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Our guide to the world of food, drink and entertaining, The Menu serves up interviews with the world’s most creative chefs, introduces the makers behind the scenes and the ingredients that will soon be landing on your restaurant table.

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Toklas, Finnair’s in-flight menu and Provençal truffles:

​We sit down with Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, the founders of Frieze art fair​, to find out about their culinary ventures – and the intersection between art and food​. Also in the programme: ​Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, P​etri Burtsoff, meets with Finnair’s development chef, Sami Oksava,​ to learn about the role of Finnish cuisine on board ​t​he airline’s flights​. Plus: Michael Booth heads to the fête du Diamant Noir in Provence to discover more about the art of truffle-hunting in the region.

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61715 Mar 2024
32 min

Toklas, Finnair’s in-flight menu and Provençal truffles 

​We sit down with Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, the founders of Frieze art fair​, to find out about their culinary ventures – and the intersection between art and food​. Also in the programme: ​Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, P​etri Burtsoff, meets with Finnair’s development chef, Sami Oksava,​ to learn about the role of Finnish cuisine on board ​t​he airline’s flights​. Plus: Michael Booth heads to the fête du Diamant Noir in Provence to discover more about the art of truffle-hunting in the region.

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12 Mar 2024
8 min

Food Neighbourhoods #375: Dublin Coffee Festival 

This week we’re in Ireland’s capital for the opening of the Dublin Coffee Festival. Sebastian Stephenson headed to the sold-out event, reusable cup in hand, to get a taste of how the Dublin scene is brewing and grab some recommendations from Ireland’s coffee masters. 

 

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6168 Mar 2024
26 min

Ajabu Cocktail and Spirits Festival, One House Bakery and crêpes Suzette 

We sit down with Colin Asare-Appiah and Mark Talbot Holmes, the founders of Africa’s first spirits and cocktail festival, Ajabu. Also in the programme: Ivan Carvalho is in the San Francisco Bay Area to meet Hannalee Pervan of One House Bakery. Plus: Myriam Zumbühl takes us to L’Apogée Courchevel hotel in the French Alps to taste crêpes Suzette as the winter season comes to a close.

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5 Mar 2024
8 min

Food Neighbourhoods #374: Florence 

Monocle’s Ivan Carvalho is in Florence to discover the culinary treasures of a city that’s best known for its cultural offerings. Amid its wealth of Renaissance art and architecture, the Tuscan capital has its fair share of gastronomic outposts rooted in local traditions. It’s also a place where both new and old concepts find space to entertain people’s palates.

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6151 Mar 2024
32 min

Ailime, Dorsia and chef Albert Ponzo 

This week, we meet Chicca Vancini in Turin at her restaurant, Ailime, to find out what she means when she says that her kitchen has an Italian ambience but a Japanese attitude. Also in the programme: we meet Marc Lotenberg of luxury restaurant-booking app Dorsia and Monocle’s Toronto correspondent, Tomos Lewis, is in Picton, Ontario, to meet chef Albert Ponzo of The Royal Hotel to learn about his farm-to-table approach to cooking.

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27 Feb 2024
6 min

Food Neighbourhoods #373: George Town, Malaysia 

George Town is the vibrant capital of the Malaysian Island of Penang. The bustling city was once an important trading hub within the Straits of Malacca and over the years has been influenced by a variety of cultures, which have transformed George Town’s food scene into the eclectic culinary destination it is today. Here, Monocle’s Lilian Fawcett takes us on a gastronomic tour of the Unesco world heritage site. Take a listen.

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61423 Feb 2024
34 min

The sweet stuff 

This week’s episode is dedicated to all things sugary. Monocle’s Paige Reynolds meets with maverick baker Lily Vanilli, whose creations have appeared everywhere from fashion-week events to Elton John’s birthday party. Also in the programme: Michael Booth visits one of Provence’s best-known nougatiers and Fernando Augusto Pacheco joins us in the studio for a biscuit-themed edition of ‘The Global Countdown’.

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20 Feb 2024
5 min

Food Neighbourhoods #372: Aksaray 

Monocle’s Hannah Lucinda Smith heads to Istanbul’s vibrant Aksaray district to discover the city’s lesser-known international food scene. Here, we wander Aksaray’s sprawling backstreets to taste everything from Uzbek to Senegalese cuisine.

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61316 Feb 2024
32 min

The Finnish love of rye, Valle Isarco wines and chef Jean-Philippe Blondet 

We sit down with Jean-Philippe Blondet, the executive chef at London’s Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, to ask what it takes to cook at the highest possible level. Plus: Petri Burtsoff explains why rye holds such cultural significance in Finland and Ivan Carvalho heads to the Valle Isarco in the foothills of the Italian Alps to find out why the region is becoming increasingly popular for wine.

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13 Feb 2024
9 min

Food Neighbourhoods #371: Avignon 

The southern French city of Avignon is internationally known for its annual summer cultural festival. For more than half of the 14th century, it was also home to the Roman Catholic papacy. Its culinary reputation, however, is often overshadowed by two neighbouring cities: Lyon and Marseille. In this episode, Monocle’s Michael Booth visits the Provençal city to unearth some of its specialties, which range from unique pastries and archeological cheeses to a delicious lamb recipe.

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6129 Feb 2024
32 min

‘A Book about Bread’, Clyde’s Fine Diner and Domaine de Mourchon 

We sit down with Dutch baker Issa Niemeijer-Brown, who tells us about his new book, ‘A Book about Bread’. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Tomos Lewis visits Clyde’s Fine Diner in Des Moines, Iowa, and finds out more about the city’s growing culinary scene. Plus: Michael Booth heads to the Rhône valley to meet UK winemaker Kate McKinlay.

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6 Feb 2024
5 min

Food Neighbourhoods #370: Tainan 

Taiwan might be a small island but its culinary staples, such as beef noodle soup and bao buns, are soaring in popularity worldwide. And there’s a rich diversity of regional cuisines that have yet to travel beyond its shores. Monocle’s Naomi Xu Elegant takes a trip to the southern city of Tainan to explore its unique food and drink scene.

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6112 Feb 2024
33 min

Glenfiddich and Club des Chefs des Chefs 

We sit down with Struan Grant Ralph of Glenfiddich to savour the past and future of the heritage whiskey brand. Plus: Monocle’s Christopher Cermak joins us in the studio to discuss the world’s most exclusive gastronomic circle: the Club des Chefs des Chefs.

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30 Jan 2024
7 min

Food Neighbourhoods #369: Weserstrasse, Berlin 

While the cool folk of Berlin can be found in all corners of the German capital, there’s one particular boulevard where they are known to congregate. Weserstrasse, in the heart of the Neukölln district, is a street where the food and drink offerings have stepped up to the city’s demands. Monocle’s Paige Reynolds takes us on a tour.

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61026 Jan 2024
35 min

Chef Daniel Humm, Lộ Quậy Singapore and St Moritz’s culinary scene 

We sit down with acclaimed chef Daniel Humm, of Eleven Madison Park in New York, to hear more about his new food-and-art book, ‘Eat More Plants’, released with publishing icon Gerhard Steidl. Plus: we sample new Vietnamese opening Lộ Quậy Singapore and hit the slopes of St Moritz to find out how the hallowed resort tempts discerning palates in winter.

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