‘Great British Menu’ judge and Mowgli Street Food restaurateur Nisha Katona has a table booked this week. And it’s a dog-friendly Dream Restaurant. Nisha Katona’s new book ‘Bold: Big Flavour Twists to Classic Dishes’ is out now, published by Nourish Books. Buy it here . Find your nearest Mowgli restaurant here . Follow Nisha on Twitter and Instagram @nishakatona Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Insta...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 230
The Dream Restaurant comes to you live from Nottingham this week, with special guest, Taskmaster’s Sam Campbell. And he’s brought his own fork… Sam Campbell is on tour with ‘Wobservations’. For dates and tickets visit samcampbelltour.com Sam’s podcast ‘Lucy and Sam’s Perfect Brains’ is coming soon. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Follow Sam on Instagram @mcdonaldscomedy Recorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. Edited b...
Mar 02, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 229
British acting royalty Ray Winstone is this week’s guest. And he’s brought his own olive oil. Ray Winstone stars in ‘Damsel’ which releases on Netflix from 8th March. Watch it here . Ray Winstone also stars in ‘The Gentlemen’ which releases on Netflix in March. Watch it here . Follow Ray on Instagram @thisisraywinstone Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our websi...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 228
Our Bristol residency concludes with Radio 5 Live DJ and vibe-magnet John Robins. But James has a train to catch… Trigger warning: this episode contains chat about alcohol addiction and calories. Listen to Elis James and John Robins on Radio 5 Live or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow John on Instagram @nomadic_revery and Twitter @nomadicrevery Recorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the Bristol Hippodrome. Edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul G...
Feb 24, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 227
The Mighty Boosh and Bake Off star Noel Fielding is this week’s guest diner. Will he be serving up some violent quiche? Noel Fielding stars in ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ which is streaming on Apple TV+ from 1st March. Watch it here . Follow Noel Fielding on Twitter @noelfielding11 and Instagram @noel_fielding Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And g...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 226
We begin our Bristol residency with Taskmaster star and award-winning actor Susan Wokoma. Follow Susan on Instagram @susiewoosie12 Recorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the Bristol Hippodrome. Edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). 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 s...
Feb 17, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 225
It’s Another Day in the Dream Restaurant, and this week’s diner is Choice Music Prize winning musician and Brit Awards nominee CMAT. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about diet culture. CMAT’s new album ‘CrazyMad, For Me’ is out now. Stream and buy it here . CMAT is touring and playing festivals this year. Dates and tickets here . Follow CMAT on Twitter and Instagram @cmatbaby Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 224
Our Royal Albert Hall residency continues (and finishes) with night two, featuring special guest Mathew Baynton. Mathew Baynton is currently starring in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Stratford-upon-Avon until 30th March. Buy tickets at rsc.org.uk Follow Mathew on Twitter @realmatbayntonand Instagram @matbaynton Recorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the Royal Albert Hall. Edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by P...
Feb 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 223
Superb stand-up and ‘Britain's Got Talent’ star Nabil Abdulrashid is this week’s dream diner. Nabil Abdulrashid is on tour now with ‘The Purple Pill’. For dates and tickets visit nabilabdulrashid.com Follow Nabil on Instagram @manlikenabz Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). 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. Wat...
Feb 07, 2024•57 min•Ep. 222
It’s time for another bonus live episode, this one from night one of our two-night residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall with Elis James. Listen to Elis James and John Robins on Radio 5 Live or wherever you listen to podcasts. And listen to Elis’s other podcasts – The Socially Distant Sports Bar and Oh What A Time… – wherever you get your podcasts Follow Elis on Twitter @elisjames and Instagram @elis_james_content Recorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the Royal ...
Feb 03, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 221
Doctor Who and The Thick of It star Peter Capaldi is welcomed to the Dream Restaurant this week. But does he know the way to the American Church? Peter Capaldi stars in 'Criminal Record' which is out now on Apple TV+. Watch it here . Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). 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...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 220
It’s our first episode from the Off Menu live tour! Kicking off our run of bonus live episode is Birmingham Superstar Jamelia. Follow Jamelia on Twitter @jamelia and Instagram @officialjamelia Recorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the Birmingham Hippodrome. Edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of re...
Jan 27, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 219
The Dream Restaurant reopens for business for its 11th season, and our first diner of the new series is actor, author and talk-show host Jada Pinkett Smith. Jada Pinkett Smith’s book ‘Worthy’ is out now in Hardback, published by Forth Estate. Buy it here . Follow Jada on Twitter @jadapsmith and Instagram @jadapinkettsmith Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our we...
Jan 24, 2024•56 min•Ep. 218
Make your reservation at the Dream Restaurant from Wed 24 Jan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2024•2 min
Happy Part 2 of our Best of the Year episodes. See you in the new year for Series 11 of Off Menu. 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...
Dec 28, 2023•2 hr 55 min
What a delicious year it’s been at the Dream Restaurant. Here’s part one of our favourite clips from 2023. 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...
Dec 27, 2023•2 hr 57 min
To round off our festive specials, comedy hero Ross Noble is let loose in the Dream Restaurant. Ross Noble is on tour in early 2024 with ‘Jibber Jabber Jamboree’. For dates and tickets visit rossnoble.com Ross’s special ‘Humournoid’ is also available from his website. 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...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 217
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 : @offmenuoffic...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 216
It’s the last episode of series 10, and our true crime podcast finally gets resolved: does Paul Rudd like sauces? Trigger warning: this episode includes talk about dieting. Paul Rudd (and James) star in ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’, which is in cinemas in 2024. 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...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 215
This episode is not for the faint-hearted. Professional Jackass Steve-O shows us his new tat, introduces us to his new dog, and threatens to destroy our buttholes in this week’s episode. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about addiction, vomiting and, to be frank, so much more. Steve-O’s new special ‘The Bucket List Special’ is available to stream now from steveo.com . Steve-O’s Hot Sauce For Your Butthole is available to buy from Amazon . Follow Steve-O on Twitter and Instagram @steve...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 214
Superb stand-up Harriet Kemsley – as seen on ‘Live at the Apollo’ and ‘Hypothetical’ – has a table booked in the Dream Restaurant / cat cafe this week. Harriet Kemsley’s new special ‘Woman Child’ is available now on 800 Pound Gorilla and YouTube. Follow Harriet on Twitter and Instagram @harrietkemsley. 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 g...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 213
Dreamweaver, doomsage and Sunday Times best-selling horror writer Garth Marenghi joins us in the Nightmare Restaurant this week. Listen to this episode now, before it’s too late… Garth Marenghi’s new book ‘Incarcerat’ is out now in hardback and audiobook, published by Coronet. Buy it here . Garth’s previous book ‘Terrortome’ in now available in a limited pleather-bound edition. Buy it here . Garth is also on tour. Buy tickets here . Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Pa...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 212
Steve Coogan joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. No need for us to write anything else, really. The new Alan Partridge book ‘Big Beacon’ is out now in hardback and audiobook, published by Orion. Buy it here . Steve Coogan stars in ‘Dr. Strangelove’ in London’s West End from October 2024. Buy tickets here . 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 : @offmenuoff...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 211
Emmy and Bafta-award nominated actor Paapa Essiedu joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. Hope he doesn’t eat too much, or it may destroy him. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about vomiting from eating. Series 2 of ‘The Lazarus Project’ is coming soon to Sky Max. Follow Paapa on Instagram @pessiedu and Twitter @paapaessiedu Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow Off Menu on Twitter ...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 210
All the important scientific questions get asked this week, as space scientist and ‘The Sky at Night’ presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock joins us in the Dream Restaurant. Does she think that Dark Matter’s evil? Dr Maggie’s new book “The Art of Stargazing’ is published on November 2 by Ebury Publishing. Buy it here . 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 : @offmenuof...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 209
‘Boiling Point’ and ‘Big Boys’ star Izuka Hoyle has put a LOT of thought into her Dream Restaurant. And James has got a message for Stephen Graham… ‘Boiling Point’ the TV series is on BBC One, 9pm on Sundays and on BBC iPlayer . ‘Big Boys’ series 2 is on Channel 4 later this year. Follow Izuka on Instagram @zucchiniboobini 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 : @o...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 208
Want anything from the shop? Nick Frost – star of ‘Shaun of the Dead’, ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘Spaced’ – joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. And a bromance begins… Nick Frost’s new book ‘A Slice of Fried Gold’ is published by Bonnier on 28 September. Buy it here . Follow Nick on Instagram @FriedGold 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 t...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 207
Ever missed a flight? AJ Odudu has. The TV presenter, Strictly star and new host of Big Brother is this week’s dream diner. ‘Big Brother’ is back this October on ITV2 and ITVX. Follow AJ on Twitter and Instagram @AJOdudu 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 ...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 206
National Comedy Award-winning stand-up and musician Jordan Gray joins us this week. And you’ll never look at a Percy Pig in the same way again… Jordan Gray is on tour now with her Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show ‘Is It a Bird?’. For dates and tickets go to jordangraylive.co.uk Listen to Jordan’s podcast ‘Transplaining with Jordan Gray’ wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Jordan on Twitter and Instagram @talkdarkfriend Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gil...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 205
I'll have a side dish please, Carol. We're back in National Treash territory as ‘Countdown’s Carol Vorderman orders her dream meal. ‘Carol Vorderman’s Perfect 10 Quiz Book’ is published on 14th September, published by Ebury Press. Buy it here . Listen to Carol’s podcast ‘Perfect 10 with Carol Vorderman’ here . Follow Carol on Twitter and Instagram @carolvorders Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations). Follow...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 204
