Leaping from Algiers, Louisiana to the Broadway stage and, ultimately, the top-tier of Hollywood, is no simple feat. In Patricia Clarkson’s case, it required a daring jump from her native New Orleans to Fordham University, and the fortuitous, essential mentorship of actress Debra Monk. But Clarkson never truly left the South behind, and in fact she relishes her upbringing there, recalling it fondly—especially her mother’s Creole cooking. On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the Golden...

After becoming Miss America and studying at Stanford and Oxford, but before spearheading the estimable nonprofit Lift Our Voices, Gretchen Carlson spent more than a decade as one of Fox News’s eminent hosts. The rest of her story is the stuff of legend: after being fired from network in 2016, the small-town Minnesota native helped bring down the network’s slimy chairman, Roger Ailes, on charges of sexual harassment by her and dozens of other women. Through Lift Our Voices, Carlson is still...

Sarah Jessica Parker stands alongside the most instantly recognizable actresses in the world. And yet, if you go out for dumplings in New York City’s Chinatown, or loiter in the Whitney Museum—two of Parker’s favorite pastimes—or even just ride the subway, you might well run into her. Parker is a New Yorker through and through, and she won’t let the notoriety she’s garnered through her role in Sex and the City—one she is now reprising in the show’s sequel, And Just Like That…—stop her from...

Emily Blunt relishes a challenge. Her career, from early stardom in The Devil Wears Prada to later roles in Marry Poppins, A Quiet Place, and, this summer, Oppenheimer, reflects a self-imposed desire for all things difficult, different, and daring. Not to mention that the British actress—who, despite living in Brooklyn, maintains her Englishness—is also a mother, raising two daughters alongside her husband, actor and director John Krasinski. On this week’s episode of Table for Two, Blunt sits...

Hi, Table for Two fans! We're excited to tell you about The Flaky Biscuit, the newest podcast from Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts. Hosted by baker and cookbook author Bryan Ford, we think you'll enjoy this show's infusion of cooking and connection. You don't have to only take our word for it, though. Check out the trailer today for yourself! About Flaky Biscuit: Welcome to The Flaky Biscuit Podcast! Each episode, award-winning baker, Bryan Ford, welcomes fellow chefs, comedians, actors,...

For a span of eight years, Jon Hamm existed in the collective consciousness as one character, and one character only: Don Draper. So it may not come as much of a surprise that for a long time, casting agents exclusively offered him parts like the one he was already playing on Mad Men. What they didn't know, but have since figured out, is that despite possessing every bit as much charm as his most well-known character, Hamm is capable of so much more. In equal measure, he's funny,...

One would have an easier time charting the areas Rita Wilson hasn't excelled in than those in which she has. From early turns on television, on shows such as The Brady Bunch and Bosom Buddies—alongside her future husband, Tom Hanks, on the latter—to starring roles on the silver screen and Broadway stage, to her work as a producer (Mamma Mia!, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and A Man Called Otto), Wilson has left her fingerprints on classics both past and present. And that's to say nothing of her...

The historian Douglas Brinkley has written over 20 books on everything from the American space program to Rosa Parks. But more than any other subject, his work has touched on the environment—Teddy Roosevelt’s pioneering preservation work, F.D.R.’s under-appreciated efforts to protect America’s public lands, the fight to save Alaska’s disappearing wilderness, and so forth. On this week’s episode of Table for Two, Bruce Bozzi and Brinkley consider his latest book, The Silent Spring Revolution,...

If not for her wisdom and polished charm, you'd never believe that Sienna Miller has been working in Hollywood for two decades. The New York-born British actress, former model, and perennial tabloid fixture is not only conspicuously ageless, but she possesses an unflappability that, coupled with her improbable ambition, has assured her success in switching from film to television to stage. On this week’s episode of Table for Two, just in time for the Cannes Film Festival, the former...

The name Tom Ford symbolizes many things: strong-shouldered suits, evocative fragrances, daring advertisements, and a brand that Estée Lauder bought in a deal valued at $2.8 billion late last year. But it also represents the American designer behind all those things, whose unerring taste has made him a master at everything he touches, from fashion and beauty products to feature films—Ford directed A Single Man (2009) and Nocturnal Animals (2016), both of which were nominated for Academy...

There was a time when the notion of an old—er, aging—rock star was laughable, a veritable contradiction in terms. And even now, precious few can legitimately claim such a title. Among that number is Jon Bon Jovi, who, it’s almost impossible to believe, is celebrating his band’s 40th anniversary this year. On this week’s episode of Table for Two, Bon Jovi reveals how he got his first record deal when he was a spry 21-year-old from New Jersey; what it was like to share the stage with Bruce...

It's been 40 years since the release of The Outsiders, Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of the S.E. Hinton novel of the same name, and in the intervening decades, Rob Lowe—who made his film debut playing Sodapop Curtis—has seen it all. Over dinner with host Bruce Bozzi, he pulls back the curtain on his prodigious career, from growing up next door to the Sheen family (Emilio Estevez was his co-star in The Outsiders) and watching a young Tom Cruise backflip off a car to feeling...

Anna Wintour's job titles are such a mouthful—she's editor-in-chief and global editorial director of Vogue, and artistic director and global chief content officer of Condé Nast—that it's a wonder she eats lunch at all. And when she does, it's reportedly a steak and Caprese salad (hold the tomatoes) at her desk at the World Trade Center. But this week, she makes time for a veritable Italian feast with Bruce at New York's Via Carota, where they dish on everything from the Met Gala and how she...

No one has ever accused Sharon Stone of having it easy. Sure, the Casino and Basic Instinct actress won fame—not to mention sex symbol status—by playing some of the most memorable femme fatales in recent history. But the same roles also nearly broke her. On this week's episode of Table for Two, Stone reveals Hollywood's darker side to host Bruce Bozzi and explains how she endured everything from getting yelled at on set for not showing enough skin to being told she'd never get nominated for...

For someone who looks rather young, Kate Hudson has lived a lot of life. Then again, that’s what happens when you grow up with Hollywood parents—and grow up fast. On episode six of Table for Two, the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery actress talks about wanting to escape her family’s shadow, starring in Almost Famous, knowing when to end a relationship, being friends with Gwyneth Paltrow, and whether she wants a big wedding or not. Hear a preview of the episode below, and subscribe wherever...

On the fifth episode of Table for Two, Chelsea Handler shows us just how different her life is from ours: she once marooned a coked out travel companion in a Maryland motel on day two of a cross-country journey; she put her house on the market during Covid to get rid of her family; bought another house (far, far away) over FaceTime; and interrogated her dad about her dowry at the ripe young age of four. And yet, she’s also a woman of the people who loves simple things like the missionary...

On Episode Four of Table for Two, Bruce capitalizes on the element of surprise. Through a shared friend, he has learned that this week’s guest, Octavia Spencer, has a weakness for Trader Joe’s sangria and empanadas. So, like any good host, he makes sure that her preferences are handled accordingly. With their table at the Tower Bar nearly buckling under the weight of Trader Giotto’s delicacies, the Oscar-winning actress (The Help) talks about Season Three of Truth Be Told, the importance of a...

On the third episode of Table for Two, host Bruce Bozzi breaks his own rules and sets up shop at a three-top. The occasion? Drinks with George Clooney and Julia Roberts, who've lately spent a lot of time together—too much, the sarcastic duo might argue—doing press for their recent film, Ticket to Paradise. Installed in a suite at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, George and Julia talk intimately about things that matter, like George's mullet and not wearing pants to an interview. In between...

On the second episode of Table for Two, host Bruce Bozzi meets up with his oldest friend, Andy Cohen, for lunch in Sag Harbor, New York. If the Real Housewives franchise (of which Cohen is executive producer) is any indication, the reality-television king’s empire stretches from Beverly Hills to Dubai. But he seems most at home on Long Island’s eastern tip, stealing from his dining companion’s plate, speculating about the sexuality of various late-night hosts, and revealing that egg-yolk...

On the first episode of Table for Two, host Bruce Bozzi sits down for lunch with Scarlett Johansson at Via Carota, in New York’s West Village. Hollywood’s highest paid actress has to fight through a film set to get inside the restaurant, but manages to go blissfully undetected by crew and bystanders alike. Once safely installed, she gives Bruce the inside story on everything from Woody Allen’s unconventional directorial style—the filmmaker often shoots with his eyes closed—and working with...

For decades, Bruce Bozzi worked at the highest end of the service industry, managing his family’s storied restaurant, The Palm. And if he learned one thing, it’s that the best parties always end up in the kitchen. Table for Two is based on that premise, and on the friendships Bruce has forged along the way with some of the most well-known people in Hollywood, media, and beyond. Over the romance of a meal at one of his favorite restaurants, Bruce interviews a special guest and seeks to...