Glutton, Ed Gamble
Glutton, Ed Gamble
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Glutton
The Multi-Course Life of a Very Greedy Boy

Author: Ed Gamble

Narrator: Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/26/2023


Synopsis

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The hilarious memoir from comedian, Off Menu host and Great British Menu judge, Ed Gamble. Includes an exclusive bonus interview between Ed Gamble and fellow comedian and food-lover, Nish Kumar.

From a young age, Ed Gamble's immaculate bibs and extremely dirty nappies hinted at his capacious appetite. Before he could walk, Ed already knew that he preferred poached salmon to puree, that celery was a calorie-sapping waste of time, and that mashed potatoes should be made with lashings of butter.

Whilst he might ordinarily have been upset by the calls of 'precocious little sh*t' coming from his family, he was too busy stuffing his gob and staging rebellions against the patronising list of misery that is a children's menu.

In Glutton, Ed shares a relatable buffet of experiences and stories from a life lived through food. From the trials of being a diabetic with a sweet tooth to his teenage battles with obesity, to the joy of cooking and the power of food to bring us together, this is a wonderful, hilarious and heart-warming memoir of a delightful obsession.

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Reviews

Goodreads review by Joy on August 02, 2024

Wanted to like this a lot more than I did. Love the Off Menu podcast & it often makes me laugh out loud. I was expecting more of these audible laughing moments, sadly this was not the case.......more

Goodreads review by KatieT on February 12, 2025

If this book does not make you think about food and promoltly make you grab a snack(mine was a few digestives with a cup of tea in case you were wondering) we can't be friends ! Ed Gamble is one of my all time fave comedians and off menu podcast is hilarious! Soo I could not wait to read his 'autobio......more

Goodreads review by Bethany on November 19, 2023

This was so lovely and easy to listen to. Ed Gamble is obviously really funny and his narration, with the little extra audio details, made for a great memoir.......more

Goodreads review by Heather on June 29, 2024

This is Comedian and host of the brilliant Taskmaster podcast and co-host of Off Menu: Ed Gamble's memoir, looking back at his life through food, but it's not just his eating habits and the food he loves that he shares, he does share details of his life, mostly surrounding food. I really enjoyed this......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on February 02, 2024

Desperately wanted to love this :(......more


Quotes

Full of belly laughs and full bellies, this book is warm, honest and wonderfully entertaining. Tom Kerridge

This book made me laugh and then order an unholy amount of takeaway. Greg Davies

Funny as hell. Ed's love of food is absolutely infectious. Claudia Winkleman

One of my favourite comics has now written an annoyingly great book. Romesh Ranganathan

A cracking read. Chris Evans

Bloody brilliant. Alan Carr

Ed Gamble just has funny written through his very core, like a stick of rock (he probably loves a stick of rock). This book is full of heart, empathy and it is of course crackling with his customary wit. It is all that you’d expect from this most excellent of humans! Andi Oliver

One of the funniest comedians in the world, Ed is only serious about one thing - dinners Nish Kumar

An absolute joy and delight. Zoe Ball

Gamble has plenty of stories and tells them with an easy charm and warmth. Among his lively accounts of food-based capers that wouldn't be out of place in the Beano [there are] many funny observations. The Times