There ain’t no party like an Off Menu party. S Club’s Rachel Stevens joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week, and we finally find out what the S stands for.

Rachel Stevens is working with Activia to promote good gut health. For more info visit rachelstevens.com

Rachel’s autobiography ‘Finding My Voice’ is out now. Buy it here.

Follow Rachel Stevens on Instagram and Twitter @msrachelstevens

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

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AEW wrestler Will Ospreay is this week’s dining guest, and he’s impressed by Ed (and James’s) wrestling experience. But can he help with James’s kitchen?

AEW All In is at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 25th August. Get tickets here.

AEW Dynamite/Collision is at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff tonight, Wednesday 21st August. Find any last-minute tickets here.

Follow Will on Instagram and Twitter @willospreay

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TV presenter, author and Strictly contestant Helen Skelton takes on her next challenge: ordering her Off Menu menu in the Dream Restaurant.

Helen Skelton’s book ‘In My Stride’ is out now published by Headline. Buy it here.

Follow Helen on Twitter and Instagram @helenskelton

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Let’s GO! Stand-up comedian and I'm a Celeb and Celebrity Gogglebox star Babatunde Aléshé orders his dream meal this week. And do NOT piss him off.

Babatunde is starring in the current series of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! on ITV

See Babatunde of tour in 2023 with Babahood. For dates and tickets go to his website.

Follow Babatunde on Twitter @BabatundeComedy and Instagram @BabatundeComedian

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Rising comedy star Ania Magliano picks her dream menu, and a new caterpillar-based game in this week’s sugar-filled episode.

See Ania Magliano’s show ‘Absolutely No Worries If Not’ at London’s Leicester Square Theatre on Fri 11 Nov. And look our for further dates on Ania's website.

Follow Ania on Twitter @AniaMags and Instagram @AniaMagliano

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Wheel of Misfortune podcaster and soup-erb stand-up Alison Spittle has a reservation at the Dream Restaurant this week.

Listen to Alison's podcast ‘Wheel of Misfortune’ on BBC Sounds.

Follow Alison on Twitter and Instagram @AlisonSpittle

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Will this guest be eating to XS? Hyperpop superstar Rina Sawayama orders her dream meal this week. And James is trying to scare people with olive oil.

Rina Sawayama's new album 'Hold the Girl' is out now.

Rina is on tour. Head to rina.online for dates and tickets.

Rina's hot sauce 'This Hell' is out now. Buy it here.

Follow Rina on Twitter @rinasawayama and Instagram @rinasonline

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Things get spooky – or should we say ‘sinistro’ – in this week’s episode with stand-up and Taskmaster star Paul Chowdhry.

Paul Chowdhry is on tour with ‘Family Friendly Comedian (No Children). Buy tickets at paulchowdhry.com.

Listen to Paul’s podcast ‘Pudcast’ wherever you listen to podcasts.

Follow Paul on Twitter and Instagram @paulchowdhry

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker Richard Ayoade has a table booked this week. And he knows the way to James's heart.

Richard Ayoade’s children's book ‘The Book That No One Wanted To Read’ is published on 6th Oct by Walker Books. Buy it here.

Follow Richard on Twitter @RichardAyoade

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Dream Restaurant Announcement!

Off Menu: The Christmas Dinner Party

Live at London’s Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall

Tuesday 20 December 2022

Tickets go on sale this Wednesday 5th October 10am from southbankcentre.co.uk

This festive season(ing), Ed Gamble and James Acaster decorate the Dream Restaurant and host the Off Menu Christmas Dinner Party.

Join The Genie and the Maître Dream for some very special festive surprises, for one night only. Yorkshire pudding chat guaranteed*.

*Not guaranteed.

‘The funniest – and undoubtedly the weirdest – food podcast around’ The Telegraph

‘A huge range of guests – and a glut of heartwarming, hunger-inducing chats’ The Guardian

Presented by Plosive Live in association with Avalon and PBJ

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No Camberwell Carrots are on the menu in this week’s episode with – yet another national treasure – Richard E Grant.

Richard E Grant’s new book ‘A Pocketful of Happiness’ is published in hardback by Simon & Schuster on 29th September. Buy it here.

Follow Richard on Twitter @RichardEGrant and Instagram @richard.e.grant

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Welcome to the Dream Restaurant Rylan Clark we’ve been expecting you for a long time! A guest we’ve been trying to book since day one, and he doesn’t disappoint.

Rylan Clark’s new book ‘Ten: The Decade That Changed My Future’ is published in hardback by Seven Dials on 29th September. Buy it here.

Follow Rylan on Twitter and Instagram @Rylan

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Do be happy, don't be sad – when you listen to this week’s episode of the Off Menu podcast with special guest, Matt Lucas.

Matt Lucas hosts ‘The Great British Bake Off’ which is on Tuesdays, 8pm, Channel 4. Watch it here.

Follow Matt Lucas on Twitter and Instagram @RealMattLucas

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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US stand-up and ‘I Think You Should Leave’ star Patti Harrison is this week’s dream dinner guest. She arrived so early her table wasn’t ready yet.

Trigger warning: this episode contains talk of eating disorders.

Patti Harrison is bringing her show ‘My Huge Tits Huge Because They Are Infected NOT FAKE’ to London’s Soho Theatre at the end of May and the Edinburgh Fringe in August.

Follow Patti on Instagram @party_harderson

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

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Gotcha! Musical comedy duo Flo & Joan – aka sisters Nicola and Rosie – order their dream menus this week.

Flo & Joan are on tour with ‘Sweet Release’. Go to floandjoan.com for dates

Follow Flo & Joan on Twitter and Instagram @floandjoan

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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We’re back in National Treash territory as we welcome our first Knight of the Realm to the Dream Restaurant: Sir Lenny Henry.

Lenny Henry’s ‘Rising to the Surface’ is published by Faber & Faber on 1 September. Buy it here.

Lenny Henry‘s ‘The Book of Legends’ is published by Pan Macmillan on 13 October. Buy it here.

Lenny Henry stars in ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ on Prime Video from 2 September. Watch it here.

Follow Lenny on Twitter @LennyHenry

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Superb stand-up and Live at the Apollo star Felicity Ward has a reservation this week. And James has a guess at what's in a salad.

Go to felicityward.com for Felicity’s latest tour dates.

Follow Felicity on Twitter and Instagram @FelicityWard

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Fresh from The Dip, Mock the Week star and superb stand-up Maisie Adam orders her dream meal. What a roller coaster ride of an episode.

Maisie Adam is at the Edinburgh Fringe and on tour with ‘Buzzed’. Go to maisieadam.com for dates.

Follow Maisie on Twitter and Instagram @MaisieAdam

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Can you drink a black hole? Is sand evil? All these questions and more are put to our smartest guest yet, Professor Brian Cox.

Professor Brian Cox is on tour with ‘Horizons’. Dates and tickets at briancoxlive.co.uk.

Follow Brian on Twitter and Instagram @ProfBrianCox

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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In one of the most chaotic episodes ever, rising comedy start – and 1/3 of sketch duo The Delightful Sausage – Amy Gledhill needs a mystery solving.

See Amy Gledhill’s debut solo show ‘The Girl Before The Girl You Marry’ at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Tickets here.

Follow Amy on Twitter @thatgledhill and Instagram @thatamygledhill

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Rocket-man himself Taron Egerton pops into the Dream Restaurant this week.

See Taron in 'Black Bird’ on Apple TV+.

Follow Taron on Twitter @taronegerton Instagram @taron.egerton

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Live at the Apollo star Esther Manito drops by the Dream Restaurant this week. Hope we've ordered enough lemons.

See Esther Manito’s new show #NotAllMen at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Tickets here.

Follow Esther Manito on Twitter @Esther_Manito and Instagram @EstherManito

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Happy series 8! We’re kicking off the season by heading into the Upside Down with Joseph Quinn – aka Stranger Things’s Eddie Munson.

Stranger Things season 4 is available now on Netflix.

Follow Joseph Quinn on Instagram @josephquinn

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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‘Drag Race Down Under’ judge and ‘Taskmaster Australia’ star Rhys Nicholson is our guest diner this week. And they’ve brought along their pal Jeff Tartare.

Rhys brings their new show ‘Huge Big Party Congratulations’ to the Edinburgh Fringe this August and then is touring the UK. For dates and tickets go to rhysnicholson.com.au

Rhys’s book ‘Dish’ is out now. Buy it here.

Watch Rhys’s special ‘Live at the Athenaeum’ on Netflix.

Follow Rhys on Instagram @rhysnicholson

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

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In the last episode of the series, the baking king himself – and James’s nemesis – Paul Hollywood joins us in the dream restaurant. Bon appetit!

Paul Hollywood’s new book ‘Bake’ is out on 9th June, published by Bloomsbury. Buy it here.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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We’re back in National Treasure territory, as Rob Brydon – who has eaten a lot of food both on and off camera – joins us in the Dream Restaurant.

See Rob Brydon on tour. Go to robbrydon.live for tickets.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Michelin starred chef Angela Hartnett gives James some tips for his chorizo broccoli pasta in today’s episode.

Angela Hartnett’s new book ‘The Weekend Cook’ is out on 26 May, published by Bloomsbury. Buy it here.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Podcasting royalty Dr Buckles drops by the Dream Restaurant. And this meal’s on him.

Listen to The Adam Buxton Podcast on Acast or whatever you listen on.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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We’re opening up the national treasure chest to welcome legendary Pulp frontman, radio DJ and author Jarvis Cocker to the Dream Restaurant. We hope there are no mice in the kitchen.

Jarvis Cocker’s book ‘Good Pop, Bad Pop’ is out on 26th May, published by Jonathan Cape. Pre-order it here.

Follow Jarvis on Instagram @jarvisbransoncocker

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Rising stand-up star Sikisa – aka Twix – has a reservation this week. And she‘s got opinions on sausage rolls.

Sikisa’s taking her debut solo show – ‘Life of the Party’ – to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. For tickets head to edfringe.com.

Follow Sikisa on Twitter @sikisacomedy and Instagram @twix_choc87

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Superb stand-up, Taskmaster anarchist and Hate Thy Neighbour documentary maker Jamali Maddix goes wild at the Dream Restaurant this week.

See Jamali in London at the Hackney Empire on 28 May. Tickets here.

Follow Jamali on Twitter and Instagram @jamalimaddix

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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In an Off Menu first, comedian and podcaster Kiri Pritchard-McLean returns to the Dream Restaurant. Confused? Best listen…

Kiri Pritchard-McLean is on tour with ‘Home Truths’. For tour dates visit www.kiripritchardmclean.co.uk

Listen to Kiri’s podcast ‘All Killa No Filla’ at allkillanofilla.libsyn.com

Follow Kiri on Twitter @kiripritchardmc and Instagram @kiri_pritchard_mclean

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Josh Thomas – acclaimed Australian comedian and star of his own Aus and US TV shows – orders his dream meal this week, in the final episode from our trip across the Pond.

Watch Josh’s show ‘Please Like Me’ on Amazon Prime.

Follow Josh Thomas on Twitter and Instagram @joshthomas87

Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Recorded at The Comedy Store, LA.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Comedian and podcaster Huge Davies brings disturbing news. Another great episode of Off Menu with Ed Gamble and The Boy.

Listen to Huge Davies’s podcast ‘Slime Country’ with Ed Night and Sunil Patel wherever you listen to podcasts.

Watch Huge’s special ‘The Carpark’ on YouTube for free.

Follow Huge on Twitter and Instagram @hugedavies

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Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

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Derry Girls star and Great Pottery Throw Down host Siobhán McSweeney is this week’s diner, welcomed to the Dream Restaurant by Ed and the Genie for McSweeney.

Derry Girls returns Tuesday 12 April on Channel 4. Epsiodes will air each Tuesday and be available to catch up on All 4. Watch it here.

Follow on Siobhán Twitter and Instagram @siobhni

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Taskmaster champion and award-winning comedy actor Morgana Robinson is next on the bookings list. But who let the stray dogs out?

Morgana Robinson stars in Newark Newark which is on Mondays at 9pm on Gold. Watch here.

Follow Morgana on Instagram @morgana_robinson.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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Chef and restaurateur Asma Khan – owner of Darjeeling Express in London, and the first British chef to appear on Netflix’s ‘Chef’s Table’ – is this week’s diner.

Asma Khan’s new book ‘Ammu: Indian Home-Cooking To Nourish Your Soul’ is out now, published by Ebury Press. Buy it here.

Follow Asma on Twitter @Asma_KhanLDN and Instagram @asmakhanlondon.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Line of Duty’ star Claudia Jessie’s travelled down from Brum for her booking at the Dream Restaurant. And she’s brought samosas with her.

‘Bridgerton’ series 2 launches globally on Netflix, March 25.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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After bringing the dream restaurant into the afterlife for Red Nose Day last year, Ed Gamble, James Acaster and Brett Goldstein have returned to the land of the living for another edition of Menus To Be Buried With.

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‘Bake Off’ champion and award-winning TV chef Nadiya Hussain is our guest diner this week. But don’t tell her your recipes, she might put them in her next book.

‘Nadiya x Prestige’ cookware and bakeware range will be available to buy in stores and online at John Lewis and from Prestige’s website from March 14.

Follow Nadiya on Twitter @begumnadiya and Instagram @nadiyajhussain.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

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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.

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We’re ordering this episode sunny side up, as stand-up comic and ‘Sunny D’ star Dane Baptiste dines at the dream restaurant. And remember: we’ve all got bellies and we all do sh*ts.

Listen to Dane’s podcast ‘Dane Baptiste Questions Everything’ on Acast or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Follow Dane on Twitter @danebaptweets and Instagram @danesnaptiste

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.

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‘Parks and Recreation’ co-creator and ‘The Office’ writer Michael Schur creates his perfect menu this week. But is his dream restaurant a Good Place to be or a Bad Place?

Michael Schur’s book ‘How To Be Perfect: The Correct Answers to Every Moral Question’ is out now, published by Quercus. Buy it here.

Follow Michael on Twitter @kentremendous.

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.

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The genie better not mess-up comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri’s order. She’ll punch him in the face and call him stupid.

Follow Fatiha on Twitter @fatihaelghorri and Instagram @fatiha.elghorri.

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.

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Big Tom Davis – star of Channel 4’s new crime comedy ‘The Curse’ and officially The David Blaine of Science – joins us for his dream meal this week. And there’s an actual experiment in the studio.

Tom Davis stars in ‘The Curse’ which is on Sundays at 10pm on Channel 4. All episodes are available to stream on All 4.

Listen to Tom’s podcast ‘Wolf and Owl’ on Acast or wherever you get your podcasts.

Follow Tom on Twitter @BigTomD and Instagram @MrBigTomD.

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.

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It’s the final b-b-b-b-bonus episode from the live tour and what better way to end than with Irish comedy god and ‘Father Ted’ star Ardal O’Hanlon. Oh, and eating a creamy dessert.

Follow Ardal on Twitter @ardalsfolly and Instagram @ardalohanlon

Recorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin.

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 series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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The Voice of an Angel herself, Charlotte Church, gets back to nature in the dream restaurant this week. And James is there, getting embarrassed.

‘Charlotte Church’s Dream Build’ airs at 9pm on Tuesdays on Really, also available to stream on discovery+

Follow Charlotte Church on Twitter @charlottechurch and Instagram @therealcharlottechurch

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.

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The Off Menu boys are back for a seventh series, and who better to be the first diner than Tim ‘I’ll be mother’ Key?

Tim Key’s new book ‘Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush: An Anthology of Poems and Conversations from Outside’ is published by Utter & Press on 14 February. Pre-order it here.

And buy Tim’s previous book, ‘He Used Thought as a Wife. An Anthology of Poems And Conversations (From Inside)’, here.

Follow Tim Key on Twitter @timkeyperson and Instagram @timkeypoet.

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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.