Romesh Ranganathan loves our cauliflower & spinach curry and fiery margaritas

The wait for a man at the top of our wish-list is finally over.

Romesh Ranganathan has been on the Dish radar for a long time. Last year, Nick and Angela visited him on his Radio 2 show and extended the invite to join us for dinner. This year, we managed to sync diaries and make it a Valentine’s date!

Romesh is a BAFTA-winning comedian, actor, writer and presenter. He is currently starring alongside Sheridan Smith in the West End Play, Woman In Mind, and took a seat with us to chat about his upcoming stand-up tour, Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life. It’s a show which he is promoting well in advance, with dates starting in January next year. Sounds organised? It has to be, with Romesh also hosting two podcasts, including Wolf & Owl with Tom Davis alongside TV shows such as The Weakest Link and A League Of Their Own. Officially booked and busy.

Over non-alcoholic fiery lime margaritas (waitrose.com/ecom/recipe/fiery-lime-margaritas), we quickly got to understand the intricacies of Romesh’s food likes and dislikes, including his late night chilli oil temptations and how his love of doughnuts made for a business venture. And, seeing as we are celebrating Valentine’s Day, we pulled out The Oven Glove of Romesh Love, filled with Ranganathan appreciation to combat his talent for self-deprecation.

The decision for today was left in Angela’s hands, as Romesh opted for ‘chef’s choice’. Chef wisely decided on a delicious cauliflower and spinach curry (waitrose.com/ecom/recipe/cauliflower-spinach-c…) with all the sides. The Waitrose wine experts paired this meal with a No.1 Gruner Veltliner (waitrose.com/ecom/products/no1-gruner-veltline…), described as an exceptionally food friendly dry, crisp white wine.

Stick around for the End of Show Question, too, because we found a great courier for the goody bag delivery. He’s on next week!

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