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Chocolate special: It’s the beginning of the Easter weekend for those who celebrate, so what better time to indulge in an episode dedicated to chocolate. We speak to the founder of Knoops, the brand championing hot chocolate as an everyday drink. Then: Monocle’s Michael Booth meets award-winning Danish chocolatier Mikkel Friis-Holm. Plus: we unwrap the latest Easter-egg trends with Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.

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674	18 Apr 2025 30 min	Chocolate special It’s the beginning of the Easter weekend for those who celebrate, so what better time to indulge in an episode dedicated to chocolate. We speak to the founder of Knoops, the brand championing hot chocolate as an everyday drink. Then: Monocle’s Michael Booth meets award-winning Danish chocolatier Mikkel Friis-Holm. Plus: we unwrap the latest Easter-egg trends with Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	15 Apr 2025 11 min	Food Neighbourhoods #430: Val d’Orcia, Italy We’re heading to the rolling hills of southern Tuscany, where regenerative food and wine practices are flourishing among ancient landscapes. Monocle contributor Issabella Orlando takes us on a tour of Val d’Orcia, where heritage crops are cultivated with a deep respect for tradition, biodiversity and the land itself. Here, she meets the stewards of a region whose roots run deep and whose yields speak for themselves.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
673	11 Apr 2025 31 min	Coffee We meet Noma’s Carolyne Lane to hear about the Copenhagen institution’s new bean-roasting venture, Noma Kaffe. Then: we sit down with acclaimed barista Celeste Wong to find out why there are dozens of recipes to try when you’re after the perfect cup. Plus: we check in at Man Met Bril Koffie Hotel in Rotterdam.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	8 Apr 2025 10 min	Food Neighbourhoods #429: Harlem, New York We’re looking at a slice of history this week in the shape of Lee Lee’s Baked Goods, which has been serving New Yorkers for nearly 40 years. It’s the story of Alvin Lee Smalls, known as Lee Lee, and the changing face of the iconic Harlem neighbourhood. Lee Lee joins Charlie Bell to speak about his life’s work.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
672	4 Apr 2025 32 min	Bahraini cuisine, Finland’s heritage ale and are New York’s diners the community hub that they once were? We sample a morsel of Bahrain’s mouthwatering cuisine with Noor Murad as we flick through her new book, ‘Lugma’. Also in the programme: Poppy Damon heads to the Little Purity diner in Brooklyn to unpack whether the spaces still hold the same community spirit. Plus: Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff sips on some sahti, Finland’s oldest ale.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	1 Apr 2025 6 min	Food Neighbourhoods #428: Winemaking in Yunnan Province, China China’s far southwestern province of Yunnan is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the country’s finest wine producers, though its winemaking history goes back more than a hundred years. Monocle’s Tom Webb visited the recently opened Songtsam Cizhong Lodge, where the region’s viticulture began, to find out how its history is being preserved and shared with the world.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
671	28 Mar 2025 30 min	All things green We’re very much in spring mode this week for an episode dedicated to a specific slice of the colour wheel: green. We meet author and food writer Samuel Goldsmith to discuss his new title, ‘The Frozen Peas Cookbook’. Then: we trace the growing popularity of matcha around the world with Twiggy Yeung. Plus: we crown our ‘verde’ Wine of the Month.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	25 Mar 2025 12 min	Food Neighbourhoods #427: Aix-en-Provence The southern French city of Aix-en-Provence is swamped by tourists in the summer, and is visited by art enthusiasts year-round thanks to its connection to Cezanne. But what about food lovers? With the help of local food guide Thomas Garcin, our correspondent Michael Booth takes us to the spots that you won’t want to miss.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
670	21 Mar 2025 32 min	What is Caribbean cuisine? Plus: Syria’s best shawarma and ‘An A-Z of Chinese Food’ We island-hop in the Caribbean with author Keshia Sakarah to learn all about her new book, ‘Caribe: A Caribbean Cookbook with History’, and the specificity of the region’s cuisine. Also in the programme: Hannah Lucinda Smith is in Damascus to taste some of the city’s renowned shawarma. Plus: Monocle’s Mae-Li Evans meets Jenny Lau to get ‘An A-Z of Chinese Food: (Recipes Not Included)’.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	18 Mar 2025 5 min	Food Neighbourhoods #426: Binondo, Manila We’re heading to Manila’s Chinatown, Binondo, a chaotic enclave of the city that’s as renowned for its vibrant cultural heritage as its delicious food. Hanna Pham takes us on a tour to try out the best Chinese-Filipino fare.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
669	14 Mar 2025 32 min	Dairy We delve into the world of dairy – the creamiest, most delicious of food groups. First, we look into the revived popularity of cow’s milk, then Emma Nelson visits France’s first museum dedicated to cheese. Plus: Aarti Betigeri samples Australian butter brand Pepe Saya.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	11 Mar 2025 5 min	Food Neighbourhoods #425: Töölö, Helsinki Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff takes us on a tour of Helsinki’s Töölö neighbourhood, home to traditional neighbourhood bistros frequented by local families, as well as new eateries, where ambitious young chefs seek to leave their mark on the city’s vibrant dining scene.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
668	7 Mar 2025 32 min	Listening to your food, Filipino barbecue and our wine of the month We’re starting off in South London with Rex De Guzman, the founder of Filipino barbecue spot Turo Turo. Also in the programme: Monocle contributor Lucy Hyslop heads to Burdock & Co in Vancouver to find out how the team are transforming their produce’s bioelectric charge into a dinner soundtrack. Plus: Monocle sub-editor and in-house wine expert, Chloé Lake, picks her wine of the month.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	4 Mar 2025 11 min	Food Neighbourhoods #424: Tromsø, Norway We’re northbound to the arctic city of Tromsø in Norway. Here, Monocle’s Oslo correspondent, Lars Bevanger, takes us on a culinary journey which, despite its snow and far-flung location, offers up a selection of international eateries as well as traditional fare.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
667	28 Feb 2025 27 min	Richard Hart and Peter Pihel on pioneering New Nordic cuisine We sit down with Richard Hart, one of the world’s most celebrated bakers, to find out about the true joy of making the perfect loaf. Also on the programme: Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff sits down with pioneer of New Nordic cuisine, Peeter Pihel, in Tallinn.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play

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Latest episodes

Chocolate special

Food Neighbourhoods #430: Val d’Orcia, Italy

Coffee

Food Neighbourhoods #429: Harlem, New York

Bahraini cuisine, Finland’s heritage ale and are New York’s diners the community hub that they once were?

Food Neighbourhoods #428: Winemaking in Yunnan Province, China

All things green

Food Neighbourhoods #427: Aix-en-Provence

What is Caribbean cuisine? Plus: Syria’s best shawarma and ‘An A-Z of Chinese Food’

Food Neighbourhoods #426: Binondo, Manila

Dairy

Food Neighbourhoods #425: Töölö, Helsinki

Listening to your food, Filipino barbecue and our wine of the month

Food Neighbourhoods #424: Tromsø, Norway

Richard Hart and Peter Pihel on pioneering New Nordic cuisine