Ep 9: Selasi Gbormittah
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Plosive
4.8 • 20.9K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2019
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Oh boy, Selasi Gbormittah – ‘The Great British Bake Off’s most relaxed contestant ever – is this week’s guest. But before getting to dessert he picks his favourite savoury dishes. Plus James gives a burger chain a kicking, Ed talks marathon prep and Selasi’s surprised by a well-known fact of life.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Don’t miss Selasi’s desserts and cocktails event on Regent’s Street on 28 February. And find his recipes on the BBC Food website.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour in 2019. See his website for full details.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello listeners of the off menu podcast. It is Ed Gamble here from the off menu podcast. |
| 0:05.4 | I have a very exciting announcement. I have written my first ever book. I am absolutely |
| 0:12.1 | over the moon to announce this. I'm very, very proud of it. Of course, what else could |
| 0:16.7 | I write a book about? But food. My book is all about food. My life in food. How greedy |
| 0:22.2 | I am. What a greedy little boy I was. What a greedy adult I am. I think it's very funny. |
| 0:27.0 | I'm very proud of it. The book is called Glutton, the multicore's life of a very greedy boy. |
| 0:32.4 | And it's coming out this October, but it is available to pre-order now, wherever you |
| 0:38.0 | pre-order books from. And if you like my signature, I've done some signed copies, which are exclusively |
| 0:44.8 | available from Waterstones. But go and pre-order your copy of Glutton, the multicore's life |
| 0:49.9 | of the very greedy boy now. Please. |
| 1:08.0 | Tuck your napkin into your collar because it's time for the off menu podcast. |
| 1:12.6 | Very nice. Yeah, good. Yeah, really good. I'm enjoying that. I'm enjoying coming up |
| 1:16.5 | with new little intros every week. You're very good at coming up with them. And I can |
| 1:19.9 | tell you just coming up with them on the spot. Yeah, you've got so many in your head. |
| 1:23.3 | You're very quick on your feet. Yeah, thank you very much. I'm Ed Gamble. That's who |
| 1:27.2 | is quick on his feet. Yes, James A. Castor here. Ed Gamble's friend and |
| 1:31.4 | Jeannie. Yes, also James is a Jeannie waiter. This is the off menu podcast where we ask |
| 1:36.0 | a special guest every week for their dream starter. Main side, drink and dessert. James |
| 1:41.9 | plays the Jeannie waiter. And I guess this week is Salassi Ballmitter from Bake Off. |
| 1:47.8 | One of my favourite ever Bake Off contestants. Very excited to have Salassi in. Famously |
| 1:53.1 | chilled out and relaxed in the Bake Off tent. So let's see if he is as relaxed in our restaurant |
| 1:58.0 | in our magical restaurant. I'd say he's one of the most popular Bake Off contestants |
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