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The Menu - latest episodes
Topping the pastry game
Maira Yeo on the skills that made her the best pastry chef in Asia. Plus: how Turkish restaurateur Umut Ozkanca wants to change people’s perceptions of his home country’s food and how spices have changed world history.
Food Neighbourhoods 291: Recipe edition, Wolfgang Puck
A recipe by one of the best-known chefs and restaurateurs in the US.
Discovering Brazil
Brazilian chef Manu Buffara shares the dishes of her home country that the rest of the world has yet to discover. Also in the programme: how the Biennial of Design in Ljubljana is showcasing what could be the sausage of the…
Food Neighbourhoods 290: Recipe edition, Paul Hollywood
A recipe from one of the world’s leading authorities on baking.
Paul Hollywood and Julien Royer
Description: How Julien Royer built his restaurant empire in Singapore and Hong Kong, plus baking tips from one of the world’s best-known authorities, Paul Hollywood.
Food Neighbourhoods 289: Recipe edition, Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich
A recipe from the chef-owners of London’s Honey & Co restaurant group.
Explaining Austrian wines
We are in Vienna where wine-makers are showing off a new vineyard classification system to give consumers a better understanding of Austrian wines. Also in the programme: how Cyril Lignac became one of France’s best-known…
Food Neighbourhoods 288: Recipe edition, Hamish McNeil
A recipe from the co-head chef of Edinburgh’s Eleanore restaurant.
Poland’s hospitality industry
We are in Warsaw where hospitality businesses are getting together to boost the capital’s offering and reputation. Also in the programme: a visit to a different kind of food festival in California.
Food Neighbourhoods 287: Recipe edition, Solla Eiríksdóttir
One of Iceland’s best-known chefs and cookery book authors shares a favourite dessert recipe.
The Davos menu
We head to the World Economic Forum in Davos to find out what is happening in the Alpine town’s kitchens during the huge event. Also in the programme: how Ivan Orkin became one of the world’s best ramen experts, plus the…
Food Neighbourhoods 286: Recipe edition, Filipe Carvalho
The head chef of the Michelin-stared restaurant Fifty Seconds in Lisbon explains how to prepare his superb lobster with rice.
Traditions with future
We head to southern Ireland to learn about some old methods for smoking fish that are winning over new fans. We also take a look at Italy’s wine industry and how UK embassies are finding soft power through food.
Food Neighbourhoods 285: Recipe edition, Helen Graham
A meat-free recipe by the executive chef of London's Bubala restaurant.
Assaf Granit and the Dusty Knuckle
Israeli top chef and restaurateur Assaf Granit talks about how he created his successful restaurant empire. Max Tobias, founder of London’s Dusty Knuckle bakery, talks us through his business that supplies sourdough to many…
