Dishing with Ruthie Rogers

Ruthie Rogers with Wes Anderson.

In an exclusive excerpt from the River Cafe impresario’s forthcoming book, Wes Anderson, Paul McCartney, Tina Fey, David Beckham, and others talk all things food, from microwave dinners to caviar

By Ruthie Rogers

My father was a Billingsgate Fish Market porter and a big gambler. He never brought home steak, it was too dear. But he used to nick a lot of fish. So for 15 years, I ate fish—every kind of fish you could imagine. — Michael Caine

I grew up in the aftermath of World War II. We were rationed, so bacon was usually a no-no. We’d be given a tiny bottle of orange juice, which you diluted and poured into everyone’s glasses. — Elton John

Cooking in Liverpool, in my working-class family, there was not much variety. — Paul McCartneyREAD ON