’s become an annual Table Manners tradition now, so here it is.. voila.. our Christmas Extravaganza! We catch up with a handful of our favourite guests to see how they spend the festive period. Joining us are Mel C, Tom ...
12.14.2022 S14 Ep 12: Olly Murs 10 mins in and he had his top off! Olly and his abs joined us in Clapham this week to eat Ottolenghi's Courgette Frittata and florentines and what fun it was. Olly talks to us all about his X Factor ...
12.09.2022 Bonus Episode: Nadiya Hussain What a lovely morning of coffee and cake with the divine Nadiya Hussain! Thanks to L'Or & Acast, we returned to Spring Studios for a special recording as part of the Secret Podcast Experience. The baking Queen Nadiya spoke to ...
12.07.2022 S14 Ep 11: Paul Hollywood By now you know that mum’s chicken soup only comes out for the big guns… and this week was exactly that.. no pressure mum - we finally got Paul Hollywood! Despite mums soggy bottom Tart Nomande, we somehow managed to ...
12.02.2022 Bonus Episode: Alison Hammond It’s December! Christmas is right round the corner, so we thought we’d give you an extra festive offering this week… a special bonus episode with the wonderful, hysterical Alison Hammond! Thanks to our friends at @Sainsbury's we tucked into a ...
11.30.2022 S14 Ep 10: Bjorn Ulvaeus This week we have an actual real life member of ABBA on Table Manners. Only a few days after we went to see Abba Voyage, the legend, Bjorn Ulvaeus came over to Clapham for lunch. Bjorn told us all about ...
11.23.2022 S14 Ep 9: Rose Matafeo From one Starstruck favourite to another…Rose Matafeo everyone !! I’m back in old rainy Blighty, and returning - in fine form if I say so myself - to cooking duty! Whilst gazing at the Matafeo powerhouse, I made a lovely ...
11.16.2022 S14 Ep 8: Nikesh Patel This week we welcome Nikesh Patel to Table Manners. We all fell in love with him as Tom Kapoor in Starstruck, and now we can watch him play a cop in the new crime thriller ‘The Devil’s Hour’, starring opposite ...
11.09.2022 S14 Ep 7: Theo James I’m still on tour but was missing mum and the podcast so she hopped on a flight (with my three kids, thanks ma) and got the recorder out. We also bagged a star of The White Lotus s2, Theo James! ...
11.02.2022 S14 Ep 6: Big Zuu Big Zuu meets Big Len!! This week we have double BAFTA winner and all round hilarious person, Big Zuu, on Table Manners. We chatted all about Big Eats over mum’s - rather tough - short rib beef & baked potatoes ...
10.26.2022 S14 Ep 5: Robert De Niro, Nobu Matsuhisa and Meir Teper Yes, we are talkin’ to you!!! It’s only Robert De Niro, Mr Nobu and Meir Teper on the podcast this week. We were invited over to the new fabulous Nobu Portman Square Hotel for some sushi where we sipped Sake ...
10.19.2022 S14 Ep 4: Baz Luhrmann This is a blockbuster Table Manners episode. Having seen Romeo + Juliet 7 times in the cinema, and frequently quoting Strictly Ballroom, to have the genius, Baz Luhrmann in our kitchen was an absolute honour. Both of us are huge ...
10.12.2022 S14 Ep 3: John Torode What do you cook for a Masterchef judge?!? That is the question. This week we are joined by mum’s favourite, John Torode. And it’s about time. After a LOT of back and forth on the menu, mum settled on some ...
10.05.2022 S14 Ep 2: Rina Sawayama Rina Sawayama everyone… I am a huge fan of this amazing woman, we met in Paris years ago on a front row (daaaahling) and I have watched her become a complete icon. We are THRILLED to have her on Table ...
09.28.2022 S14 Ep 1: Shania Twain Summer is over, school is no longer out, and it’s time to get back to our important job of eating and being nosey. We are thrilled to be back!! It’s been a while but what a series we have lined ...
07.29.2022 Bonus Episode: Vick Hope We are wrapping up this series of Table Manners with a very special bonus episode thanks to our pals at Sainbury’s. Last week, we hosted a summer soirée in London to celebrate the Taste the Difference summer range. What was ...
07.27.2022 S13 Ep 23: Table Manners Live : Question Time pt. 2 We had the Mercury nominated (!!!) Self Esteem, Rebecca Lucy Taylor join us in Birmingham and finished with Julian Clary & Vanessa Feltz in London - fabulous guests, fabulous audiences. In this final instalment of Table Manners live, we round ...
07.20.2022 S13 Ep 22: Table Manners Live : Question Time As part of our live shows, we held a little Q&A; in the second half… well I tell you what listeners - you are all really quite filthy !! For the next two weeks we’ve put together some of our ...
07.13.2022 S13 Ep 21: Vanessa Feltz The live show finale.. our second night from the London Palladium with the one and only Vanessa Feltz. Now seasoned West End pros, we put our feet up and let our guest do most of the talking. And frankly, I ...

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