Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Comedian and musician Jordan Gray joins the hosts to discuss quail, dream restaurants, banana naan bread, Venus fly traps, goths and nostalgic meals, and a memorable meal at a unique restaurant. They also have a playful conversation about mouths and dreams, and mention a nostalgic menu featuring the intriguing 'pussy pig' dish.

National treasure Carol Vorderman talks about her career and her new book. The hosts discuss their love for sparkling water with lime juice and their preference for long lunches. They also share stories about plate smashing, their dream meal, and their love for scallops and onions. The chapter covers their dining preferences and a funny scarf story.

Alternative comedy hero Paul Foot discusses the Fifth Flavour, tax evasion, property portfolios, burping struggles, canyons, food pairing, observing a Japanese woman with chopsticks, and a synthetic poop exhibit.

Food critic and Masterchef star Jimi Famurewa joins the hosts to discuss his book 'Settlers' which explores the food, faith, and culture of Black African London. They also talk about the role of smiling in communication, their preference for sparkling water, and their dream menu which includes a mackerel pita, Dexter cheeseburger, and KFC zinger tower burger. They delve into Nigerian cuisine, discussing Ewa Riro and Jollof rice, and share their love for non-alcoholic drinks like Orangeina.

Comedian Angela Barnes joins Ed Gamble and James Acaster on the podcast. They discuss scallops, the importance of humor in emotional topics, personal preferences for sweet foods, deep-fried haggis, McDonald's orders, and their love for seafood. Angela also shares her love for Wonderful Pistachios, a delicious and protein-packed snack.

As we round off another hundo, it’s time to flip the table once again and make Ed and James the guest diners in the dream restaurant. Have their choices changed over the last 100 episodes? And will they exploit as many loopholes as their first attempt? And, once again, the genie is transferring his powers to one of our favourite guests from the last century, Rylan Clark!A massive thanks to Rylan for being our guest genie. A huge thank you to you all for listening to our stupid podcast over the last 200 episodes. And an extra special thanks, as per, to No Context Off Menu, for memeing the heck out of us (follow them @nocontxtoffmenu). Recorded by and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

French-Algerian stand-up Celya AB talks about her solo show at Edinburgh Fringe, technical challenges of a live show, cat communication, learning languages, preferences for sparkling water, poppadom scams at an Indian restaurant, steak sizes based on face measurements, noodle preferences, cocktails in Birmingham, deconstructed food, and the sponsor of the podcast.

Give this guest coffee and TV. Blur guitarist Graham Coxon chooses his dream dishes this week.Blur’s new album ‘The Ballad of Darren’ is out now. Listen and buy it now.Graham’s band The Waeve’s album is also out now. Listen it buy it now.Follow Graham on Twitter and Instagram @grahamcoxonRecorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why would anyone do that? Good question, Jenny Eclair. The Taskmaster star and legendary stand-up is this week’s diner in the Dream Restaurant.Trigger warning: this episode contains chat about eating disorders and depression. Jenny Eclair is on tour with ‘Sixty Plus (FFS!)’. For dates and tickets visit jennyeclair.comListen to Jenny’s podcast ‘Older & Wider’ wherever you listen to podcasts.Follow Jenny on Twitter @jennyeclair and Instagram @jennyeclair1960Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Riceo, Riceo, wherefore art thou Riceo? Kicking off series 10 is ‘Ted Lasso’ star Toheeb Jimoh. Toheeb’s currently starring in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Almeida Theatre until 29 July. Buy tickets here. Follow Toheeb on Twitter @Toheeb_Jimoh and Instagram @toheeb.j Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.