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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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 incr…
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.
Farewell to Markus Hippi
We look back at Markus Hippi’s highlights from the past 11 years of The Menu on Monocle Radio.
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.
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 hospita…
Food Neighbourhoods #344: Cabramatta, Sydney
This week we head to the southwestern suburbs of Sydney to visit one of the city’s top food destinations, Cabramatta. It’s a vibrant southeast Asian melting pot full of Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian and Chinese restaurants,…
