Fellow food podcaster and superb stand-up Jessica Fostekew has a table booked, and ethics are being thrown out of the dream restaurant window.

Listen to Jess’s podcast ‘Hoovering’ on Acast or wherever you get your podcasts.

Watch Jess’s stand-up special ‘Silence of the Nans’ on NextUp.

Follow Jess on Twitter and Instagram: @jessicafostekew

Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell 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 the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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In a VERY memorable episode, national treasure and former ‘Bake Off’ co-host Sue Perkins discovers an unexpected loophole in the dream restaurant’s ordering process.

Listen to Sue’s podcast ‘Sue Perkins: An hour or so with…’ on Audioboom or wherever you get your podcasts.

Follow Sue Perkins on Twitter @sueperkins

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 the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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LA-based comedian and writer Joel Kim Booster has brought his blender to the dream restaurant this week. Is there something about Joels and food? Plus, James gets INCREDIBLY offensive. (This episode was recorded pre-pandemic.)

Listen to Joel Kim Booster’s podcast ‘Urgent Care with Joel Kim Booster and Mitra Jouhari’ wherever you get your podcasts

Follow Joel Kim Booster on Twitter and Instagram @ihatejoelkim

Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell 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 the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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Actor, comedian and ‘How Did This Get Made?’ podcaster Paul Scheer – and a mystery healthy old man – join Ed and James in the dream restaurant this week. This episode was recorded in LA, pre-pandemic, when we had our regular lives.

Listen to Paul’s podcast ‘How Did This Get Made?’ at www.hdtgminfo.com

Follow Paul on Twitter and Instagram @paulscheer

Big thanks to Earwolf for the studio space!

Recorded by Devon Bryant at Earwolf. Edited by Naomi Parnell 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 the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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Chart-topping sensation Anne-Marie talks very intimately in the dream restaurant this week. Hopefully there are no strangers nearby.

Anne-Marie’s joint new track with KSI and Digital Farm Animals called ‘Don’t Play’ is out now.

Anne-Marie is a judge on ‘The Voice’ on ITV, Saturdays at 8.30pm.

Follow Anne-Marie on Instagram and Twitter @AnneMarie

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 the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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The Dream Restaurant opens its doors for series 5, and its first patron is superb comedian and creator/star of ‘Feel Good’, Mae Martin! Ed’s trying to smuggle a ninja star into the kitchen and James reminisces about shrimp.

Watch ‘Feel Good’ on All4 in the UK and on Netflix worldwide.

Follow Mae Martin on Twitter @TheMaeMartin and Instagram @hooraymae.

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 the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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

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RESCHEDULED DATE: SUNDAY 7 FEBRUARY

Dream Restaurant Announcement!

Off Menu: The Redemption Dinner Party

Sunday 7 February, 7.30pm (GMT) – Live and Online

In a very special live-streamed show, Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite some of Off Menu’s most talked-about guests back to the dream restaurant to re-live their contentious meal choices. Will they stick with their orders, or will they take a once-in-a-meal chance to change their minds? You are cordially invited to The Redemption Dinner Party.

Tickets are on sale now at https://link.dice.fm/KJDNJERm2cb or www.offmenupodcast.co.uk

*£1 from every ticket goes to FareShare, the UK’s longest running food redistribution charity.

The show will be available to watch again/rent for 48 hours after the live-stream.

This is a live-streamed show only, it will not be released as a podcast episode.

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To mark the end of such a fantastic year for everyone, we revisit our favourite clips from the last 12 months of Off Menu.

We'll be back for series 5 in the new year. Bon appétit!

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 the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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Yes, we made it happen. Willie Harcourt-Cooze and Joe Thomas meet at last for a festive, lamb-based chat with Ed and James. Merry Christmas!

(And this episode was recorded before Tier 4 was announced.)

Buy Willie’s chocolate at www.williescacao.com

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 the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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