Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware

Kurt and Wyatt Russell

·53 min·5 clips

Kurt Russell describes his grandfather's epic buffet that drew fly-in guests to a remote Maine lake lodge.

Jessie Ware and her mother Lennie welcome father-son actors Kurt and Wyatt Russell to their dinner table. The episode opens with casual banter about Lennie's cooking, including prawn orzo and a chocolate whiskey cake. Kurt Russell begins by recounting his childhood food memories, focusing on his grandfather Buddy, who won a world outdoor cooking championship and ran a renowned buffet at the Kennebago Lake Club in Maine, attracting guests via float plane. He connects this to his own passion for flying, inspired by his grandfather's aerobatics background. Wyatt Russell contrasts his family's chaotic, TV-dinner childhood with his wife Meredith's regimented meals, mentioning his Jewish grandmother's brisket and Goldie Hawn's cooking. The conversation shifts to their film careers, with the Wares expressing love for Overboard, which Kurt and Goldie starred in after meeting on Swing Shift. Wyatt discusses his early acting roles in Cowboys and Aliens and Law & Order, and his reluctance toward fame, preferring hockey initially. They talk about their Apple TV series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, where they play the same character at different ages, and share anecdotes from filming in Australia, including Wyatt's spider story. Kurt details his winemaking venture, Gogi Wine, sparked by a trip to Burgundy and mentored by Amplos Vineyards, specializing in Pinot Noir and a Chardonnay named after Goldie. The episode includes discussions on hunting, family values, and last supper choices, with Kurt opting for elk tenderloin and Wyatt for Bolognese. It closes with nostalgic tastes, like Canadian President's Choice cookies for Wyatt.

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A relaxed Wyatt Russell conversation about Lee Shore, creative work, privacy, and family life.

Wyatt Russell's Table Manners episode finds its sharpest entry point through Apple TV's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, with Lee Shore split across different points in life and Russell handling the post-war 50s version of the character.

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For a warm, loose chat about Lee Shore, family privacy, and the life around a creative career.

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