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 ( @ronny...
Feb 26, 2020•57 min•Ep. 47
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 ). Follow Off M...
Feb 19, 2020•51 min•Ep. 46
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 . Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 45
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 . Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Insta...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 44
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 : @off...
Jan 29, 2020•55 min•Ep. 43
The third course of Off Menu – the dessert course? – starts this Wednesday, 29th January 2020. Stay hungry! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2020•2 min
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 th...
Dec 26, 2019•2 hr 1 min
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...
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 42
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...
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 41
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 : @offmenuofficia...
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 40
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.offmenupodcas...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 39
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 : @off...
Nov 06, 2019•56 min•Ep. 38
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. ...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 37
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 Instagr...
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 36
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...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 35
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. ...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 34
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.off...
Oct 02, 2019•57 min•Ep. 33
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: @CatherineBohar...
Sep 25, 2019•59 min•Ep. 32
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 ahea...
Sep 19, 2019•2 min
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 ....
Sep 18, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 31
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 o...
Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 30
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 ...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 29
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 recomm...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 28
'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.offmenupodc...
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 27
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 I...
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 26
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 ...
Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 25
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 fo...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 24
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 www.dynamomagician.com Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www...
Jul 24, 2019•54 min•Ep. 23
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.suziruf...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 22
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 . F...
Jul 10, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 21
