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Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster is a food and comedy podcast in which guests are invited to select their dream menu by British comedians Gamble and Acaster. Off Menu was launched in December 2018 and was nominated for the 2019 British Podcast Awards in the Best Entertainment category.[1]
Premise
In the show guests are asked by Acaster's Genie Waiter if they would like "still or sparkling water" and "poppadoms or bread".[2] They then proceed to give their favourite ever starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink, expand upon where and when they had it, and are given the opportunity to discuss the evocative memories they associate with the chosen dishes.[3][4]
Before the guest arrives Ed and James announce a secret ingredient that at least one of them does not like. If the guest mentions the ingredient they are ejected from the Dream Restaurant without getting any dinner. To date, the only guest to have been ejected from Dream Restaurant is Jayde Adams.
Episodes
Series 1
| Episode | Secret Ingredient | Water | Poppadoms or bread | Starter | Main | Side | Drink | Dessert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scroobius Pip | Pomegranate seeds (mentioned) | Still (tap water) | Poppadoms with 4 mango chutney dips | Cheesy Garlic Bread (from Pizza Hut) | Medium ham pizza on a 'Meadsy'[1] base | Halloumi fries without pomegranates (from Oli Baba's in Camden)[2] | Scroobius 2018 (flat Pepsi max with rhubarb gin) | 3 scoops of Ben & Jerry's: chocolate fudge brownie, peanut butter cup and a cookie one |
| Grace Dent | Fennel | Taittinger Champagne[3] | Poppadoms with standard dips | Beef shin ragu Tagliatelle (from Trulo in Islington) | Chips and curry sauce | String Beans (from Little Owl, in New York) | Piña Colada | Cupcake with chilled jasmine tea |
| Richard Osman | Coriander | Still (tap water) | Warm bread with butter | Ham and cheese toastie | Christmas dinner without vegetables (from the 1970s or 1980s) | Mac and Cheese (from Berners Tavern, in Fitzrovia) | Coca-Cola Zero Sugar | Mint Viennetta |
| Nish Kumar (Christmas special) | Gold | Still (tap water) | Poppadoms | Lamb seekh kebabs (from Owl and Pussycat pub in Leicester) | Goose and Coca-Cola soaked ham Christmas dinner | Roast potatoes | Malbec | Peach cobbler (from Jackson + Rye, in London) |
| Aisling Bea | Cloves | Still (tap water) | Sourdough bread with Kerrygold butter | Breaded calamari | Lobster (from Burger and Lobster in London) | Mashed potato | "Love me good" cocktail: vermouth, rye, cherry liqueur | Hazelnut and pecan tart |
| Joel Dommett | Goji berries | Sparkling | Peshwari naan | Nachos with guacamole | Sausage, chips, and baked beans with cheese on top (from the school canteen at Castle School, Thornbury) | sweet potato fries | Protein shake | Strawberry cheesecake |
| Lolly Adefope | Lemongrass | Still | “nice” bread with slightly melted butter | Chinese platter: spring rolls, chicken satay, venison puffs (from Park Chinois in Mayfair) | A bowl of Nigerian food: jollof rice and plantain or pounded yam and egusi | French fries (from McDonald's) with garlic mayonnaise | Primitivo | A novelty bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk |
| Tom Kerridge | Quinoa | “Whatever’s easiest”, convinced to then have half still and half sparkling | Freshly baked bread with freshly churned salted butter (from Frantzén in Stockholm) | Fresh calamari and mayonnaise | fish and chips with mushy peas, gravy and curry sauce | Fried aubergine (from Rat Alley, Singapore) | 24 cans of Stella Artois and a can of diet Lilt | Knickerbocker glory (from Berni Inn in 1982) |
| Selasi Gbormittah | Liquorice | Still (tap water) | Peshwari naan | Prawn and lobster bisque | surf and turf: rump steak, calamari, and prawns (from Blues Kitchen in Shoreditch) | Fried plantain and roasted peanuts | Old fashioned (made with Laphroaig) | Molten chocolate cake with blackberry sauce with black pepper |
| Lou Sanders | Poppy seeds | Still, not much ice with much lemon | Warm olive and tiger bread hybrid | Broccoli soufflé | 5 global tapas dishes: 1.Thai red curry with brown rice. 2. Yorkshire pudding with mashed potato, roast potato, stuffing, and gravy. 3. Buffalo cauliflower (from Paradise Palms in Edinburgh). 4. Cheese, spinach, and mushrooms with cream. 5. Fake fish tacos | Okra | Orange blossom Japanese tea | Mint chocolate chip vegan cornetto |
| Krishnan Guru-Murthy | Physalis | Sparkling | French bread (from Ma Cuisine in Kew), Cheesey bread (from Gaucho, London), and paratha | Tuna and beef tataki (from Nobu in Miami) | Tiger prawn curry with basmati rice and homemade yoghurt | Triple-cooked chips | Bollinger | Chocolate steamed pudding with chocolate sauce (from E & O in Notting Hill) |
| Josie Long | Bay leaves | Sparkling | Sourdough bread with salted butter (from St. John in London) | A selection of dumplings (from My Neighbours The Dumplings in Clapton) | A three bird roast Christmas dinner | Devils on horseback | The barman's choice of gin cocktail | Gypsy tart with squirty cream |
| Phil Wang | Cardamon pods | Sparkling | Poppadoms with mango chutney, onion salad, and raita | Salmon roe with betel nut leaf (from Kebaya in Penang) | Wat tan hor | Clear Chinese broth | Riesling | Banoffee pie |
| Jack McBrayer | Flaked almonds | Still | Portuguese sweet bread beef slider | Spinach salad | Barbecue chicken | Mashed potato, corn on the cob, collard greens | sweet tea | Strawberry shortcake |
| Sindhu Vee | Sweet chilli sauce | Still (room temperature) | Sourdough (from Panzer’s Deli in St John’s Wood) | Ceviche | Arrabiata Capellini | Dauphinoise potatoes (from La Petite Maison, Mayfair) | White Russian (from London Savoy in Covent Garden) | The Godfather Sunday (from Bella Pasta) |
| Jamie Demetriou | Marzipan | Sparkling | Potato bread (from Pidgin in Hackney) | Dill pickles (from Katz’s Deli in New York) | Dandan noodles, beef roll, pork potstickers, and pea shoots (from Pine & Crane in Los Angeles) | Salad | Yuzu ginger beer (from Jidori, Covent Garden) | Tipsy cake (from Dinner by Heston in Knightsbridge) |
| Victoria Coren Mitchell | Quail eggs | Still (tap water) | Warm wholemeal bread roll with raisins and butter | Avocado with vinaigrette | Ploughmans lunch (with cheddar and stilton, no celery) | Cucumber salad | Salted caramel martini | Rice pudding with cinnamon |
| Desiree Burch | Raw red onions | Still with lemon | Tortilla chips and salsa | Oysters | Goat tacos (from Maurepas Foods in New Orleans) | Brocolli raab | "Jesus H Christ" cocktail (from Maurepas Foods in New Orleans) | Ice "cream" cupcake sandwich (from Seasoned Vegan in Harlem) |
| Gemma Cairney | Whole peppercorns | Sparkling | Poppadoms with guacamole and raita | Prawn cocktail | Lamb Madras with mushroom rice | Jalapeño poppers (from Olby's Soul Cafe' in Margate) | Taittinger | A mango |
| Rose McGowan | Foam | Still | Butter naan | Caprese salad | Pasta with tomato, basil, and parmesan | Sauteed spinach with garlic | Opus One | Red velvet cake |
^ A pizza base invented by Scroobius Pip (real name David Meads) while working in Pizza Hut. It is a pizza base covered in cheese with another base on top.
^ Scroobius Pip should have been ejected from the restaurant for mentioning pomegranate seeds, but Ed and James allowed him to remove them from the dish as it was the very first episode.
^ Grace Dent was simply asked if she would like anything to drink, rather than “still or sparkling water”?
Series 2
| Episode | Secret Ingredient | Water | Poppadoms or bread | Starter | Main | Side | Drink | Dessert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dara Ó Briain | Cottage cheese | Still | Bread (crispy white loaf with butter or oil, balsamic and tapenade) | Creamy fish chowder in a bread bowl | Indian lamb shank (from Gaylord in London) | Chip shop chips | THAT wine | Citrus-y cheesecake (non baked, biscuit base) with raspberry coulis |
| Suzi Ruffell | Celery | Sparkling | Poppadoms with all the dips | Tuna sashimi (from SexyFish) | Filet steak (medium-well) with Peppercorn Steak (from Hawksmoor) | Roasted broccoli w/ chili | Tituss Burgess Pinot Noir | Nan's lemon drizzle cake |
| Dynamo | Edible flowers | Still | Plain white Warburtons bread slightly toasted | Meat fruit (from Dinner by Heston Blumenthal) | Grandma's corned beef hash in a giant Yorkshire pudding | Oven baked thick chips in HP sauce and gravy | Blackcurrant Ribena | Platter of Mississippi mud pie, Molten lava cake, Banoffee cheesecake (from Tesco) all covered in chocolate custard |
| Sian Clifford | Dill | Still with loads of squeezed lemon, no ice | Hoppers with an egg | Gnocchi with nutmeg butter | Green curry (from Thailand trek) | Coconut milk pancake (from Thailand trek) | Horchata | Lemon tart |
| Loyle Carner | Edible silver balls | Sparkling | Poppadoms with traditional dips but no lime pickle | Crispy squid with lemon juice | Tuna steak on lentils with spaghetti aglio e olio | Greens | Kona Big Wave | Cheesecake with candied ginger and lime zest (from Island Social Club) |
| Kerry Godliman | Fruity cheese | Sparkling | Sourdough bread with homemade tapenade | Tom yum soup | A hearty salad with spanakopita | Tzatziki and chips | Vergina Beer | 1 scoop of grapefruit sorbet and 1 scoop of watermelon sorbet with boozy fruit |
| Jordan Banjo | Lavender | Still | Garlic bread with red onions and mozzarella (from Prezzo) | Barbecue chicken wontons (from Planet Hollywood | Gutbuster burger (from Man Vs Food in Heathrow) | McDonald's hash browns with syrup | Virgin strawberry daiquiri (from the Mexican wedding) | Hot sugary rock cake dough with Carte d'Or ice cream |
| Serge Pizzorno | Raw ginger (chunks) | Sparkling | Focaccia (from uncle's bakery in Italy) | Spicy buffalo wings (from Dublin's in Chicago) | Beef tacos (from La Taqueria in San Francisco) | Nachos with salsa, cheese, jalapenos, hot as hell (from La Taqueria) | Nut trilogy (from Paradise in Hampstead) | Mr Whippy with flake and strawberry sauce |
| Jay Rayner | Hairy Crackling | Sparkling | Poppadoms | Oysters (from Castleford Loch) | Spare ribs (from Louis' in South Harrow) | Jay's buttered cabbage (from his own kitchen) | Vodka and lime | Chocolate eclair |
| Cerys Matthews | Sugar work | Sparkling party water | Poppadoms (from local curry house) | Fried green tomatoes with coleslaw | Chickpea and potato curry | Tequila prawns | Death by chocolate (Guinness, Tia Maria, vodka) | Vegan Welsh cakes/melon with sherry |
| Marcus Samuelsson | Chia seeds | Still | Injera with a variety of dips and pickled herring (accompanied by Kentucky bourbon with caramelized peanuts) | Ceviche (made with vodka) | Barbecue (manned by Rodney Scott) and Ethiopian raw beef (cut up by Marco Pierre White) | Gnocchi roasted with garlic, almonds, and kale | Ethiopian honey wine and Tella | Grandmother's Princess cake |
| Catherine Bohart | Radishes | Still (in a jug) | Bread selection with whipped butter | Cheese board (manchego with quince jelly, brie with strawberries, Comté, smoked cheese, goat's cheese with ash) | Grilled miso aubergine bao (from Flesh & Buns) | Charred broccoli with orange miso and shallots (from Flesh & Buns) | Piquepoul wine | Wedding cake (chocolate, carrot, red velvet, Victoria sponge with blueberries) |
| Jess Phillips | Whole coffee beans | Sparkling | Poppadoms | Tower of crab with avocado | Full English breakfast (two sausages, two eggs, two/three bacon, black pudding, tinned tomatoes, hash browns) | Saag paneer | Margarita | Cheese board (blue, hard, soft, sheep's, goat's) |
| Sophie Duker | Popping candy | Sparkling (frizzante) | Secret Turkish duvet bread (from an off-license) | Grilled peaches (from brother's rugby house party) | Jollof rice and egusi (from cousin's restaurant Red Chilli in Accra) | Mum's Fried plantains | Champagne (from cyclops restaurant) | Japanese whisky |
| Daisy May Cooper | Celeriac | Sparkling | Fresh cut bread with butter at body temperature | Razor clams with breadcrumbs and lemon and herb oil | Dim sum: king prawn, pork, seaweed, salt beef croquettes, sweet and sour squid (from London Chinatown) | French fries (from McDonald's) | Bottle of Sauvignon blanc | Pizza Hut salad (70% croutons, bacon bits, beetroot, Honey and Mustard dressing) |
| Evelyn Mok | Powdered parmesan | Sparkling (with big bubbles in a wine glass) | Puri | Peking soup (from Hing Wa in Gothenburg) | Salt-baked chicken with chicken rice (from Hoi Wan Vegetarian Restaurant in Hong Kong) | Pea shoots (from lady's garden on Tai Mo Shan) | Coconut milk (from Coconut King in Hong Kong) | Mango custard rolls (from One Dim Sum in Hong Kong) |
| Tom Allen | Liver | Sparkling | Crispy sourdough bread | Fruits de mer (from Le Channel in Calais) | Japanese small plates (from Philadelphia) | Barbecued mushrooms (from Crete) | New Zealand Malbec | Tarte au citron (from Paul in London) |
| Kemah Bob | Hops | Still | Biscuits with cinnamon honey butter (from Texas Roadhouse | Corn tortilla chips with salsa | Chicken enchiladas with tomatillo sauce | Boiled crawfish with potatoes and corn | Horchata with Appleton rum | Angel Cake with fresh strawberries and raspberries |
| Mike Skinner | Plenty of fried tomato (The Streets themed) | Mit Sprudel | Sourdough | Mango kushy punch | 3 Impossible Burgers | Korean chicken wings | Sake | Deep-fried Mars bar |
| Kumail Nanjiani | Star anise | Room temperature still water on a drip | Poppadoms - mostly thin yellow with some of the others | Panipuri | Grandmother's Biriyani | Extra potatoes served at the right time | Cold Coffee (from Baloch's) | Matcha and green tea soft-serve ice-cream with French toast (from Shack Fu-Yu) |
| Joe Lycett
(Christmas Special) |
Red currants | Still | Bread (from Purnell's in Birmingham) | Samosa Chaat (from Zindiya in Birmingham) with a soy tea | Cheeseburger in a Krispy Kreme bun (from Original Patty Men) | Frites with goulash and mayo (from Antwerp) | Very cold Gavi Di Gavi white wine | Special K with Oatly barista milk |
| Greg Davies
(Christmas Special) |
Cacao nibs | Sparkling | Poppadoms | Pass | Fillet Steak (cooked medium) with a peppercorn sauce. Any disapproving looks from the staff and he walks out. Served with a demi-clock of Onion Rings, a jar of pesto with a spoon, Macaroni and Cheese, Red Thai Chicken Curry. | Strawberry Milkshake (with syrup and bourbon) | Sussex Pond Pudding |
Series 3
| Episode | Secret Ingredient | Water | Poppadoms or bread | Starter | Main | Side | Drink | Dessert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Head | Pumpkin seeds | Sparkling | Olive bread with olive oil, to be blessed by a priest | Tuna carpaccio (from The Ivy, Bath) | Pan-fried sea bass, with crispy skin (from The Ivy, Bath) | Chips with truffle oil (from The Ivy, Bath) | Chablis | Creme Brulee |
| Armando Iannucci | Pickled herring | Still (house water) | Ciabatta/Italian bread from local deli, served with olive oil | Antipasti (no mortadella, to be thrown out of the window) | Mushroom and asparagus risotto, with a variety of wild mushrooms and plenty of cheese (45 minute break to be taken beforehand to let antipasti go down, to watch the Angela Rippon episode of Morecambe and Wise) | Broccoli with chillies, medium length stems | A cocktail of nero d'avola/'devil juice' and lemonade/'angel's tears' (called a 'Purgatory') | Sherry Trifle, with a dying pigeon encased in the jelly and sponge |
| Katherine Ryan | Strawberry sauce (the kind that looks like fake blood) | Still | Corn chips and salsa | Smoked salmon, crème fraîche and dill on potato latkes from the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto | Bangkok Stir-Fry from Salad King in Toronto | Traditional poutine with vegetarian gravy from Smoke's Poutinerie, Toronto, covered in white vinegar | Cocktail of Don Julio white tequila, lime, chili and soda (called 'The Good Morning') | Tootsie Roll cheesecake |
| Noah Schnapp | Truffle Oil | Still water, with a single ice cube | Warm bread with olive oil and vinegar | Crispy tuna with jalapeños (from Nobu) | Steak, medium rare, with mashed potato and Brussels sprouts | Mac n Cheese with ketchup | Two bottles of wine, one red and one white | Chocolate lava cake with Madagascar vanilla ice-cream. |
| Ronny Chieng | Ice | Still (initially) Sparkling |
Poppadoms | Stir-fried kangkong with sambal | Char kway teow | Teochew-style steamed bass | Teh tarik | Kuih |
| Arabella Weir | Seeded grapes | Sparkling | Bread with much butter | Salad of endives, Roquefort, walnuts and dressing | Pork belly with Celeriac mash | Creamed spinach and long-stem broccoli with toasted almonds | Cosmopolitan, very good champagne and Pinot noir | Om Ali |
| Catherine Cohen | Bubble tea | Sparkling | Hot cheesy puff bread | Burrata with fresh tomatoes and basil after a Dirty martini with 3 olives in | French dip sandwich from Houston's | Mac n Cheese | Natural orange wine | Chocolate molten lava cake with Vanilla ice cream |
| Joe Thomas | Kidneys | Sparkling | Ciabatta, dark rye bread, classic white rolls, much butter | Homemade spaghetti bolognese (pre-2008 financial crash and made with cream) | 24-hour lamb (cooked by Willie Harcourt-Cooze) | Celeriac mash | 'Gouty' red wine | Lemon sorbet (from a French café) |
| Paul F. Tompkins | Abalone (or babone) | Still | Hot fresh Sourdough bread and a dark peasant loaf | Cream of celery soup from lily langtree’s | Rigatoni with Beef Ragu | Brussels sprouts from a friends dinner party | A pint of Amstel | A slice of New York cheesecake |
| Sara Pascoe | Salmon skin (globby) | Sparkling | Sourdough from Paul's | Yasai itame from Wagamama (No noodles) | Love Burger from Leon | A full Roast Dinner with Tofurkey | Prosecco | Vegan eton mess |
| Richard Herring (Live-streamed on YouTube) | Yoghurt | Still (from the fountain of youth from Big John, Little John) | Injera | Kettle crisps from the 1990s and the present day | Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie | Jacket potato with coleslaw and hot chilli sauce from last year at University | Local beer from holiday which tastes worse at home | Bella's pudding |
| Sam Carter | Sultanas in coleslaw but not if there is also apple in it | Sparkling | Dad's garlic focaccia bread | The impossible cigar from Crossroads | Caramelised mock chicken from Tien hiang | Mushroom bao from The pond | Modelo with a lime | Oreo cheesecake |
| Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher[4] | Tapioca pearls | Sparkling with limes | Pass | Wedge salad with blue cheese and bacon | Salmon with maple and ginger glaze | Creamed spinach | French sauv blanc | Spumoni ice cream from Dan Tana's |
| Sparkling with limes | Warm French bread (just crust) | Hummus with sliced egg, hot sauce and pickles | Burrito from Gordo's | Cholent | Philz coffee (dark roast blend, mu h cream) | Gummy candies sucked from a bag | ||
| Jean Grae | Durian | Sparkling | Sliced baguette with unsalted butter | Charcuterie plate | Brick chicken | Salad with radishes and Asiago and lemon vinaigrette | Dirty marinis, wines and some grapefruit drinks on the go | Torta della nonna with coffee and cigars |
| Simon Rogan | Courgetti | Sparkling | Poppadoms | Som tam papaya salad | Moussaka from the Venus Greek taverna | Potato dauphinoise | Gin and Tonic | Jean-Christophe Novelli's lemon tart |
| Susie Essman | Egg custard | Still (tap) | Russian blackbread | Caprese salad (with fresh burrata) | Johnny's thin crust pizza | French fries | Shardana | Pashka with kulich |
| Roisin Conaty (Live-streamed on Youtube) | Carob | Sparkling | Poppadoms (no dips) | Halloumi with coriander and tomatoes | Roast chicken | Roast potatoes | A flight of soft drinks | A cup of tea and a Kitkat |
| Emily V. Gordon | Charcoal | Sparkling | Gluten-free bread | Vegan crispy rice salad | Melvin's burger | Chickpea hozon from Majordomo | Cherry limeade from Sonic | Berry bostock |
| Reggie Watts | Ryvita | Still | Dark rye bread | Crostini | Quinoa pasta with sauteed vegetables and marinated tofu | Salad with dressing on the side (served in a crisps bag) | Iced black tea | German chocolate cake |
| Ivo Graham | Quince | Still | Dough balls from Pizza Express | Monster caprese | Miso ramen from Hare & Tortoise | Crispy seaweed | Virgin Mary | Yeo valley yogurt with chopped banana and muscovado sugar |
| Jen Brister | Unpopped popcorn kernels | Sparkling | Big hunky granary loaf with Salted butter | Champagne oysters with rosè | Malay curry | Deep fried tofu with Chilli and spring onion | Very dry white wine | Cheese board (Stinky, hard, cheddar bomb) and a glass of red wine |
| Teri Hatcher | Brioche Buns | Pass | Burnt black sesame bread with Chicken liver pâté | Kumamoto oysters | Charred octopus (from L'artusi) | Hot and cold crudités (from Bohemian) | Milk punch (from Faith & Flower) | Taste of the fairground |
^ Moshe and Natasha appeared on the podcast together.
Series 4
| Episode | Secret Ingredient | Water | Poppadoms or bread | Starter | Main | Side | Drink | Dessert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romesh Ranganathan | Dried limes | Sparkling | Plain bread | Vegan chicken and waffles from Urban Vegan Kitchen (only up to the bite where it still tastes good) | Mum’s cooking: White rice , Soya curry, Aubergine curry, Yellow Dahl, Masala dosa | Gobi 65 | Raspberry Tango Ice blast | Vegan donuts with raspberry and custard in from Crosstown Doughnuts |
| Louis Theroux | Tarragon | Tap (initially) Gazpacho with olive oil cubes and a goldfish that will be removed and placed into sparkling water |
Sweet loaves (from Red Lobster) | Very small margherita pizza (from Grimaldi's Pizzeria) | Slow roast barbecue pork | Dal (Vindaloo hotness) |
Cold, dirty martini on arrival, Bulleit bourbon later on | Chocolate brownie with Ice cream |
| Aparna Nancherla | Mead | Sparkling | Warm crusty bread, with oil | Scallion pancakes with Soya sauce | Vegetable Lasagne | Fried Plantain | Vodka with Pickle juice | Chocolate lava cakes with Vanilla ice cream |
| Gok Wan | Sweetbreads | Still | Both | Yuk Sung | Saltfish rendang curry, whole seabass, chilli and salt pork chops, tofu with mashed prawn, morning glory, bok choy broth, and fluffy rice | Water dumplings | An entire bar | Brûléed rice pudding with cardamon and macadamia nuts |
| Diane Morgan | Rice paper | Still | Poppadoms | Pass | Curry (unspecified but Chicken Bhuna or Chicken Jalfrezi) and rice | Saag Aloo or Saag Paneer | Cobra beer | Tiramisu from the Menier Chocolate Factory |
| Andi Oliver | Tinned Salmon | Still | Poppadoms | Oyster with shallot vinegar, tabasco and champagne sauce | Lamb from Marrakech | Barbecued corn with toasted coconut and crispy shallots | Cavalier or English Harbour rum with ginger ale | Spotted dick with custard |
| Amy Hoggart | Bitter melon | Still (filtered, with a lemon) | Poppadoms | Saag Paneer | Peas, sprouts, red cabbage, apple, courgette, gluten-free gravy | Roast potatoes (just the outsides) | Rich red wine | Gluten-free brownie (from Café Gratitude) |
| Michael McKean | Goat milk | Sparkling | Mary Louise's hot rolls | Cashew tomato cream soup (from Shopsin's) | Chilli with cornbread | Fresh pear salad | Sprecher ginger ale | Bluberry pie (from Becky's Cafe) |
| Hari Kondabolu | Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans | White Rock seltzer | Olive bread with Reese's Pieces, bacon covered dates and olives baked inside | Tom kha kai with chicken (from Thai Tom) | Foul with Cambodian/French bread (from Café Selam) | Two idli (with his mother's peanut chutney) | A bottle of Henry Weinhard's Root Beer | Açaí na tigela |
| Anthony Jeselnik | Iced gems | Sparkling | Pretzel roll with salt butter | Raw oysters (straight out of the ocean, chilled) | USDA Prime Dry Aged 35 Medium Rare Plus Steak | Garlic mashed potatoes with some truffel | Dirty martini with fresh olives | Creole bread pudding soufflé |
| Corey Taylor | Maggots | Sparkling (Cherry bubly) | Pumpernickel bread (with olive oil and butter) | Phanaeng with tofu, bell peppers, not too much cabbage and jasmine rice | Sweet potato and kale hash with Pico hot sauce, cilantro and vegan cheese | Sauteed spinach with salt olive oil and garlic | Dark roast black coffee espresso | Chocolate lava cake with caramel ice cream |
| Claudia Winkleman | Guava | Macaroni Cheese | Toasted white bloomer with marmite | Tuna melt | Roast Chicken | Gratin dauphinois | Diet 7 Up | Cheesecake (50% crust) |
| Ovie Soko | Lychee | Sparkling | Poppadoms (with Sweet chilli dip) | Crispy calamari | Rotisserie chicken | Mac 'n' cheese | Fresh spring water | Apple crumble (with custard) |
| Dolly Alderton | Modelling chocolate | Sparkling | White bloomer with butter and lime pickle | Gazpacho with ice cubes | Spaghetti alle vongole | Flamin' hot twisted Cheetos | Classic champagne cocktail | Cheeseboard with quince paste and pickled walnuts (gorgonzola, comté, truffle brie) |
| Wyatt Cenac | Edamame Beans | Still | Warm soda bread (in a tin) with butter | Half a dozen east coast oysters | Medium-rare prime rib steak roti curry | Brussel sprouts with bacon and cheese | Mint julep | Cinnamon Rolls |
| David Cross | Monster Munch | Tap water from home | Pão de queijo | Poutine from The Poutinerie | Barbeque plate | Collard greens | Pabst Blue Ribbon/John Smith's during the meal, four pints of Tribute ale before | More poutine / Pecan Pie |
| David O'Doherty (Live-streamed at the Unmute Podcast Festival) | Ghost peppers | Tap water | Guinness treacle bread with Dairygold butter | 'Canal dredged' dairy chowder | 'Coq O'Doherty?' (chicken and vegetables in a French inspired cooking pot) | Homegrown 'Pandemic Vegetables' | White Russian (cocktail) | A sliver of HB Ice Cream Romantica cake with some Vanilla Viennetta (left to chambre for 15 minutes) |
| Thomasina Miers | Nacho Fries from Taco Bell | Sparkling | Charred bread with garlic and olive oil | Cheese soufflé with butterfly salad and olive oil | Mutton barbacoa with shaved slaw | Crispy garlic potatoes | Amber ale with a sipping tequila on the side | Treacle Tart with cold pouring cream |
| Josh Groban | Mocha | Still (not too cold) | Raw sliced potato with honey mustard | Corn chowder from The Ivy (Los Angeles) | Breakfast sushi chirashi (tuna, salmon, yellow-tail, uni, tamago and scallop) | Lobster salad with bagel chips from Sable's | Romanee Conti Grand Cru Burgundy | Frozen dark chocolate covered gummy bears served in a cookie cup |
| Jayde Adams | Hundreds and Thousands (mentioned) | Nothing |
F**k all |
In your dreams |
Zilch |
As if |
None of this |
You can cram it forever |
| Jo Brand | Sea buckthorns | Sparkling | Baguette with butter | Greek Mezze (includes: taramasalata, hummus, olives, random bits of meat, breadsticks, cheese straws, mini pork pies, cocktail sausages and gherkins) | Red Leicester, Shropshire Blue, Brie, Boursin, Dairylea, sprouts, broad beans, runner beans, cauliflower and a salad | Five types of coleslaw: 1. Normal mayonnaise coleslaw. 2. Salad cream coleslaw with grated cheese. 3. Normal mayonnaise and salad cream coleslaw with grated cheese and bits of cauliflower. 4. Fermented sauerkraut coleslaw. 5. Coleslaw with whatever you feel like putting in (such as Linda McCartney vegetarian sausages, a Birds Eye Potato Waffle or a bit of rhubarb). Plus: Ed's green chilli coleslaw | Diet Cherry Coke with Brandy | Homemade rhubarb crumble with custard, pouring cream, squirty cream and expensive vanilla ice cream |
| Russell Howard (Christmas Special) | Candy Canes | Sparkling | Poppadoms with Mango chutney, Lime and pickle and The orange hot one | Crispy duck pancakes | Chicken thai curry | Southern US biscuits | Strawberry and lime cider | Banoffee Pie |
| Sarah Millican (Christmas Special) | Bubblegum | Tap | White crusty bread (no bits) with salted butter | 2 Gregg's pasties | Gary Delaney's Roast chicken and roast potatoes with Sarah's yorkshire puddings and KFC gravy | Lasagne and chips | Tea with sugar | Dessert platter (Sticky toffee pudding with custard, Chocolate torte, Passion fruit pavlova, Bob Bob Ricard's strawberry and cream souflee) |
^ At this point Jayde was ejected from the restaurant and her meal was thrown in the bin.
Series 5
| Episode | Secret Ingredient | Water | Poppadoms or bread | Starter | Main | Side | Drink | Dessert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mae Martin | Cheese 'n' Prawns | Still (from babbling French brook diverted to the dream restaurant under a full moon) | Warm baguette with butter | Shrimp cornucopia with shrimp three ways: dumplings, tempura and cocktail | Lamb roast with gravy, horseradish (instead of mint sauce), roast potatoes and cauliflower cheese | Lobster mac n cheese | Whiskey soda | Pumpkin pie |
| Anne-Marie | Ribena tooth kind | Still | Philadelphia bagel sandwich | Quinoa butternut squash salad with French dressing and healthy stuff (maybe jackfruit wings with barbecue sauce) | Okra curry with cauliflower, red peppers, yellow peppers and chickpeas (no spice) | Garlic bread | WKD Blue/Malibu and coke/Tequila Rose | A nobbly bobbly and a fortune cookie |
| Paul Scheer | Liquid smoke | Sparkling | Fresh hot fluffy bread (with salted butter unveiled from behind a curtain) | Steak sandwich | Birthday sushi | Massive salad bar | Vanilla milkshake | Yellow cake (no baby Jesus) |
| Joel Kim Booster | Popped quinoa | Tap | Bread basket from a Greek diner | Mozzarella cheese sticks with marinara | Angel hair pasta with prego tomato sauce, Italian sausage and powdered parmesan | Curly fries | Three quarters diet Coke with one quarter cherry Coke | Diner chocolate cake with a cup of coffee |
| Sue Perkins | Baby corn | Still | Poppadoms karate chopped with mango chutney/ poppadom cheese sandwich with mango chutney | Crispy duck pancakes on a lazy Susan | Southern Indian curry (possibly beetroot) | Masala dosa | Bison grass vodka (orally, preferably Żubrówka) and a cup of Clipper tea with skimmed milk and honey (douche administered) | Christmas pudding with brandy, ice cream, custard and caramel (every way) |
| Jessica Fostekew | Hemp seeds | Sparkling | 'Floppadoms' | Benito box (fresh calamari straight out the water, big Scottish oyster with Tabasco and barbecue octopus) | Ian Simpson's surf n turf | Saag aloo | Dom Pérignon (snazzy) | Mum’s (via great aunt Penny) lemon roulade with amaretto coffee |
| Todd Barry | Candy mice | Still (cold with crushed ice) | Poppadoms | Cacio e pepe with chilli flakes on the side (from via carota) | Katsu chicken curry with rice (extra spicy 5/5) | Well done crispy fries | Ice tea (half sweet, half unsweet, loads of lemons and a lime) | Vanilla icing iced vanilla cake served by Vanilla Ice |
| Rosie Jones | Rosewater | Tap | Poppadoms with mango chutney, raita and the red one | 3 hours of crisps (twiglets, Pringles, bacon rashers, onion rings ,salt and vinegar stix, peanuts, cashew nuts, cheese straws, hula hoops ,Doritos , barbeque rib niknaks, crinkly mini cheddars, pretzels, wotsits, cheese quavers and space raiders.) Served in separate bowls + surprise snacks every 20 minutes | Tapas every dish (patatas bravas, little bit of bread with tomato, lots of seafood, octopus, sardines, meatballs, chorizo ,all the hams, all the cheeses and mushroom croquetas.)
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Pork + black pudding scotch egg (hot) with poppadoms breading
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Espresso martini
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Some sweets (maoam, jelly babies, jelly beans, dolly mixture, strawberry laces, rainbow pencils, chocolate buttons, revels, chocolate pretzels and white chocolate mice). Served in separate bowls |
| Thanyia Moore | Dark fruit cider | Warm lemon water (2/3 boiling 1/3 freezing) | Poppadom sandwich with onion and mango chutney | Akee and salt fish dumplings | Seafood boil (crab legs, king prawns, potatoes, corn on the cob, lashes of sauce. No 'sausige') | Pass (Chicken wings and salad for friends) |
New Zealand Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc | Cherry crumble with custard and ice cream |
| Munya Chawawa | Mung beans | Still | Cold toast with a thick layer of butter | Mushroom arancini (golf ball size) | Oxtail roast and peas | Plantain | Mojito | Chocolate bombe (from The Ivy) |
| Mary Lynn Rajskub | Maple syrup | Sparkling | Bread basket with parmesan crisps (olive and balsamic vinegar on the side) | Beetroot and goat cheese with candied walnut | Spaghetti Bolognese (only eating a quarter or a third) | Skinny crispy fries (splitting with lady in a bathroom fight) | Dirty Martini | Tiramisu from hot Italian nephew |
| Domhnall Gleeson | Manuka honey | Aggressively cold, angry sparkling (until the penguin screams) | Crispy french baguette with Kerrygold, heel of batch loaf (Superquinn) and a little crisp sandwich with cheese and onion Tayto | Prawn pil pil (The Old Spot Ballsbridge) with chorizo from The Port House + 1 chicken wing from The Canal Bank Cafe on the side | Platter of tacos from all the worlds best taco places (including 777, Masa, Wee Man’s van and one to have the deep fried broccoli from Dirt Candy ) | Courgette string’s nest (Polpetto)/ (zucchini fries from Pulpo) | 3 pints of Guiness (Neary’s, Mulligan’s, Neachtain’s) | Ice cream three ways (99 with a flake, ice cream sundae from the movies with pain au chocolat nibs, affogato from left over Haagen-Dazs + half of tub of Haagen-Dazs cut with a bread knife) + glazed Krispy Kreme |
| Ed Gamble and James Acaster [6] | None | Pint of Guinness | Garlic Bread with cheese and marmite | Chargrilled Oysters, with Harris Gin Martini with 4 olives | Barbecue meat tray (Double beef brisket, pork belly, beef ribs, cauliflower shawarma, pickles and cornbread), with Pappy Van Winkle's bourbon | Sesame noodles and crispy chilli oil, with Little Bastard Wine | Californian Cabernet Sauvignon | Peanut butter shortbread with salted caramel ice cream and an Espresso Martini, ending with whiskey |
| Rhubarb Cawston Press (with crushed Cawston Press ice) | Pizza Sticks (no cheese), with whipped butter and pork scratchings | Tomato and basil 3.0 (from Atelier Crenn), with South American Smoothie from Tropicana | Beef Wellington (from Ron Gastrobar in Amsterdam), with sour beer | Berkswell Pudding, with Rosè Smash | Cider (from Cider Farm in Newquay) | Shackfuyu french toast (for the table) and Chocolate and raspberry cake with salted caramel cream, chocolate ganache and fondant icing, with his mum's Peanut Butter Slice Cream, with salted caramel thick shake (from Sweet Mother's Kitchen), ending with a coffee kambucha and petit fours | ||
| Julie Adenuga | Tongue | Still (room temperature) |
Poppadoms with rice and curry | Pass | Egusi stew, tomato stew with ground rice | Plantain | Copella cloudy apple juice | Apple crumble with custard |
| Rafe Spall | Dandelion and burdock | Orange Robinsons squash with sparkling water | Sourdough with salted butter and salt | Tricolore salad, tuna nigiri, grilled halloumi, hummus with pitta, watermelon, duck and cashew salad, creamed polenta and mushrooms (for the table) | Cheeseburger with string fries (from The Spotted Pig), Porterhouse steak (Chicago style), Melanzane parmigiana, Chicken burrito with guacamole (for the table) | French fries, dauphionise potatoes, pickled cucumber salad, tomato and red onion salad, truffle macaroni, zucchini fritti, ketchup, vinegar and tartar sauce | 2 vodka martinis and a quarter pint of lager (with starter), Diet coke and 1990 Bordeaux wine | Ben & Jerry's Caramel Chew Chew |
| Bimini Bon Boulash | 'Gimini Gon Goulash' | Sparkling with ice and lime | Crusty white rolls with vegan salted butter and raw off cuts of dough | Mum's leek and potato soup | Pizza (from Purezza) | Cajun salted fries with vegan garlic mayo and sriracha | Chilli salted frozen margarita | Sticky toffee pudding with hot custard |
| Martin Freeman | Bombay mix | Sparkling with an oxygen tank | Bread and butter (from The Wolseley) | Smoked salmon with capers and onions | Spinach and prawn linguine with white wine sauce | Big chunky chips | Glass of Pinot Noir and a bottle of Coke with a glass of ice and lime | Lemon Meringue Pie |
| Big Zuu | Chicory | Still | Baguette with apricot jam and Lurpak | Buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, balsamic, caprese salad, olive oil salad | Sierra Leonean Jollof rice | Algerian Börek | Courvoisier with Coke and Sprite | French Flan |
[7] 100th special episode with James and Ed's dream menus, hosted by Claudia Winkleman.
Menus to be Buried With
In a one off special for Comic Relief, the podcast teamed up with Brett Goldstein for a podcast crossover.
| Episode | First meal you remember | Meal that made you cry | Meal that's meant to be bad but you love | Meal you loved years ago but not anymore | Meal that means the most to you | Sexiest meal | Greatest meal of all time | Meal you could eat over and over | Worst meal you ever ate | Funniest meal | Special dinner |
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| Ed Gamble | Calaloo | Inua restaurant in Tokyo after engagement | Brains | None | Stranded at The Dutch in New York | Pasta | Fried chicken | Lasagne | Vegan cheeseburger (2 raw portobello mushrooms, a cooked portobello mushroom, bean spread and dried coconut) | Christmas meal (throwing Mike Wozniak's gloves out of a taxi window) | Rib-eye steak (medium rare), crispy chips, roasted brussel sprouts, halloumi and a big bar of chocolate |
| James Acaster | Mum's ratatouille and Skin on chips | Cold lasagne | Unmentioned | Sweets or Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches | Milton Jones' after tour meal (at Heston Blumenthal's restaurant) | Mint chocolate ice cream cake (at The Dutch) | Ice cream | Chorizo and Broccoli pasta | 'Award winning' fried breakfast (at B&B during Josie Long's tour) | Tea and Banbury cakes (served by old woman farting) | Chorizo and Broccoli pasta and a massive bowl of ice cream |
See also
References
- ^ "Nominations 2019 — British Podcast Awards". Britishpodcastawards.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ "Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster podcast review: Food for thought | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ British Comedy Guide (2018-11-30). "James Acaster and Ed Gamble interview - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ Sarah Griffin (2018-12-15). "Podcast of the week: Off Menu". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.