Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Nabil Abdulrashid, a superb stand-up and 'Britain's Got Talent' star, joins as a guest. They discuss destiny, food preferences, and gender stereotypes. They also talk about the influences of Indian and Chinese cuisines in Southeast Asian curries. A lighthearted conversation about bodily functions leads to a discussion about favorite drinks. They also briefly discuss show promotions, book plugs, and an advertisement.

Elis James, co-host of The Socially Distant Sports Bar and Oh What A Time podcasts, joins Ed Gamble and James Acaster for a live episode at the Royal Albert Hall. They discuss enthusiastic eating, sausages, dream restaurant choices, trying a 16 pound coffee, beer collaborations, and clubbing experiences.

Peter Capaldi, Doctor Who and The Thick of It star, joins Ed Gamble and James Acaster on a hilarious episode. They discuss pantomimes, bread confusion in restaurants, their encounter with Capaldi, calamari and onion rings, auditioning and coping with rejection, Capaldi's dream drink, film scenes and makeup removal.

Birmingham Superstar Jamelia joins the hosts live on tour. They discuss Birmingham classics, water packaging preferences, robots serving hot pot, and analyzing the Go Compare adverts. They also talk about car insurance, dream drinks, and announce remaining tour shows.

In this episode, Jada Pinkett Smith joins the hosts to discuss her memoir and therapy experiences. They also explore vegan culture, share encounters with David Blaine, and talk about their love for veggie burgers and ice cream.

The hosts announce a new series with excitement, joking about the podcast's timing and series numbering. They tease upcoming guests and the journey ahead.

Podcast covers topics including grocery store adventures, a dark and unsettling topic, deceived by food, cheese swapping at school, evolution of preferences, rock and roll rivalries, memories of buying 'Country House', fish singing when they die, emotional connection to animals, a bizarre recipe, casual conversation on various topics, stress of missing flights, evaluating worthiness, hotel stays and White House anecdotes, etiquette and pretentiousness in dining, cheese obsession, childhood memories and bat rescue, learning chopsticks, food preferences and childhood experiences, pie preferences and Nigerian Suya, unconventional skydiving and extreme stunts, crude tricks with popcorn and bread baskets, burping and West Indian food, music preferences and apologies, playful debate on poppadoms or bread.

The hosts reflect on their milestone 200th episode and share favorite clips from 2023, including debates on still vs. sparkling water, dangers of excessive water consumption, and pronunciations. They discuss recipes for continental potatoes and preferences for salads, cocktails, and olives. Other topics include the ethics of enjoying a global buffet, cooking frustrations, watching controversial films on planes, logistics of genie lamps, snoring, drinking preferences, conflicting views on the monarchy, experiences with neighbors, and funny stories about cleaning skid marks and sauce mishaps. They also explore a fish scene in a film, discuss encounters with celebrities, speculate on eggs and hair thickness, and talk about Dublin chicken wing wars.

Comedy hero Ross Noble joins hosts Ed Gamble and James Acaster on the podcast. They discuss topics like genies, Toby Carvery, sparkling water, the sitcom 'Bread', food associations, strange visuals, steak tartare, chicken wings, crispy duck, fried pigeon, favorite Christmas drinks, respect, dating, and Christmas plans with Ross Noble. Additionally, they introduce a new comedy podcast called Sarah and Carrie's Weirdo's Book Club.

Yuletide greetings to all! We’re back in national tredge territory for our first Christmas special of the year, as we welcome Dawn French to the Dream Restaurant.Dawn French’s new book ‘The Twat Files’ is out now, published by Penguin. Buy it here. Follow Dawn on Instagram @dawnrfrench and Twitter @Dawn_French 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.