Ted Lasso
Season 1
For decorations, I made Ted’s Believe sign and taped it to my entertainment center. To make it, I just taped two pieces of copier paper together. First, I painted BELIEVE in blue paint, and then I painted the background in yellow paint. It’s a simple touch that added so much to the whole experience.
Welcome To England
To start this Culinary Experience off, I served an English breakfast tea with cream and sugar cubes on the side.
“How do you take your tea”?
“Well, usually I take it right back to the counter because someone’s made a horrible mistake.”
Biscuits With The Boss
For this iconic scene, I knew I wanted to serve the biscuits in the cute pink box Ted brings to work every day. Here’s the link!
For the biscuits, I made shortbread. I precut the dough and then baked it, but if you want them to look more like the ones Ted makes, bake them in a sheet pan and cut them after.
Hot Innit?
For this episode, Ted tries Indian food for the first time, and it was extremly spicy! The waiter brought out a bunch of different things. Nothing was specifically named, so I suggest ordering/serving whatever you like best.
I ordered garlic cheese naan, samosas, butter chicken (basic but I love it), and lamb vindaloo.
You’ll also notice that there are army men on my coffee table. After the biscuits, I brought them out because that’s when we first see them on the show. I left them for the rest of the season because they play a recurring role in the show. Here’s the link if you want them as decorations too.
Who Needs A Drink?
There are a lot of different cocktails and drinks in this episode. A martini is a great option to serve, for example. But I find the last scene with Keeley and Rebecca very charming, so I wanted to feature the drink around them.
I served small single-serving prosecco bottles to replicate the bottles Keeley stole from the bar, and I decorated the serving tray with a pink fairy light and pink feather boa to resemble the cart they ride together while drinking.
A Man That Likes To Be Alone With His Thoughts
This show does such an incredible job of balancing humor with touching moments. This scene is a perfect example of making me laugh with tears in my eyes… looking like a lunatic. LOL!
I served beer in frosted glasses. Leave the beer glasses in your freezer at the start of the show or overnight, and they’ll be ready when it’s time to serve.
I wanted to serve the beer in glasses that match what the pub usually serves the beer in, so I used these glasses. They have a bump at the top that is an anti-slip design.
A Curse To Reverse!
Dani Rojas brings a bottle of Mezcal to throw into the curse fire, so I served a Flaming Mezcal Limeade for this episode.
These are very easy to make. For the cocktail, add ice to your glass and 2 oz of Mezcal, 4 oz of Limeade, and lime juice from half a lime. Save the halved lime and hollow it out. Place the hollowed-out lime half on top of your drink and add a sugar cube to the lime half.
When it’s time to light the cocktail on fire, add a capful of high-proof alcohol (I used 110 proof rum) on top of the sugar cube and immediately light it on fire. The sugar cube will act as a wick, and the spent lime will contain the fire. The fire will burn for a few minutes depending on how much alcohol you used. When the fire is completely out, you can push the brulee lime in your drink to add a smoky-sweet taste.
Because you are working with fire, make sure to have a fire blanket or extinguisher on hand. I’ve never had an issue, but it’s better to be safe.
Finger Allergy
It wouldn’t be a Ted Lasso Culinary Experience without Peanut Butter!
I kept it simple with this dish and served chocolate-covered toffee and raspberry shortbread cookies with the peanut butter for dipping. I bought these sweets from Trader Joe’s because they have a great selection of fun treats like this. Whatever your grocery store has will work for this. The star of the dish is the peanut butter jar.
Pub Words of Wisdom
For this scene, Ted and Beard are eating at the pub, so I wanted to feature some quintessential food you’d find in an English Pub. I went with Fish & Chips and Bangers & Mash. Bangers and Mash is usually served with an onion gravy. I completely forgot to add it before serving…. I blame it on the Mezcal. 🙁
Fish & Chips Recipe and Bangers & Mash Recipe
The Bubbles
This scene never fails to make me laugh. The “Did I get you?” when Rebecca is so clearly and completely soaked? ….. LMAO!
