Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal? It's time to order Off Menu.
Dream Restaurant Announcement!
Off Menu: The Redemption Dinner Party – Second Helpings
Sunday 11 April, 7.30pm (BST) – Live and Online
Still hungry? Ed Gamble and James Acaster re-open the dream restaurant and invite some of Off Menu’s most talked-about guests to The Redemption Dinner Party: Second Helpings. Will the previous podcast guests stick with their outlandish orders, or will they take a once-in-a-meal chance to change their minds?
Tickets are on sale now at https://link.dice.fm/CgLkaPZqReb or www.offmenupodcast.co.uk
*£1 from every ticket goes to FareShare, the UK’s longest running food redistribution charity.
The show will be available to watch again/rent for 48 hours after the live-stream.
This is a live-streamed show only, it will not be released as a podcast episode.
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Comedian and ‘Mock the Week’ star Thanyia Moore’s inviting her best pals to her dinner party – but who’s more of a knobhead, Ed or James?
Follow Thanyia on Twitter and Instagram: @ThanyiaMoore
Visit Thanyia’s website thanyiamoore.co.uk
Recorded by and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Hope the corner shop’s still open, because the Genie’s going to need to do some shopping to whip up comedian Rosie Jones’s dream meal.
Listen to Rosie Jones’s podcast ‘Daddy Look at Me’ on Acast or wherever you get your podcasts
Follow Rosie on Twitter and Instagram: @josierones
Recorded by and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Look out, it’s only a crossover episode! Peddy Pambles and The Genie team up with Bradley Goldstein for this Acast Red Nose Day Mashup podcast, all in aid of Comic Relief. This is Off Menu meets Films To Be Buried With. AKA: Menus To Be Buried With.
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Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions. Theme music remix by Buddy Peace.
Original Off Menu artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Listen and subscribe to Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein on Acast.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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There’s a table ready for New York-based stand-up and ‘Flight of the Conchords’ star Todd Barry this week. And he’s invited a bunch of rappers to the dream restaurant. (This episode was recorded in January 2020 – before the pandemic.)
Watch Todd Barry’s Netflix special ‘Spicy Honey’ and Amazon Prime special ‘The Crowd Work Tour’.
Follow Todd on Twitter and Instagram: @toddbarry
Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Fellow food podcaster and superb stand-up Jessica Fostekew has a table booked, and ethics are being thrown out of the dream restaurant window.
Listen to Jess’s podcast ‘Hoovering’ on Acast or wherever you get your podcasts.
Watch Jess’s stand-up special ‘Silence of the Nans’ on NextUp.
Follow Jess on Twitter and Instagram: @jessicafostekew
Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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In a VERY memorable episode, national treasure and former ‘Bake Off’ co-host Sue Perkins discovers an unexpected loophole in the dream restaurant’s ordering process.
Listen to Sue’s podcast ‘Sue Perkins: An hour or so with…’ on Audioboom or wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow Sue Perkins on Twitter @sueperkins
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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LA-based comedian and writer Joel Kim Booster has brought his blender to the dream restaurant this week. Is there something about Joels and food? Plus, James gets INCREDIBLY offensive. (This episode was recorded pre-pandemic.)
Listen to Joel Kim Booster’s podcast ‘Urgent Care with Joel Kim Booster and Mitra Jouhari’ wherever you get your podcasts
Follow Joel Kim Booster on Twitter and Instagram @ihatejoelkim
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Actor, comedian and ‘How Did This Get Made?’ podcaster Paul Scheer – and a mystery healthy old man – join Ed and James in the dream restaurant this week. This episode was recorded in LA, pre-pandemic, when we had our regular lives.
Listen to Paul’s podcast ‘How Did This Get Made?’ at www.hdtgminfo.com
Follow Paul on Twitter and Instagram @paulscheer
Big thanks to Earwolf for the studio space!
Recorded by Devon Bryant at Earwolf. Edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Chart-topping sensation Anne-Marie talks very intimately in the dream restaurant this week. Hopefully there are no strangers nearby.
Anne-Marie’s joint new track with KSI and Digital Farm Animals called ‘Don’t Play’ is out now.
Anne-Marie is a judge on ‘The Voice’ on ITV, Saturdays at 8.30pm.
Follow Anne-Marie on Instagram and Twitter @AnneMarie
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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The Dream Restaurant opens its doors for series 5, and its first patron is superb comedian and creator/star of ‘Feel Good’, Mae Martin! Ed’s trying to smuggle a ninja star into the kitchen and James reminisces about shrimp.
Watch ‘Feel Good’ on All4 in the UK and on Netflix worldwide.
Follow Mae Martin on Twitter @TheMaeMartin and Instagram @hooraymae.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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The fifth course of our podcast tasting menu is nearly on the pass. Series 5 starts Wednesday 27 January.
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Dream Restaurant Announcement!
Off Menu: The Redemption Dinner Party
Sunday 24 January, 7.30pm (GMT) – Live and Online
In a very special live-streamed show, Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite some of Off Menu’s most talked-about guests back to the dream restaurant to re-live their contentious meal choices. Will they stick with their orders, or will they take a once-in-a-meal chance to change their minds? You are cordially invited to The Redemption Dinner Party.
Tickets are on sale now at https://link.dice.fm/KJDNJERm2cb or www.offmenupodcast.co.uk
*£1 from every ticket goes to FareShare, the UK’s longest running food redistribution charity.
The show will be available to watch again/rent for 48 hours after the live-stream.
This is a live-streamed show only, it will not be released as a podcast episode.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
To mark the end of such a fantastic year for everyone, we revisit our favourite clips from the last 12 months of Off Menu.
We'll be back for series 5 in the new year. Bon appétit!
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Yes, we made it happen. Willie Harcourt-Cooze and Joe Thomas meet at last for a festive, lamb-based chat with Ed and James. Merry Christmas!
(And this episode was recorded before Tier 4 was announced.)
Buy Willie’s chocolate at www.williescacao.com
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Grab the KFC gravy, it’s another classic Off Menu Christmas Special, and we welcome Sarah Millican to the dream restaurant. And we’ll make sure her meal is piled high on a plate.
Sarah Millican is on tour in 2021/2022 with ‘Bobby Dazzler’. For tour dates and tickets visit sarahmillican.co.uk.
Follow Sarah Millican on Twitter @SarahMillican75 and Instagram @thesarahmillican.
#JoinIn will be happening on Twitter on Christmas Day.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Happy Festivus! The nation’s sweetheart Russell Howard joins us in the merry dream restaurant for an Off Menu Christmas Special.
The Russell Howard Hour Christmas Special is on Thu 17 Dec at 10pm
Follow Russell Howard on Twitter and Instagram: @russellhoward
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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It’s the final episode of series 4, and what better way to end the season than with alternative comedy legend (and Bake Off Extra Slice host) Jo Brand? Plus there’s a new verse to James’s Cawston Press chart-topper.
Follow Jo Brand on Instagram: @iamnotjobrand
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Get the Renniés out, West Country comedian and host of Channel 4 food show ‘Crazy Delicious’ Jayde Adams has a table booked this week. #jaydebangamash
Watch Jayde Adams’s special ‘Serious Black Jumper’ on Amazon Prime.
Watch ‘Crazy Delicious’ on All 4.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter and actor Josh ‘Chirashi Joshie’ Groban joins Ed and James at the bar in the dream restaurant, in another New York recorded episode. Plus we get an appearance from the Coffee Comedian.
Josh Groban’s new album ‘Harmony’ is available on 20 November. Buy and stream it here.
Follow Josh Groban on Twitter and Instagram @joshgroban
Recorded by Ben Williams and edited Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Time to crack open the tequila, because ‘Masterchef’ winner and Wahaca co-founder Thomasina Miers is this week’s guest, in another pre-Covid recorded episode.
Find out more about Thomasina Miers at www.thomasinamiers.com
Follow Thomasina on Twitter and Instagram @thomasinamiers
Buy Thomasina’s cook books on her website
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Ed and James welcome wonderful comedian David O’Doherty to the dream restaurant for this very special live-streamed episode of Off Menu as part of Unmute: The Online Podcast Festival. Hope you’ve got your microwave plugged in.
Follow David O’Doherty on Twitter and Instagram @phlaimeaux
Buy David O’Doherty’s album ‘Live in his Own Car During a Pandemic’ on Bandcamp
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Part of Unmute: The Online Podcast Festival
Follow Unmute on Twitter and Instagram @unmutepodfest
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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There’s a table booked for David Cross – legendary US stand-up and star of ‘Mr Show’ and ‘Arrested Development’ – this week. And he’s pre-drinking.
Follow David Cross on Twitter @davidcrosss and Instagram @davidcrossofficial
Watch David Cross’s Netflix special ‘Making America Great Again!’ on Netflix
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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NY stand-up and writer Wyatt ‘Uncle Wy Wy’ Cenac joins us in the dream restaurant this week. And there's a whole fuffle over the Bake Off piss-window.
Follow Wyatt Cenac on Instagram and Twitter: @wyattcenac
Watch Wyatt Cenac’s Netflix special ‘Brooklyn’ on Netflix
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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It’s an episode full of Highs and Lows as author, journalist and podcaster Dolly Alderton chooses her dream meal. This episodes comes with sparklers in it, like a Mayfair nightclub cocktail.
Dolly Alderton’s debut novel ‘Ghosts’ is published on 15 Oct 2020. Buy it here
Follow Dolly on Instagram and Twitter: @dollyalderton
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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He might not recognise his Island-mate, but British basketball superstar and ‘Love Island’ contestant Ovie Soko’s picking his dream meal this week. Let’s hope he doesn’t get pied.
Ovie Soko’s book ‘You Are Dope’ is out now. Buy it here.
Follow Ovie on Instagram and Twitter: @oviesoko
Follow Griffin Frenchie on Instagram: @griffinfrenchie
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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We give this episode… 10! ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ co-host Claudia Winkleman has booked a table this week, and she really knows her order. Goodbye, thanks for coming, night night.
Claudia Winkleman’s book ‘Quite’ is available from 1st October. Buy it here.
Follow Claudia on Twitter and Instagram @ClaudiaWinkle
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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It’s time to Wait and Feed as we welcome Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor – whose debut solo album ‘CMFT’ is released soon – to the dream restaurant. And, boy oh boy, is Ed a happy metalhead.
Corey Taylor’s debut solo album ‘CMFT’ is released on 2nd October. Pre-order here.
Follow Corey Taylor on Twitter: @CoreyTaylorRock
Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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In what is surely to become a much-talked about Off Menu episode, US stand-up and Netflix star Anthony Jeselnik joins us in the dream restaurant and questions the Mash King’s authority. Oh and – obviously – this episode was recorded pre-pandemic.
Watch Anthony Jeselnik’s latest Netflix special ‘Fire in the Maternity Ward’.
Follow Anthony on Twitter: @anthonyjeselnik
Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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New York born stand-up, writer and actor Hari Kondabolu – who made the acclaimed documentary ‘The Problem with Apu’ – orders his dream meal this week on the Off Menu podcast with James Acaster and Eddie Bagel Lonely.
Rent Hari’s documentary ‘The Problem with Apu’ on Amazon.
Follow Hari on Twitter: @harikondabolu
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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We’re cranking this episode up to 11 to welcome Michael McKean – star of ‘This Is Spinal Tap’, ‘A Mighty Wind’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ and all round comedy legend – into the dream restaurant.
Watch Michael McKean in ‘Breeders’ on Sky One and NOW TV.
Follow Michael McKean on Twitter: @MJMcKean
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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‘Almost Royal’s Poppy and Georgie are reunited! Ed’s former castmate and all-round ‘glutie cutie’ Amy Hoggart joins us in the dream restaurant – which, this week, is in New York City.
Watch ‘It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart’ on TruTV
Follow Amy Hoggart on Twitter: @amy_hoggart
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Award-winning TV chef and ‘Great British Menu’ judge Andi Oliver makes an order at the dream restaurant and the Off Menu Cinematic Universe expands rapidly. So, what’s for dinner, mummy? (And, yes, she is Miquita Oliver’s mum.)
Andi Oliver’s Wadadli Kitchen ‘One Love’ pop-up opens at the Clapton Country Club in London on 20th August 2020. More info at wadadlikitchen.com
Watch ‘What’s For Dinner, Mummy?’ on Andi’s Instagram: @andioliver
Follow Andi on Twitter: @andisn16
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Star of her own BBC Two sitcom ‘Mandy’ and Philomena Cunk herself Diane Morgan joins us in the dream restaurant this week. We’re thrilled, but is she?
Diane Morgan’s sitcom ‘Mandy’ starts on BBC Two, Thursday 13th August, 9.30pm, and will be on BBC iPlayer.
Follow Diane on Twitter: @missdianemorgan
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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The genie wants to know how to look good naked, so we’ve invited Gok Wan for a dinner party – and it really is a party.
Gok Wan’s Easy Asian is on Mondays from 10th August, 8pm on Food Network and available on dplay
Follow Gok Wan on Twitter: @therealgokwan
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Comedian and writer Aparna Nancherla has booked a table in the dream restaurant this week. And, finally, James’s Diet Coke story gets an upgrade.
Follow Aparna Nancherla on Twitter: @aparnapkin
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Louis Theroux meets a genie and a maître d’ – now that’s a documentary we’d like to see. The filmmaker and author spends a weird weekend in the dream restaurant.
Louis Theroux’s book ‘Gotta Get Theroux This’ is out now in paperback – buy it here
Listen to Louis’s podcast, ‘Grounded with Louis Theroux’, on BBC Sounds, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts
Follow Louis Theroux on Twitter @louistheroux and Instagram @officiallouistheroux
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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The restaurant’s re-opened (with new Covid precautions) and the first guest of series 4 is Romesh Ranganathan! Romesh is in his garage, Ed's in his home and the genie’s in his lamp.
Listen to Romesh’s podcast ‘Hip Hop Saved My Life’ on Acast
Follow Romesh on Twitter and Instagram: @RomeshRanga
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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This restaurant’s a buffet, and we’re going up for a fourth helping. Series 4 starts Wednesday 15th July.
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It’s the final episode of the series, and what better for a season finale than our most prepared guest ever? Teri Hatcher – yes, Lois actual Lane and star of ‘Desperate Housewives’ – drops by the dream restaurant (/our Airbnb), orders her favourite meal and indulges Ed’s medieval chatter.
Follow Teri Hatcher on Twitter @HatchingChange and Instagram @officialterhatcher
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Wonderful stand-up comedian and author Jen Brister joins us in the dream restaurant for the penultimate episode of series 3. Topics include Itsu orders, small plates etiquette and corn flower woes.
Follow Jen Brister on Twitter: @JenBrister
Buy Jen’s book ‘The Other Mother’ from Waterstones
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
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We are not releasing an episode of Off Menu today.
In solidarity with protestors worldwide and the Black Lives Matter movement, instead use the time you would spend listening to us to donate, support and get educated.
Find resources, reading material and ways to donate at:
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Comedian, Eton alumnus and water fanatic Ivo Graham joins us in the dream restaurant. (And there’s a special cameo from Edward Easton.)
Follow Ivo Graham on Twitter: @ivograham
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
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It’s the most relaxed dream restaurant yet, as this week’s guest is Reggie Watts – comedian, musician and James Corden band leader. This episode was recorded on bean bags in Reggie’s LA studio.
Watch Reggie Watts’ Netflix special ‘Spatial’.
Follow Reggie on Twitter: @reggiewatts
Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
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Academy Award nominee Emily V Gordon – co-writer of ‘The Big Sick’ – joins us in the dream restaurant on her visit to London town. And she has a cracking celeb story.
Watch ‘The Big Sick’ on Amazon Prime Video.
Listen to Emily’s podcast ‘Staying In with Emily & Kumail’ on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Acast and Spotify.
Follow Emily on Twitter: @emilyvgordon
Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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It’s another lockdown live-streamed episode, with guest Roisin Conaty! WARNING: the sound quality is terrible. If you watched the live-stream you’ll know that, technically, it was a disaster. We’ve tried our best. It’s a bonus episode!
The live-stream was for the Cosmic Shambles Network’s Stay at Home Festival, which is raising money for artists who have had their entire livelihoods taken away by the pandemic. You can watch the full live-stream on YouTube here. And, if you have the means to, please donate to the Stay at Home Festival fund here.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Live-stream produced by Trent Burton for the Cosmic Shambles Network.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Watch Roisin Conaty’s sitcome ‘GameFace’ on All4.
Follow Roisin Conaty on Twitter: @roisinconaty
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm star Susie Essman drops by the dream restaurant and Ed and James are hoping they get called fat f**ks.
Watch Susie Essman in Curb Your Enthusiasm on Sky Comedy and NOW TV.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Chef Simon Rogan – whose Lake District restaurant L’Enclume has two(!) Michelin stars – joins us in the dream restaurant this week. And the hangover trilogy is finally complete.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
For more info on Simon Rogan and his restaurants visit his website.
Follow Simon Rogan on Twitter: @simon_rogan
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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The multitalented Jean Grae – NY-based musician, rapper, producer, actress – is this week’s guest. And there’s no real need for the dream restaurant, as Jean’s cooking everything.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Buy Jean Grae’s music on Bandcamp or listen on Spotify
Follow Jean Grae on Twitter: @JeanGreasy
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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So many firsts in this week’s LA-recorded episode with comedians Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher: our first married couple in the dream restaurant, the first competitive menus, and James’s first sip of coffee in god knows how long.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
For latest news from Natasha and Moshe visit natashaleggero.com and moshekasher.com
Follow Natasha and Moshe on Twitter: @natashaleggero and @moshekasher
Moshe Kasher’s new live album ‘Crowd Surfing Vol 1’ is available now on Spotify
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
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Ed’s not the only metalhead in the dream restaurant this week, as Sam Carter – lead singer of Architects – chooses his dream menu. And he proves the rule: the heavier the band, the more documentaries they watch.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Architects’ latest album ‘Holy Hell’ is out now.
Follow Sam Carter and Architects on Twitter: @samarchitects / @architectsuk
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
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We live-streamed a very special lockdown episode of Off Menu with guest Richard Herring for the Cosmic Shambles Network’s Stay at Home Festival, which is raising money for artists who have had their entire livelihoods taken away by the pandemic.
You can watch the full live-stream on YouTube here. And, if you have the means to, please donate to the Stay at Home Festival fund here.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Live-stream produced by Trent Burton for the Cosmic Shambles Network.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Listen to Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.
Follow Richard Herring on Twitter: @herring1967
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Is the dream restaurant dog-friendly? It is now, as Sara Pascoe wants to bring her pooch for her magical meal.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Sara Pascoe’s book ‘Sex Power Money’ is out now, and listen to her podcast of the same name.
Follow Sara Pascoe on Twitter: @sarapascoe
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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We’re in sunny Los Angeles and our first Hollywood guest is podcasting king and ‘Bojack Horseman’ star Paul F. Tompkins!
Recorded by Devon Bryant at Earwolf. Edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Listen to Paul F. Tompkins’s podcast ‘The Neighborhood Listen’ on Stitcher.
Follow Paul F. Tompkins on Twitter: @PFTompkins
Thanks for Earwolf for the studio space!
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
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Joe Thomas – star of ‘The Inbetweeners’, ‘Taskmaster’ and play ‘What’s in a Name?’ that he does such a great job at promoting – takes a seat in the dream restaurant to order an emotional roller coaster of a meal.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Joe Thomas stars in ‘What’s in a Name?’ which is on tour. Go to whatsinanameplay.com for tour dates and tickets.
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
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New York-based comedian and Edinburgh Best Newcomer winner Catherine Cohen invites Ed and James to her Manhattan apartment to record what is probably the most chaotic Off Menu yet.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Catherine Cohen brings her award-winning show ‘The Twist…? She’s Gorgeous!’ to Bush Hall, 11-13 March. Tickets here.
Catherine’s podcast ‘Seek Treatment’ is on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. More info here.
Follow Catherine on Twitter: @catcohen.
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Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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'The Fast Show' star Arabella Weir drops in to the dream restaurant this week. Will she be ordering Posh Nosh?
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Arabella Weir is on tour with her show 'Does My Mum Loom Big In This?' – go to arabellaweir.co.uk for tour dates
Follow Arabella Weir on Twitter: @arabellaweir
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
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The Off Menu team are in NYC and this week’s guest – ‘The Daily Show’ correspondent Ronny Chieng – is worried about how we’re funding the trip.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Watch Ronny Chieng’s Netflix special ‘Asian Comedian Destroys America!’
For Ronny’s Melbourne food recommendations go to imokwithanything.com
Follow Ronny Chieng on Twitter (@ronnychieng) and Instagram (@ronnychieng).
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Uh oh, let’s hope the dream restaurant doesn’t get trapped in the Upside Down, because ‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp is this week’s guest. And this meal is fancy.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Noah Schnapp stars in ‘Waiting for Anya’ which is released in UK cinemas on Friday 21 February.
Follow Noah Schnapp on Twitter (@noah_schnapp) and Instagram (@noahschnapp).
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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TV’s Katherine Ryan – the hardest working person in comedy – drops by the dream restaurant this week, and she’s brought gifts! What a couple of lucky boys.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Watch Katherine Ryan’s stand-up specials on Netflix.
Follow Katherine Ryan on Twitter @Kathbum.
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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The genie waiter’s in the thick of it when Armando Iannucci requests a table. And the writer-director of ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ is not against pasta.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ is in cinemas now and ‘Avenue 5’ is on Sky One and NOW TV.
Follow Armando Iannucci on Twitter @Aiannucci.
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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After a brief renovation, the restaurant’s now open for series 3, and our first guest is national treasure and star of Netflix’s ‘The Stranger’ Anthony Head! And what a holy meal it is.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
All episodes of ‘The Stranger’ are on Netflix from January 30th. Watch here.
Follow Anthony Head on Twitter @AnthonySHead.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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The third course of Off Menu – the dessert course? – starts this Wednesday, 29th January 2020. Stay hungry!
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It's the end of the decade, and the end of the first year of Off Menu. It's time to reminisce and take a look back at the best bits of the podcast so far.
We'll be back for series 3 very soon – stay hungry!
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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A second Christmas miracle! The Taskmaster himself Greg Davies joins us in the dream restaurant for another festive special. So let's start the meal with the well-known phrase, 'I'm hard, let's eat'.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Greg Davies on Twitter @gdavies.
Watch his sitcom 'Man Down' and his stand-up special 'You Magnificent Beast' on Netflix.
And watch all of 'Taskmaster' on UKTV Play.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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It's a Christmas miracle! Joe Lycett joins us in the dream restaurant for a surprise festive special. If these three formed a boyband they'd be called Glazing Squad.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Joe Lycett on Twitter @joelycett
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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It's the last episode of series two! And what a treat we have for the season finale: Kumail Nanjiani – star of 'Silicon Valley', upcoming Marvel movie 'The Eternals' and the Oscar-nominated 'The Big Sick' – closes the series with his emotionally-dead meal.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Kumail Nanjiani on Twitter @kumailn
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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There's a table booked for The Streets frontman Mike Skinner this week. Will he pick plenty of scrambled eggs and plenty of fried tomato? Let's ask Carl Jung…
Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Mike Skinner has new music coming soon. Follow Mike on Twitter: @MikeSkinnerLtd.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Texas-born stand-up Kemah Bob – who runs the FOC It Up Comedy Club – joins us in the dream restaurant this week. She likes honesty in the kitchen, James is hungover, and we ask: do genies jizz?
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Kemah Bob on Twitter and Instagram @kemahbob.
And find out more about the FOC It Up Comedy Club on Facebook.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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The always dapper Tom Allen – incredible comedian and host of 'Bake Off: The Professionals' and 'The Apprentice: You're Fired' – is this week's dinner guest. And boy oh boy does he have some shocking tales to tell.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Tom Allen on Twitter @tomallencomedy and Instagram @tomindeed.
Watch Tom on 'The Apprentice: You're Fired', Wednesdays, 10pm, BBC Two.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Swedish-raised, London-based comedian and podcaster Evelyn Mok has a table booked this week. Expect podcast firsts and a lot of talk of pee and poo (sorry).
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Evelyn co-hosts the Rice To Meet You podcast with Nigel Ng. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Audioboom.
Follow Evelyn on Twitter and Instagram: @EvelynMok.
Follow Evelyn's Instagram food account: @thingsipooped.
And check out Evelyn's website: www.evelynmok.com.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Bafta-winning star of ‘This Country’ Daisy May Cooper is this week’s dinner guest. Buffet techniques are compared, the dark side of Rugrats is discussed, and the genie gets tricked.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Daisy's book ‘This Is This Country’ is out now, published by Trapeze. Buy the book here.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Sophie Duker has a table booked this week. Tears flow, secrets are revealed and the rice battle continues.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Sophie Duker's show 'Venus' is at London's Soho Theatre, 29 Oct-2 Nov. More info at sohotheatre.com.
Follow Sophie on Twitter: @sophiedukebox.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Order, order! The podcast gets political as MP Jess Phillips orders her dream meal. Will her menu get the genie's vote?
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Jess Phillips MP's new book, 'Truth to Power: 7 Ways to Call Time on B.S.', is out this week. Buy it here.
Follow Jess on Twitter: @JessPhillips.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Comedian Catherine Bohart – as seen on 'The Mash Report' and 'Roast Battle' – is in the dream restaurant this week. Things get rude, Catherine's meal is flipped on its head and the genie is hungover.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Catherine Bohart plays the Soho Theatre in London, 30 Sep-5 Oct. Visit the Soho Theatre website for more details.
Follow Catherine on Twitter: @CatherineBohart.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Off Menu is supporting the global climate strike on Friday 20th September, organised by Greta Thunberg and the UK Student Climate Network.
Young people have woken up much of the world with their powerful Fridays for Future school strikes for the climate. As we deal with devastating climate breakdown and hurtle towards dangerous tipping points, young people are calling on millions of us across the planet to disrupt business as usual by joining the global climate strikes on September 20, just ahead of a UN emergency climate summit, and again on September 27.
Together, we will sound the alarm and show our politicians that business as usual is no longer an option. The climate crisis won’t wait, so neither will we. Find out more at globalclimatestrike.net
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Top chef Marcus Samuelsson – the man behind Red Rooster in Harlem and Shoreditch, MARCUS Montreal and Marcus B&P – takes a break from the kitchen and lets the genie cook in the dream restaurant. And, for Samuelsson, location is key.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Red Rooster Shoreditch is now open – find out more here.
For more info on Marcus and his restaurants visit his website.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode could be a case for Mulder and Scully. Musician, 6 Music DJ and wild cook Cerys Matthews has a table booked in the dream restaurant.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Cerys Matthews's new book ‘Where the Wild Cooks Go’ is out now. Buy it here.
Cerys is also on tour – visit Penguin Live for more details.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Restaurant expert Jay Rayner – The Observer’s food critic, Masterchef judge and author of ‘My Last Supper’ – has a table booked this week. Ed has strong opinions about Jay's dessert, James doesn’t understand jokes and Jay suggests he invented the podcast.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Footsteps by Lauren.
Jay Rayner’s new book ‘My Last Supper’ is out this week. Buy the book here.
Jay is also taking ‘My Last Supper’ on tour. Buy tickets on his website jayrayner.co.uk.
Listen to Jay's podcast, ‘Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner’, here.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sergio Pizzorno – aka Serge from Kasabian, aka the SLP – orders his dream meal this week. Let's just hope there are no magicians nearby…
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Serge's debut solo album, 'The SLP', is released this week. Buy the album here.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
'Diversity' dancer Jordan Banjo is this week's diner, and he's the restaurant's jumpiest guest yet. Plus James gets another new nickname.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
See Jordan in Diversity's 10th Anniversary Tour. For tickets visit Ticketmaster.
Follow Jordan on Twitter: @Jordan_Banjo
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Kerry Godliman – 'Taskmaster' champion and 'Derek' star – pops in to the dream restaurant this week. We're off on holiday to eat this meal, but James has forgotten to tell Kerry something.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
See Kerry Godliman in 'After Life' on Netflix, check out her website www.kerrygodliman.com, and follow her on Twitter @KerryAGodliman.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Loyle Carner – Mercury-nominated hip hop artist – orders his dream meal this week. He talks about his Chilli Con Carner cookery school for teenagers with ADHD, Ed opens up about his relationship and James gets angry about an Oscar winner.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Loyle Carner is touring the UK throughout October and November. His album, 'Not Waving, But Drowning' is out now.
Find out more on his website www.loylecarner.com, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @loylecarner
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour, including a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Emmy-nominated 'Fleabag' star Sian Clifford picks her dream meal this week. Loopholes are exploited, there's a detailed water order, and James tells a very boring story.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Sian Clifford on Twitter @SiansUniverse and Instagram @SiansStillSpace
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The genie has some conjuring competition this week as the restaurant welcomes its first magician guest – it's Dynamo! Plus there's an update on Ed's superpowers and James gets a new nickname.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Follow Dynamo on Twitter and Instagram: @DynamoMagician
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week's guest is stand-up sensation (and regular eating buddy of Ed and James) Suzi Ruffell! We're asking the big questions – like why don't athletes drink sparkling water? – and a new tongue-twister is created.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Suzi Ruffell is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe in August and is touring the UK in the autumn. Visit her website for more info: www.suziruffell.com.
Follow Suzi on Twitter: @suziruffell.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's the grand re-opening of the magical restaurant, and our first guest in Series 2 is Dara O Briain! Not only does the 'Mock the Week' host talk us through his dream meal, he gets even with Aisling Bea and explains what helps him write all those jokes.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
If you'd like to see more of Dara switch on your television. Or follow him on Twitter: @daraobriain.
Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
New series, new menus. The magical restaurant is back in business and ready for bookings. Series 2 starts 10th July 2019.
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In the final episode of the series, Rose McGowan – actor, activist, author and model – orders her dream meal. And, when it comes to food, she has superpowers…
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Rose McGowan's book 'Brave' is available now. Buy it here.
Ed Gamble records his special at the Leicester Square Theatre on 12 May. See the Leicester Square Theatre website for details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We welcome Gemma Cairney – BBC radio DJ, author and presenter – to the dream restaurant this week. And it's not just a meal, it's a party.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Listen to Gemma Cairney's BBC podcast 'The Leisure Society'.
Ed Gamble records his special at the Leicester Square Theatre on 12 May. See the Leicester Square Theatre website for details.
Ed also plays the Hackney Comedy Experience with Josh Widdicombe, Suzi Ruffell and more on 11 April. See the Plosive website for details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week's guest is comedian Desiree Burch – star of Netflix's upcoming 'Flinch'. The podcast gets hacked, Desiree knows the way to James's heart, and we find out what's in the dream restaurant's bathroom.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Desiree Burch stars in 'Flinch' which comes to Netflix soon, and she has a new special on Comedy Central in the near future.
Ed Gamble records his special at the Leicester Square Theatre on 12 May. See the Leicester Square Theatre website for details.
Ed also plays the Hackney Comedy Experience with Josh Widdicombe, Suzi Ruffell and more on 11 April. See the Plosive website for details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Victoria Coren Mitchell – 'Only Connect' host, writer and professional poker player – is this week's diner. She gets introduced to teddy bear ham, talks very British holidays and reveals her dinner party secret.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
'Only Connect' is on BBC Two, Mondays, 7.30pm.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jamie Demetriou – comedian, actor and writer extraordinaire – has booked a table this week. His meal's so good, not even a marmalade sandwich made by Paddington himself makes the cut.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
You can watch Jamie Demetriou's excellent sitcom 'Stath Lets Flats' on All 4 and look out for series 2 on Channel 4 later this year.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week's guest is Sindhu Vee – Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated stand-up, Radio 4 regular and Live at the Apollo star. When it comes to food, she knows what she wants. And, yet again, Ed makes some vulgar jokes.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Sindhu Vee is currently on tour. Check out www.sindhuvee.com for info and tickets.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We welcome '30 Rock's Jack McBrayer – the most polite man in showbusiness – to the restaurant this week. James tells a sexy story, Ed cracks some crass jokes and Jack has a lot of foods explained to him.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Jack McBrayer is currently starring in the musical 'Waitress' at the Aldephi Theatre in London's West End. Check out www.waitressthemusical.co.uk for tickets.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
'Taskmaster' star Phil Wang – everyone's favourite Wang – visits the restaurant this week. Let's just hope he doesn't roast Ed again.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Check out Phil Wang's latest live dates are philwang.co.uk.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Comedian, filmmaker and James's former boss Josie Long visits the restaurant this week. The genie's on his best behaviour, Ed definitely isn't into tantric sex, and everyone has a lot of fun telling dad jokes.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Josie Long is on tour with Jonny & The Baptists and Grace Petrie with The Lefty Scum tour. Visit josielong.com for details. And catch her film 'Super November' at supernovemberfilm.com.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Have we got NEWS for you! Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy orders his dream meal this week. Ed and James introduce the newsreader to a popular fast food, James realises he's been mispronouncing a drink and Ed learns how to wash a paella pan.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Krishnan Guru-Murthy's podcast 'Ways to Change the World' is on Apple Podcasts, Acast, Spotify and all the others.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Hugely talented comedian Lou Sanders chooses her dream meal this week. Well, she struggles to choose. Can she take some of the heat off Joel Dommett?
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Lou Sanders’s acclaimed show ‘Shame Pig’ plays London’s Soho Theatre, 25-28 Feb, and she’s on tour from 24 Feb till 5 June. Check her website for details. And check out Lou’s podcast ‘Why Is Your Bottom So Dirty?’ on Apple Podcasts, Acast, Spotify and all the others.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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Oh boy, Selasi Gbormittah – ‘The Great British Bake Off’s most relaxed contestant ever – is this week’s guest. But before getting to dessert he picks his favourite savoury dishes. Plus James gives a burger chain a kicking, Ed talks marathon prep and Selasi’s surprised by a well-known fact of life.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Don’t miss Selasi’s desserts and cocktails event on Regent’s Street on 28 February. And find his recipes on the BBC Food website.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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It's the magical restaurant's first chef guest! The Michelin-starred Tom Kerridge orders his dream meal. Will he stick to his healthy regime, or will it be an 'off day'? We also learn more about the genie waiter's backstory and James tries to embarrass Ed in some *bonus content* – so keep listening until the end.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Tom Kerridge's book, 'Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start', is out now, published by Bloomsbury. See here for more details. His TV series of the same name is on Wednesdays, 8pm, BBC Two, and also on iPlayer.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
And a big thanks to Sarah from Raaka Chocolate for sending us some samples!
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This week, there’s a table ready for talented comedian and actor Lolly Adefope. Comfort food is the order of the day, we learn about Ed’s teenage wine hobby and – FINALLY – a debate happens on: who has the best fries?
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Lolly Adefope has roles in two US TV shows coming out this year: ‘Miracle Workers’ on TBS starting 12 February and ‘Shrill’ on Hulu streaming 15 March. Follow Lolly on Twitter @lollyadefope.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Handsome boy Joel Dommett – off of Netflix and ‘I’m a Celeb…’ – orders his dream meal this week. Or does he? Ed and James aren’t too happy about his choices…
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Watch Joel’s stand-up special on Netflix in ‘Comedians of the World’ and follow him on Twitter @JoelDommett.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Not only does Aisling Bea order her dream meal, the comedian and actor treats the restaurant to Hollywood anecdotes and introduces us to rappers Yung Coconut, Big Gulp and Tiny Bites.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Watch Aisling’s stand-up on Netflix in ‘The Comedy Line-Up’ and follow her on Twitter @WeeMissBea.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details. And see him in ‘Hypothetical’ on Dave, coming soon.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's Boxing Day, we're feeling festive, and everyone's best friend Nish Kumar has popped in to order his favourite Christmas meal. Plus we need your help to #BringBackKumarsCobbler
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Nish Kumar is on tour in 2019 starting 25 January. See his website for full details.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
Don't forget to tweet @JacksonRye (politely) requesting the Peach Cobbler back on the menu – copy us in @OffMenuOfficial and use the hashtag #BringBackKumarsCobbler.
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Richard Osman – off of ‘Pointless’, ‘House of Games’ and ‘Taskmaster’ – is this week’s guest, bringing with him fascinating food thoughts and memories. Plus, he picks on Ed and picks holes in the format.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Follow Richard Osman on Twitter: @richardosman.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Ordering their dream menu this week is the Guardian's restaurant critic Grace Dent, so the pressure's really on for the genie waiter. The food writer talks to Ed Gamble and James Acaster about the tastiest things she's ever eaten, how the other half dine and what the chef really means when they say they're 'playful'.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Read Grace Dent's reviews on the Guardian website and listen to her Radio 4 series, 'The Untold'.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's the grand opening of the magical restaurant and the first guest through the doors is Mr Podcast himself, Scroobius Pip. The rapper, podcaster, actor and record label owner talks Ed Gamble and James Acaster through his dream meal, gives advice on pizza hut thriftiness and introduces his own food invention, the Meadsy Base.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Listen to Scroobius Pip’s podcast Distraction Pieces on Acast and Apple Podcasts.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to the restaurant. Take a seat. May we take your coat? Ed Gamble and James Acaster introduce their brand new podcast Off Menu.
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