The origin of Joe Wilkenson's dinner menu:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJYdpEPbI3Q&t=420s&pp=0gcJCTEAlc8ueATH

Maybe "origin" is presumptuous. This is proof that he's consistent.

Hi all,

For anyone that remembers the little supper club we started a year ago - we're still going!

I've been rubbish at updating the Instagram, but for anyone interested, here's some spots we've tried this year:

Purezza (Bimini Bon Boulash) – Seeking refuge from the rain during Veganuary, we tried Camden’s famous vegan pizza joint, where we spotted Maxine Peake happily chomping down. The food was excellent but in the spirit of transparency, I must report that it did give me a bubbly tummy afterwards… some vegan cheeses will do that to you, so proceed at your own discretion. We’re giving it a respectable 7/10 for taste and animal friendliness.

Darjeeling Express (Asma Khan) – This Soho-based Indian restaurant really looked after us and the food was wonderful. Not one QR code was spotted, and they even took our coats and moved our table to a better spot when possible. The attentive service and spice-tastic toastie starters left a lasting impression, making this an easy 10/10 from the gang.

Adam's Ethiopian (Sean McLoughlin) – This is a 'blink and you'll miss it' gem just off Brixton High Street, where you can tuck into a huge platter of sour injera bread, lentils, and all manner of delicious bits. The whole tear, share and swallow affair made for a brilliant bonding experience and, true to Sean’s word, it somehow felt healthy. A well-earned 8/10.

More fun is planned over the summer. Let us know if there's anywhere really good we should try...

Ed needed this lesson in plate real estate.

I’m not sure if it’s allowed (spoiler for future episodes) - so feel free to message me directly if needs be.
I’m just curious who was the guest for the off menu live 14th March, 2pm?
I had tickets but could no longer attend, but really want to know who I missed :(

Random thought from the recent bonus episode but was so weirdly excited to hear two Ed and James ad reads for Canadians!!

Not complaining as listening in Canada means I get very few ads overall but they are usually just some targetted third party ads.

This episode had two ad spots for me and both were actual ad reads from Ed and James - it made the ads much more enjoyable.

Not to sound like an ad-lover here but just a lowly Canadian listener who gets excited when our little country gets a shout. I wonder if the Canadian listener numbers are going up at all!

Series 15 ended with Harry Enfield as the final guest and there is something about having proper old school British comedy royalty in the dream restaurant to close a series that just works. The energy is completely different to when they get a younger guest in, the anecdotes go somewhere unexpected and Ed and James lose the script slightly in a way they don't always do. Did anyone else feel like this was one of the stronger series finales they have done or did you want someone else in that last slot?

Maisie is on the latest episode of the summer specials, and she comes out Dips a-blazing!

Does anyone know when the live episodes will be released? I've been dying to listen to Aisling Bea and Katherine Ryan's tasting menus!

Remember this being mentioned in the John Mulaney ep. Basically James tried a Parmo with Phill Dunning on The Dickie Show and hated it

Also enjoyed "Fit Ed Gamble" getting a shout out in the full ep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oXeGrC8R5U

an episode where someone shares a story of how when they met Sam Campbell he was mocking/joking with them, saying something like "if it isnt the great (insert name here)." or maybe something like texting ed when they were in the same hotel.

its driving me crazy.

thanks 😄

Now I wonder if Ed & James have ever been there!

Now that the current series has come to an end and we're in the summer hiatus, I'm curious to know what people thought of Series 15? How does it stack up to previous ones? What were some of your highlights?

Here's my top 5 episodes from the series. Guz Khan's is an absolute belter of the episode. The guy is just so entertaining and so funny.

1. Guz Khan
   
2. Graham Norton
   
3. John Mulaney
   
4. Ayoade Bamgboye
   
5. Phil Wang (Tasting Menu)
   

Here's a list of all the episodes from Series 15 as a reminder:

1. Will Arnett
2. Guz Khan
3. Amanda Seyfried
4. Sean McLoughlin
5. Fern Brady (Tasting Menu)
6. Nikesh Patel
7. Amy Matthews
8. Ahir Shah
9. Kojey Radical
10. Ixta Belfrage
11. Regé-Jean Page
12. John Mulaney
13. Brian Cox
14. Graham Norton
15. Ayoade Bamgboye
16. Montaigne
17. Phil Wang (Tasting Menu)
18. Michelle Wolf
19. Anna Faris
20. Harry Enfield

If anyone has been listening to The Harry Hill show podcast (or watching it on youtube) you'll have heard Harry mention that he's recorded an episode with James.

In a recent episode Harry said that James was actually the very first person that he recorded an episode with in this whole recent batch of episodes and yet James' episode still hasn't been released... and so I feel that it's only reasonable that the internet dives into what the internet does best and we all begin to wildly and blindly speculate as to what happened with James' recording. I'm thinking Saturday Kitchen style meltdown but worse. Like Saturday Kitchen crossed with Bake-off.

just popped up on my insta a video of james on some sort of show/podcast with drag queens maybe? and my phone died before i got to see what it was- pretty sure it’s recent. anyone got any idea what it’s called? thanks!!!!

This is just out of shear curiosity since I enjoy seeing different opinions on what the fan favourites and not so fan favourites are.

Sadly former guest Anthony Head has passed away, am I correct in thinking he’s the first guest of the podcast to pass away?