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Forza Wine, Dorli Muhr and the Los Angeles food scene:

This week we are joined in the studio by Bash Redford and Michael Lavery, who run the renowned Forza Wine in South London. Also in the programme, Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, ventures to the Carnuntum region of Austria to meet vintner Dorli Muhr. Plus: Monocle Radio’s head of production, Sam Impey, chats to chef Tyler Gugliotta at his restaurant Baran’s 2239 in Los Angeles and also shares her highlights of the city’s food scene.

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593	29 Sep 2023 40 min	Forza Wine, Dorli Muhr and the Los Angeles food scene: This week we are joined in the studio by Bash Redford and Michael Lavery, who run the renowned Forza Wine in South London. Also in the programme, Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, ventures to the Carnuntum region of Austria to meet vintner Dorli Muhr. Plus: Monocle Radio’s head of production, Sam Impey, chats to chef Tyler Gugliotta at his restaurant Baran’s 2239 in Los Angeles and also shares her highlights of the city’s food scene.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	26 Sep 2023 5 min	Food Neighbourhoods #353: Kraków: This week we head to Kraków Old Town and the historic Jewish quarter, Kazimierz. One of Poland’s oldest cities, Kraków has embraced international cuisines over the decades while honouring local culinary traditions. Our guide this week is Monocle’s Julia Lasica.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
592	22 Sep 2023 25 min	Soo, Himkok bar, Fold Bistro and Bottle Shop: We head to Estonia with our Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, to visit Soo, a restaurant with a focus on foraged ingredients. Also in the programme: Isabella Jewell is in Oslo to try a cocktail at the renowned Himkok bar, while Lars Bevanger discovers Fold Bistro and Bottle Shop, a new eatery near Manchester, England. Plus: the week’s top food and drink headlines.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	19 Sep 2023 9 min	Food Neighbourhoods #352: Grand Central Market, Los Angeles: Monocle Radio’s head of production, Sam Impey, takes a trip to Grand Central Market in Los Angeles. She meets its creative director, Erin Mavian, who shows her around and gives us a glimpse of what the market has to offer.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
591	15 Sep 2023 31 min	Tom Kerridge, Care’s food summit and Istanbul: This week we sit down with beloved British chef Tom Kerridge to discuss the release of his new cookbook, ‘Pub Kitchen: The Ultimate Modern British Food Bible’. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, heads to the ethical-food summit, Care’s, on the picturesque island of Salina in Italy and Hannah Lucinda Smith discovers the fortunes of falafel in Istanbul. Plus: the week’s top food and drink headlines.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	12 Sep 2023 7 min	Food Neighbourhoods #351, Oaxaca City: We head to the historic centre of Oaxaca City to look at the culinary scene of a place often hailed as the food capital of Mexico. Our guide is Nora Hoel.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
590	8 Sep 2023 30 min	Atlas Bar, Matia Kitchen and our new host: Monocle’s head of radio, Tom Edwards, introduces a very exciting new voice to The Menu. Also in the programme: our Singapore correspondent, Naomi Xu Elegant, tastes a cocktail at the renowned Atlas Bar and we hop on the ferry to Orcas Island in the US to meet the founder of Matia Kitchen, Drew Downing.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	29 Aug 2023 11 min	Food Neighbourhoods #350: Agora Modiano, Thessaloniki: Greece’s second city - Thessaloniki - is often dubbed the country’s gastronomic heartland. A crossroad of different cultures for centuries, the food in this city has a history so rich that UNESCO designated it Greece’s first city of gastronomy in November 2021. Part of that story is Agora Modiano: the recently refurbished food hall that pays homage to the past while bringing a breath of fresh air to the city’s downtown area. Monocle’s Paige Reynolds went down on a bustling Monday morning to meet the people and the stall owners behind the site’s impressive regeneration.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	22 Aug 2023 5 min	Food Neighbourhoods #349: Chelsea: We take a tour of Chelsea in west London with Leandro Carreira, executive chef of The Sea, The Sea, a fishmonger-cum-seafood bar.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	15 Aug 2023 6 min	Food Neighbourhoods #348: Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt: Frankfurt in Germany is known as the country’s financial capital and is home to one of Europe’s largest airports. But when it comes to food, the city has a surprisingly unique take on a particular German and Austrian staple: the Schnitzel. Monocle’s Chris Cermak, an Austrian citizen and one-time Frankfurt resident, tells us about one of the city\'s oldest neighbourhoods, Sachsenhausen, where traditional-style pubs are at their best.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	8 Aug 2023 5 min	Food Neighbourhoods #347: Biarritz: This week, Monocle’s Amy Van Den Berg walks us through Biarritz on France’s Basque coast. Known for its rich food history, this region has experienced a culinary renaissance since the 1970s in which chefs have taken increasingly modern approaches to traditional Basque dishes.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	1 Aug 2023 6 min	Food Neighbourhoods #346: Leith, Edinburgh: This week we venture to Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, to discover the fast-growing culinary scene and bustling neighbourhood of Leith.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
589	28 Jul 2023 45 min	Farewell to Markus Hippi: We look back at Markus Hippi’s highlights from the past 11 years of The Menu on Monocle Radio.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	25 Jul 2023 11 min	Food Neighbourhoods #345: Venice Beach, Los Angeles: We travel to Venice Beach, Los Angeles to join Monocle’s US Editor, Chris Lord, as he speaks with the award-winning Mexican chef, Enrique Olvera, at his new restaurant Atla.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
588	21 Jul 2023 41 min	Special: Toronto: We go on a culinary tour of Canada’s largest city where Monocle’s correspondent, Tomos Lewis, meets the people behind some of the best-regarded neighbourhood restaurants, coffee shops, boutique alcohol-makers and hospitality design studios.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play

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Latest episodes

Forza Wine, Dorli Muhr and the Los Angeles food scene:

Food Neighbourhoods #353: Kraków:

Soo, Himkok bar, Fold Bistro and Bottle Shop:

Food Neighbourhoods #352: Grand Central Market, Los Angeles:

Tom Kerridge, Care’s food summit and Istanbul:

Food Neighbourhoods #351, Oaxaca City:

Atlas Bar, Matia Kitchen and our new host:

Food Neighbourhoods #350: Agora Modiano, Thessaloniki:

Food Neighbourhoods #349: Chelsea:

Food Neighbourhoods #348: Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt:

Food Neighbourhoods #347: Biarritz:

Food Neighbourhoods #346: Leith, Edinburgh:

Farewell to Markus Hippi:

Food Neighbourhoods #345: Venice Beach, Los Angeles:

Special: Toronto: