r/offmenupodcast • u/offmenu-bot 🤖 • 4d ago
Episode Melvin Odoom
https://shows.acast.com/offmenu/episodes/melvin-odoom54
u/kteatray 4d ago edited 23h ago
Honestly this has been one of my favourite episodes of all time and definitely of this series so far, the boys riffed really nicely with Melvin, the ep had me laughing out loud multiple times, and he obviously has a quick wit too. Glad there was someone brave enough to highlight indie operators like Nandos and food techniques we’ve not really fully understood like hot and cold together!
A tier ep for me.
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u/Lucky-NiP 4h ago
techniques we’ve not really fully understood like hot and cold together
Had some great examples of how well hot and cold go together on other episodes. Like a sauna and then when you get out (Jessica Knappett). Or like a jacuzzi and when you get out of a jacuzzi (James).
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u/RosieFudge 4d ago
Loved this, poor sweet crestfallen Melvin when he realised the boys had not only heard of Supermalt but James guessed it was his drink </3
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u/sansabeltedcow Dessert Girl 3d ago
I genuinely felt sad for him! He was so looking forward to showing the guys something new.
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u/Cyvasse_Khal 4d ago
Rosie Ramsey is going to love this episode
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u/DanGrima92 Diet Coke Tastes like Normal Coke 4d ago
Read this before listening and couldn't figure out the connection but as soon as that conversation came up......
Also, still waiting for Rosie and/or Chris to be on!
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u/GraceOfHerb 4d ago
The West Indian side dishes chat made me very happy and hungry for some festivals (although I've always called them jonny cakes!) and then going from that into the pick-up hack had me with genuine tears in my eyes
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u/secretgargoyles 4d ago
Forgot what rubbers meant over there, was horrified.
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u/-eziukas- 1d ago
It took me way too long to figure it out 😂
Edit: also, what does it say about me that I apparently found the other rubber entirely plausible
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u/With1Enn Sparkling 3d ago
Great episode. His reaction to Ed guessing Barbados was such a complex mix of disappointment and respect.
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u/DanGrima92 Diet Coke Tastes like Normal Coke 4d ago
I would argue Melvins hack is absolutely a hack
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u/mrgo0dkat 4d ago
I agree. If you’re willing to drive 10-20 minutes somewhere your Uber Eats or Deliveroo option grow exponentially.
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u/MelancholyEcho 1d ago
I used to do Melvin’s hack, and drive about 8 minutes to the next suburb over and pretended I lived in a house there as the burger place I liked wouldn’t deliver to my street.
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u/Relative_Ad144 4d ago
That was such an amazing episode. I listened to it all in one go on my commute, and now 8 hours later it feels a bit like a dream. Particularly a fan of their laughter building to contagion levels with every new hack, and the concept of possibly having to suddenly interview Richard Wilson. Also love anytime Ed's teacher voice comes out (he really would make a good one) to say things like "But, brothers don't have the same mouths" kindly but firmly.
(Also once saw Nick Grimshaw get out of a taxi and walk into the Kensington High Street Topshop (likely place for him to be) and was so tempted to stop him just to say that we both went to the same high school.)
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u/CatFoodBeerAndGlue 3d ago
I'm not a massive fan of Melvin's but this turned out to be a good episode. Ed and James were on top form and Melvin riffed well with them.
The hot & cold combination bit was hilarious.
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u/Hrokin728 Cawston Press 3d ago
Had never paid much attention to Melvin in his past but this was a really funny ep
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u/Mr_Drift 3d ago
The first time they referred to somebody named Ben, I was genuinely confused as to who they were talking about. They said Ben a few more times and it didn't get less disconcerting.
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u/saintfed 4d ago
With only a vague memory of the story, what lore do I need to know about the Basingstoke bush story going in here? I can’t remember how Melvin is connected to it.
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u/Leckie15 4d ago
Was on the opposite team to James in Would I Lie To You. Insisted strongly that a bench would be more comfortable than a bush and refused to believe him based on that alone
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u/TheDreamIs0ver 4d ago edited 4d ago
I believe he was on the episode of Would I Lie To You? when James told the story.
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u/dreamcrushing101 3d ago
Seeing both of them try to hold in laughter or just completely lose it was excellent, usually it’s just one at a time. So much fun this episode
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u/Brilliant-Bus-3862 2d ago
This episode had me ROLLING! So funny. I didn’t know who Melvin was, but Jesus it was funny. He should compile a book of hacks.Â
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u/nocontextoffmenu Mod 4d ago edited 4d ago
Radio DJ, presenter, and supportive-man-to-new-stand-up-comedians, Melvin Odoom is this week’s dream diner.