Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
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]
Episodes
Series 1
| Episode | Secret Ingredient | Water | Poppadoms or bread | Starter | Main | Side | Drink | Dessert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scroobius Pip | Pomegranate seeds | Still (tap water) | Poppadoms with 4 mango chutney dips | Cheesy Garlic Bread (from Pizza Hut) | Medium ham pizza on a 'Meadsy' base | Halloumi fries without pomegranates (from Oli Baba's in Camden) | Scroobious 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 | 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 | Freshley 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 lots of 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 Le Petit 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 Season 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.
^ 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 brocolli 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 | 'Vagina' 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, Asian 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 tomata (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 dissaproving 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 lots of butter | Salad of endives, Roquefort, walnuts and dressing | Pork belly with Celeriac mash | Creamed spinach and long stem broccoli with toasted almonds | Cosmopolitan, Really 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, lots of 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 | 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 Kitchen | Caramelised mock chicken from Tien hiang | Mushroom bao from The pond | Modelo with a lime | Oreo cheesecake |
| Natasha Leggero | 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 |
| Moshe Kasher | Tapioca pearls | Sparkling with limes | Warm French bread (just crust) | Hummus with sliced egg, hot sauce and pickles | Burrito from Gordo's | Phil's coffee (dark roast blend, lots of cream) | Gummy candies sucked from a bag | |
| Jean Grae | Durian | Sparkling | Sliced baguette with unsalted butter | Charcuterie plate | Brick chicken | Salad with radishes and aciago 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 | 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 bred | 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 |
^ Moshe and Natasha appeared on the podcast together.
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.
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