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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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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.

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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.	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
653	22 Nov 2024 37 min	Scottish drinking and dining We meet some of Scotland’s most exciting culinary creators. First up, co-founder of the acclaimed Inver restaurant, Pam Brunton, provides her take on modern Scottish cuisine and tells us about her new book, ‘Between Two Waters’. Then: we sit down with the head of mixology at Gleneagles to learn how he blends the hotel’s history into his cocktails. Plus: we visit London’s first dedicated Scottish deli.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	19 Nov 2024 5 min	Food Neighbourhoods #411: Dalston, London We’re back on familiar soil this week as we head to the East London neighbourhood of Dalston. This vibrant slice of the capital is renowned for its hole-in-the-wall coffee shops, high-end wine bars and some of London’s most exciting restaurants. Here, Monocle’s Hanna Pham shows us her favourite spots.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
652	15 Nov 2024 31 min	Food in print We flick through culinary magazines and newspapers for an episode entirely dedicated to food in print. First up, we speak to Joseph de Klee, founder of ‘The Pass’, a paper highlighting the best of London’s gastronomic scene. Then: we’re heading to the Finnish newsstands to meet the editor in chief of a long-standing food magazine, ‘Glorian ruoka & vilni’. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco, host of ‘The Stack’ on Monocle Radio, picks out the best in food publishing from around the world.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	12 Nov 2024 6 min	Food Neighbourhoods #410: Cusco, Peru We head to the ancient city of Cusco in the Peruvian Andes to wander its breathtaking (literally) cobblestone streets, and taste both its traditional delicacies and contemporary cuisine. Here, Monocle’s Elna Schutz takes us on a gastronomic tour of what is considered the oldest living city in the Americas.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
651	8 Nov 2024 36 min	‘Cooking for People’, Estonian wine and The Newt This week, we sit down with Mike Davies, the chef at the helm of one of London’s most celebrated gastropubs, The Camberwell Arms, to leaf through his new seasonal cookbook, ‘Cooking for People’. Then, Petri Burtsoff heads to a Luscher & Matiesen winery on the Estonian island of Muhu to taste some of the nation’s unique tipples. Plus: Monocle’s Monica Lillis is in Somerset to learn more about the hotel and country estate that’s committed to the land and local culinary traditions.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	5 Nov 2024 6 min	Food Neighbourhoods #409: Vaxholm, Sweden We head to Sweden, the home of cinnamon buns, or ‘kanelbullar’, to meet award winning home-cook Lina Walstrom. Monocle’s Tamara Thiessen heads to meet her in Vaxholm to learn how to make this staple Swedish treat.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
650	1 Nov 2024 32 min	‘Hokkaido’, Ben Slater and our Wine of the Month We leaf through a new cookbook by Tim Anderson dedicated to the cuisine of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Also in the programme, George Ruskin meets chef Ben Slater to learn about the art of food styling and our in-house wine expert, Chloé Lake, crowns her wine of the month.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	29 Oct 2024 6 min	Food Neighbourhoods #408: Oslo, Norway Norway’s capital is not to be overlooked if you want a taste of the best that the Nordics have to offer. Much like its people, Oslo’s culinary scene is not brash or showy, so its most notable restaurants and bars can be easy to miss. Here, Monocle’s resident Norwegian, Gunnar Gronlid, helps us uncover some of the city’s best spots.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
649	25 Oct 2024 31 min	Umami This week’s episode is dedicated entirely to umami. First up, we sit down with Christopher Beckman, whose new book dives into the history and potency of anchovies. Also on the programme: Monocle’s Canberra correspondent, Aarti Betigeri, tastes Australia’s divisive spread, Vegemite. Plus: we unearth the bountiful possibilities of cooking with fungi with Sam White, executive chef at Fortnum and Mason.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play

Edits / Podcast

The Menu

Latest episode

Latest episodes

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

Scottish drinking and dining

Food Neighbourhoods #411: Dalston, London

Food in print

Food Neighbourhoods #410: Cusco, Peru

‘Cooking for People’, Estonian wine and The Newt

Food Neighbourhoods #409: Vaxholm, Sweden

‘Hokkaido’, Ben Slater and our Wine of the Month

Food Neighbourhoods #408: Oslo, Norway

Umami