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The Menu - latest episodes
Food Neighbourhoods 268: Recipe edition, Brendan Eades
A recipe by one of the pioneers of zero-food-waste movement in the UK.
The roots of muesli
How Switzerland became the king of breakfast, a top British chef bringing the zero-waste ethos to central London and the week’s top headlines.
Food Neighbourhoods 267: Recipe edition, Dom Hammond
A vegan recipe by one of Bali’s top culinary talents.
Are easier times ahead?
We look ahead to the coming year and ask what it may bring for the hospitality industry around the world. Plus: Scotland’s first distilled alcohol-free spirit and the week’s top food and drink headlines.
Food Neighbourhoods 266: Recipe edition, Esra Muslu
A delicious aubergine recipe by the woman behind London’s new Zahter restaurant.
Best of ‘Food Neighbourhoods’ 2021
Monocle's Markus Hippi picks his favourite recipes we have broadcast in 2021.
The best of ‘The Menu’
Monocle’s Markus Hippi looks back at the last 12 months of our food and drink programme, recapping highlights with some of the world’s best chefs, restaurateurs and key players in hospitality.
The roots of the Christmas feast
Food historian Annie Gray on how the Christmas dinner table became what it is today. Plus: Rich Woods’s festive cocktail recommendations and the week’s top food and drink headlines.
Food Neighbourhoods 265: Recipe edition, Selin Kiazim
A delicious recipe by the chief-director of London’s Oklava restaurant and author of a new cookbook, ‘Three: Acid, Texture, Contrast’.
What you didn’t know about pizza
Modernist Cuisine’s Francisco Migoya on what he learned while creating ‘Modernist Pizza’, his comprehensive book about one of the world’s favourite dishes. Plus: food-technology innovation at Helsinki’s Slush start-up…
Food Neighbourhoods 264: Recipe edition, Alex Tung
Alex Tung of Kitchen Table Restaurants in Vancouver has a recipe for wild-boar ragu.
Are private chefs going mainstream?
The company that’s aiming to make private chefs available for a wider audience, plus award winning food writer and author Laurel Evans on the rich culinary tradition of Italy’s northwestern region of Liguria.
Food Neighbourhoods 263: Recipe edition, João Sá
An octopus risotto recipe by the man behind Lisbon’s Sála de João Sá.
Virgilio Martínez’s guide to Latin American cooking
Virgilio Martínez on the huge amount of work it took to create ‘The Latin American Cookbook’, which contains hundreds of recipes. Plus: Selin Kiazim’s top tips for homemade knockout dishes.
Food Neighbourhoods 262: Recipe edition, Donna Hay
An easy recipe by one of Australia’s foremost culinary figures.
