r/offmenupodcast

Has been Ben ever spoken on any episode? Curious what his voice sounds like

Personally, I’m still waiting for a guest to have the guts to ask for a single slice of buttered toast and nothing else

Incredibly amused at the moment and felt the need to share.

I’m listening through the off menu back catalog at the moment, and of course current advertising bits for their current sponsors are spliced on to the beginning of all episodes. The last one for me at the moment is the St Pierre Brioche Buns.

Well I just started listening to the Teri Hatcher episode, where the secret ingredient is Brioche Buns 😂

Listening to James go directly from ‘they are great, they elevate the meal!’ to ‘they are terrible, I would rather have no bun’ has really tickled me.

Can’t wait to find the inevitable episode where Greek yoghurt is the victim 🤣 🤣 🤣

It is not his meal. It is not his restaurant. The restaurant is magic and does not exist. The genie is a fictional construct. And yet Ed sits there looking like someone has insulted his mother because a guest picked a prawn as their starter. The audacity. The betrayal on his face. I think about it more than I think about my own food preferences which says a lot about where I am in life right now.

As in the series that's been filmed now.

I have gone back to listen to old episodes, as I only started listening a couple of seasons ago. And holy sh!t. I always enjoyed seeing Paul Foot on panel shows but seeing him unleashed on this was glorious!

Been listening back to a few older episodes and realised the ones where guests choose really simple or nostalgic food tend to be way more interesting. They end up telling better stories instead of just listing fancy dishes. Examples like people picking very normal comfort food usually turn into proper conversations rather than just menu choices. Do you think the best episodes come from the food itself or how personal the choices are?

New listening for me on the recommendation of my daughter. Looked for the ‘best’ ones to start. Loved Greg James and how I was jump shocked by him swearing! Rhod Gilbert and Julian Clary were proper funny.
I’m an Anthony Jeselnik fan and enjoyed JRVP podcast. I think Jeselnik enjoyed the confrontation and the comedy was uncomfortable and challenging. Really funny.

John Mulaney next.

Not even in a judgemental way, but some menus just tell you everything immediately. Especially when they get weirdly specific about one item or have a very strong opinion on something tiny.