Ep 282: Ellie Taylor

It’s our first b-b-b-b-bonus episode from our live residency at the London Palladium. And first up in the Dream Restaurant is superb stand-up and James’s ‘Taskmaster’ pal Rhod Gilbert. Rhod Gilbert is on tour now with ‘Rhod Gilbert and the Giant Grapefruit’ including a date at London’s Eventim Apollo on 12 June. For dates and tickets go to rhodgilbertcomedian.com Follow Rhod on Instagram @rhodgilbert Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Recorded by Matt Mountford-Lister for Storm Productions Group live at the London Palladium. Video production by Megan McCarthy 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘Smack the Pony’, ‘I’m Alan Partridge’ and ‘Taskmaster’ star Sally Phillips is this week’s diner, and she’s going foraging. Sally Phillips stars in ‘Austin’ which is on BBC One at 9.30pm from Friday 4th April with all episodes available on BBC iPlayer. Follow Sally on Instagram @sallysmack Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Video production by Megan McCarthy 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Superb chef, food writer and author (including one of Off Menu’s favourite cookbooks, ‘East’) Meera Sodha joins us for a Dream Restaurant booking this week. If anyone says ‘ship’ they have to put 50p in the Naan Jar. Meera Sodha’s new cookbook ‘Dinner’ is out now, published by Penguin. Buy it here. For more of her books visit Meera’s website, meerasodha.com/books Follow Meera on Instagram @meerasodha Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Video production by Megan McCarthy 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski joins us at the Dream Restaurant this week. We hope there’s enough room on the table… ‘No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski’ is available now on National Geographic Channel and Disney+.  Follow Antoni on Instagram @antoni Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Video production by Megan McCarthy 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Tennant Does a Podcast With… Ed and James! The ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Rivals’ star has a table booked in the Dream Restaurant this week, and James starts thinking about a career change. ‘David Tennant Does a Podcast With…’ series 3 is out now with guests including Stanley Tucci, Russell T Davies, Ben Schwartz and Jameela Jamil. Listen here. Follow David’s podcast on Instagram @davidtennantpod Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Video production by Megan McCarthy 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.