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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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Food Neighbourhoods #418: De Baarsjes, Amsterdam: This week we wander the canals of De Baarsjes in west Amsterdam. With an abundance of specialty cafés, bakeries and global culinary outposts, this area of the Netherlands’ capital is fast becoming the preferred choice of gastronomically inclined visitors. Ilze Vitola takes us on a tour.

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★	21 Jan 2025 7 min	Food Neighbourhoods #418: De Baarsjes, Amsterdam This week we wander the canals of De Baarsjes in west Amsterdam. With an abundance of specialty cafés, bakeries and global culinary outposts, this area of the Netherlands’ capital is fast becoming the preferred choice of gastronomically inclined visitors. Ilze Vitola takes us on a tour.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
661	17 Jan 2025 30 min	Eat your greens! Plus: the popularity of non-alocholic drinks It’s only natural to spend time reflecting on your habits at the beginning of the new year – and that includes eating and drinking too. In this episode we speak to the author tracing the philosophy of food systems around the world and drop in to a mocktail bar in Canada. Plus: we sit down with the Danish “gastrophysicist” on a mission to get the country to eat more greens.nn	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	14 Jan 2025 9 min	Food Neighbourhoods #417: Lagos, Portugal We head to Lagos in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, a busy summer-tourist destination known for its golden beaches and limestone cliffs. Here, in the quieter months, Angelica Jopson takes us for a walk through town in search of the best spots to enjoy the local cuisine’s delicious simplicity.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
660	10 Jan 2025 29 min	‘Crumbs’, Kurze and ‘Money on the Wall’ We meet author Ben Mims to flick through his new book, ‘Crumbs’, which traces the history of cookies and biscuits from around the world. Also in the programme, Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff is in Tallinn to try a newly opened Dagestani restaurant, Kurze. Plus: Elna Nykänen Andersson heads to Stockholm’s Spritmuseum, dedicated to Swedish drinking culture, to learn about depictions of food and drink in Andy Warhol’s artwork.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	7 Jan 2025 6 min	Food Neighbourhoods #416: Périgueux, France Périgueux, capital of the Dordogne department in southwestern France, is renowned for a history that is just as rich as its food. From truffles and walnuts to foie gras and goats cheese, the hallmarks of Périgord cuisine are some of the nation’s most revered and can be found in local marketplaces alongside other delicious delicacies. Against the old town’s medieval and Renaissance backdrop, journalist and travel writer Tamara Thiessen embarks on a tour de taste.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
659	3 Jan 2025 29 min	The best of 2024, part two Monocle’s Chiara Rimella looks back at a delicious 2024.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
658	27 Dec 2024 29 min	The best of 2024, part one Monocle’s Chiara Rimella looks back at a delicious 2024. This week we reflect on our favourite drinking and dining books of the year.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
657	20 Dec 2024 30 min	Winter special We celebrate the season with an episode dedicated to the joys of eating in winter. First up, we get the scoop on why a successful London restaurant is expanding into serving up ice cream. Then: we’re in Singapore to learn about the craze for hotpot at this time of year. Plus: we head to Lapland for some fine dining at Tapio.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	17 Dec 2024 11 min	Food Neighbourhoods #415: Trondheim, Norway We’re heading to Norway’s third-largest city, Trondheim. Also known as the Viking capital, Trondheim boasts abundant culinary traditions, particularly at Christmas time. Monocle’s Oslo correspondent, Lars Bevanger, takes us on a taste-filled tour.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
656	13 Dec 2024 34 min	Christmas special We’re getting into the festive spirit with an episode dedicated to drinking and dining at Christmas. First up, we bring you a selection of must-have holiday treats from around Europe. Then: George Ruskin sinks his teeth into Lübeck marzipan. Plus: we visit London’s Smithfield Market to learn more about its annual jamboree.nn	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	10 Dec 2024 8 min	Food Neighbourhoods #414: Old Town, Kraków If you’re thinking of a continental excursion this winter, one place to head for culinary delights is Kraków. This picturesque city is at its best when covered in a thick blanket of snow and what better way to warm up than with a comforting plate of traditional pierogies. Monocle’s Flynn Symonds shows us his favourite spots in the city.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
655	6 Dec 2024 30 min	The art of winemaking This week’s episode is dedicated to the art of winemaking. We speak to writer, restaurateur and wine lover, Dan Keeling, about his brand new book, ‘Who’s Afraid of Romanée Conti?’. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Gregory Scruggs heads to Walla Walla, the winemaking hub of Washington state, to learn more about the US’s second largest wine-making region. Then: Monocle sub editor and in-house wine expert, Chloé Lake, crowns her wine of the month.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	3 Dec 2024 9 min	Food Neighbourhoods #413: Testaccio, Rome When in Rome, there’s no shortage of culinary outposts. But one neighbourhood in particular is known for serving up the city’s best traditional dishes. Monocle’s Lily Austin takes us for a stroll around Testaccio.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
654	29 Nov 2024 30 min	Mangal II and ‘The World Atlas of Honey’ We sit down with Ferhat Dirik, the restaurateur behind London’s Mangal II, to learn what it takes to update a restaurant for a new generation. Also in the programme: we meet Marina Marchese to flick through her new book, ‘The World Atlas of Honey’, and pop open the lid on the sweet stuff.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	26 Nov 2024 10 min	Food Neighbourhoods #412: Port Townsend, Washington We’re heading to the salty shores of the Pacific Northwest, where a town famous for its boat building is also gaining a reputation as a dining destination. Monocle’s Seattle correspondent, Gregory Scruggs, took the ferry over to Port Townsend to find out more.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play

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The Menu

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Latest episodes

Food Neighbourhoods #418: De Baarsjes, Amsterdam

Eat your greens! Plus: the popularity of non-alocholic drinks

Food Neighbourhoods #417: Lagos, Portugal

‘Crumbs’, Kurze and ‘Money on the Wall’

Food Neighbourhoods #416: Périgueux, France

The best of 2024, part two

The best of 2024, part one

Winter special

Food Neighbourhoods #415: Trondheim, Norway

Christmas special

Food Neighbourhoods #414: Old Town, Kraków

The art of winemaking

Food Neighbourhoods #413: Testaccio, Rome

Mangal II and ‘The World Atlas of Honey’

Food Neighbourhoods #412: Port Townsend, Washington