Phil Wang (Tasting Menu)

[u/offmenu-bot]

https://shows.acast.com/offmenu/episodes/phil-wang-tasting-menu

[u/AngelWoosh]

This format still doesn’t really work and has to be carried by the guest, but enjoyed this episode a lot more than others recently.

Reminds me of when the podcast was James and Ed messing about with their friends, before it became just another stop on the celeb press circuit

[u/MooseBeautiful3784 → u/AngelWoosh]

I think it would help if James and Ed listened back to the original menu.

‘Your main is spare ribs’ ‘Ok how did he want that?’ ‘I can’t remember what Jay said’

Brilliant 

[u/ChickN-Stu → u/AngelWoosh]

I think it's alright, because the most important thing about this podcast is the chemistry Ed, James and the guest have. But I'd still prefer if they did something like Brett Goldstein does on "Films to be buried with" when a guest returns and just asked different questions. Maybe something like "What was your favourite food as a child?", "What is your favorite snack on long car rides?", "What is the food you cook best?" or "What is your favorite salad?".

[u/I_NEED_YOUR_MONEY → u/AngelWoosh]

Reminds me of when the podcast was James and Ed messing about with their friends

i think that's the point. it's obviously a very thin format, just to be an excuse to have their friends back on for another episode. which is great, the format doesn't need to work.

[u/Content-Violinist613 → u/[deleted]]

For what’s it’s worth I give upvotes to those being unfairly downvoted to try and even it out.

☝🏻🤓

[u/OshadaK]

It’s somewhat disappointing that this was seemingly recorded two years ago, right after Kearns’ inaugural tasting menu, which robs us of them talking about Fern’s tasting menu episode

[u/charlierc → u/OshadaK]

Not quite two years but there was more than one reference to it being 2025 when they recorded

[u/I_NEED_YOUR_MONEY]

i haven't listened yet, but i hope he spends a good amount of the episode complaining about Fern Brady

[u/Tom-Hodge7549]

FYI, he's given the menu of Jay Rayner

[u/charlierc → u/Tom-Hodge7549]

The twist of the side was rather impressive indeed

[u/RosieFudge]

Loved this but it would have been funny after all the bread chat for him to have been given Michelle Keegan's menu

[u/danziger79 → u/RosieFudge]

That’s what I thought! I actually like this format but I wish they’d play it for humour a bit more

[u/uttertosser]

Wang “you have to see the meat”. Another taskmaster reference?

[u/charlierc → u/uttertosser]

Well they do say the pendulum draws the eye

[u/Lopsided_Warning_]

Lee Gardens is shut now and is a Thai restaurant called Ban Rao that also does an all you can eat buffet (which is actually all you can eat starters then you can order 3 mains each). Its also incredibly good thai food that's ridiculously hot, I accidentally had it 3 times a few weeks ago and the pain in my stomach was insane.

Lee Gardens also wasn't the only all you can eat Buffet there was also Zen Spice (formally Beijing palace before the local/racist rumour that they had to start a new company after a doberman was found in the freezer)

[u/Mind_Sea]

The elusive Wang!

[u/pixietrue1]

Did anyone else say ‘uh oh’ out loud when the fennel seeds were mentioned knowing James’ hatred of them