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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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Berlin Special:

This week, Markus Hippi heads to Berlin. He visits Nobelhart & Schmutzig, a Michelin-starred restaurant on Friedrichstraße with a focus on local produce. He also heads to Kin Dee, an authentic Thai restaurant opened by chef Dalad Kambhu in 2016. Finally, Markus speaks to Maximiliane Wetz, the founder of popular brunch spot Frühstück 3000. Plus: the week’s top food and drink headlines.

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5812 Jun 2023
30 min

Berlin Special: 

This week, Markus Hippi heads to Berlin. He visits Nobelhart & Schmutzig, a Michelin-starred restaurant on Friedrichstraße with a focus on local produce. He also heads to Kin Dee, an authentic Thai restaurant opened by chef Dalad Kambhu in 2016. Finally, Markus speaks to Maximiliane Wetz, the founder of popular brunch spot Frühstück 3000. Plus: the week’s top food and drink headlines.

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★30 May 2023
7 min

Food Neighbourhoods #337: Nice, France: 

This week, Monica Lillis guides us through Nice on France’s Côte d’Azur. She wanders through the Old Town in the east of the city to explore its cafés, bars and charming eateries.

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58026 May 2023
28 min

Summa, ‘Rice Table’ and FoodTank: 

Monocle’s Milan correspondent Ivan Carvalho heads to the Summa wine fair in South Tyrol and Chris Cermak chats to the co-founder of FoodTank, Danielle Nierenberg, a US non-profit think-tank focused on all things food and agriculture. Also in the programme, Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan speaks to Su Scott about her latest Korean cookbook, ‘Rice Table’, and we have the week’s top food and drink headlines.

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★23 May 2023
9 min

Food Neighbourhoods 336: Soho, London: 

This week we join Jeremy Lee, chef patron of Quo Vadis, on a bustling tour of his favourite cafés, delis and restaurants in the London neighbourhood of Soho. 

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57919 May 2023
29 min

Mixers and shakers: 

Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, speaks to the founders of one of the world’s most renowned cocktail bars, Attaboy, on New York’s Lower East Side. Sophie Monaghan-Coombs catches up with the founder of Beak Brewery, Danner Tapper, and Faber’s marketing director, Katie Hall, to discuss their new beer-can collaboration, while Markus Hippi heads for a tipple with Arnd Heissen in Berlin. Plus: the week’s top food and drink headlines.

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★16 May 2023
6 min

Food Neighbourhoods 335: Anchorage, Alaska: 

This week we join Monocle contributor Louis Allen as he dons his snow boots, dodges moose and takes in the northern lights on a tour of Anchorage’s culinary highlights.

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57812 May 2023
38 min

Modern dining guide: from Michelin stars to markets: 

Monocle’s Ed Stocker speaks to Riccardo Gaspari and Ludovica Rubbini, the duo behind Michelin-starred restaurant Sanbrite in the Dolomites. Also in the programme: Naomi Xu Elegant heads to the newly opened Salt & Palm restaurant in Singapore and Markus Hippi is joined by Martin Barry, founder and CEO of Manifesto Market, a hospitality brand based in Prague. Plus, the week’s top food and drink headlines.

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★9 May 2023
7 min

Food Neighbourhoods 334: Providence, Rhode Island: 

This week we head to Providence, Rhode Island, a New England town famous for its universities and also as a place that elected a convicted felon twice. It’s this storied past that makes it such a dynamic foodie destination. Our guide is Marisa Mazria Katz.

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5775 May 2023
29 min

João Rodrigues’s food mission and new London restaurant Lasdun: 

This week, Markus Hippi speaks to Jon Rotheram, co-founder of new London restaurant Lasdun, while Ivan Carvalho catches up with chef João Rodrigues in the Minho region of Portugal. Plus: Sophie Monaghan-Coombs visits the Wellcome Collection’s new exhibition, ‘Milk’, and the week’s top food and drink headlines. 

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★2 May 2023
5 min

Food Neighbourhoods 333: Kypseli: 

This week, Hester Underhill guides us through Kypseli in Athens. Named after the Greek word for “beehive”, the buzzy, sprawling neighbourhood is home to a diverse array of restaurants and cafés.

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57628 Apr 2023
31 min

Through the grapevine: 

Monocle Radio’s Markus Hippi speaks to award-winning author Jon Bonné about his new two-book box set, Sally Howard takes us to Georgia where a new finding sheds light on the nation’s ancient winemaking traditions and we visit Sunny Hodge at his South London bar to discuss what’s happening in the world of wine. Plus: The week’s top food and drink headlines.

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★25 Apr 2023
5 min

Food Neighbourhoods 332: Tbilisi’s Old Town: 

This week, Sally Howard explores Tbilisi’s Old Town, the heart of the ancient Georgian capital. She tries a selection of sharing dishes with heavy Persian, Mongol and Russian influences and, of course, a healthy dollop of sour cream.

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57521 Apr 2023
27 min

Violet bakery and Marc Almert: 

Markus Hippi speaks to Claire Ptak, owner of Violet bakery and cake shop in East London, and Alexei Korolyov catches up with Marc Almert, sommelier at Zürich’s Baur au Lac hotel. Plus: Tomos Lewis updates us on the maple syrup situation in Canada and the week’s top food-and-drink headlines. 

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★18 Apr 2023
5 min

Food Neighbourhoods 331: Lygon Street: 

This week, we head to Melbourne. Lygon Street in Carlton offers as fine a selection of Italian cuisine as you’ll find anywhere – very arguably including Italy. Our guide is Monocle’s Andrew Mueller.

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57414 Apr 2023
27 min

Blaufränkisch and Alberto Landgraf: 

Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf on how his German-Japanese heritage has shaped his cooking and Ivan Carvalho heads to Austria to sample blaufränkisch wine. Plus: Naomi Xu Elegant speaks to Kuala Lumpur-based chef Christian Recomio and the week’s food and drink headlines. 

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