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The Menu - latest episodes
Food Neighbourhoods 319: Recipe edition, Theo Clench
A deliciously simple mid-week pasta dish.
What’s on the menu in Davos?
We find out what it takes to cater to some of the world’s most powerful people at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Also in the programme: a visit to one of Montreal’s biggest restaurant success stories…
Food Neighbourhoods 318: Recipe edition, Harriet Mansell
A recipe from the UK’s Jurassic Coast.
How cities feed themselves
We pay tribute to the restaurants in London that have for years served their communities quietly and without fanfare. Plus: a New York business that curates top chocolates from all over the world.
Food Neighbourhoods 317: Recipe edition, Luke Farrell
Chef Luke Farrell shares an easy stir-fry recipe from his Thai-inspired, London-based restaurants.
Success stories
We meet three restaurateurs who have found success and brought something new to their cities.
Food Neighbourhoods 316: Alexandre Silva
Alexandre Silva shares one of his favourite recipes from Loco, his Michelin-starred restaurant in Lisbon.
The Best Recipes of 2022
We recap the tastiest recipes from Food Neighbourhoods in 2022.
The Best of The Menu 2022
Monocle’s Markus Hippi recaps the highlights of the programme in 2022.
‘The River Café Look Book’
Ruth Rogers on River Café’s new book and what made her restaurant one of the best and most successful in Britain. Also in the programme: Christmas food recommendations by Monocle staff members from around the world.
Food Neighbourhoods 315: Mitshel Ibrahim
A recipe from London’s Ombra restaurant.
How Lune became the world’s most talked-about croissanterie
Kate Reid, founder of Lune, on how she invented what’s been called the world’s best croissant through reverse engineering. Also in the programme, a new and clever pancake-mix brand STAC(S).
Food Neighbourhoods 314: Recipe edition, Tom Heale
A recipe by the man behind London’s Naïfs restaurant.
Björn Frantzén, Helena Puolakka and Patrick Kriss
Swedish chef Björn Frantzén’s debut restaurant in the UK, how Helsinki’s new Café Savoy is drawing inspiration from France and why Toronto’s new Ace Hotel is a destination for some of the best food in the city.
Food Neighbourhoods 313: Recipe edition, Rafael Cagali
One of the best Brazilian chefs plying his trade in Europe on his favourite recipe.
