The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Japanese culinary soft power
We explore the world of Japanese cuisine and its role in boosting the nation’s profile around the globe. Monica Lillis sits down with London-based saké sommelier Erika Haigh and Monocle’s Copenhagen correspondent, Michael Booth,…
‘Bitter’, SWISS and Sonora Mexican
This week we sit down with Alexina Anatole to discuss her new cookbook, ‘Bitter’. Also in the programme, Myriam Zumbühl takes to the skies to try SWISS’s new in-flight menu, which was devised by…
London Cocktail Week, Ukraine’s Trains and Coconut Club
This week, we welcome Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhan Payne, co-founders of London Cocktail week, into the studio to reflect on how the festival has evolved since it was founded 14 years ago. Also in…
Forza Wine, Dorli Muhr and the Los Angeles food scene
This week we are joined in the studio by Bash Redford and Michael Lavery, who run the renowned Forza Wine in South London. Also in the programme, Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, ventures to…
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…
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,…
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…
Farewell to Markus Hippi
We look back at Markus Hippi’s highlights from the past 11 years of The Menu on Monocle Radio.
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 hospitality design studios.
Culinary diplomacy special: Washington
Monocle’s Chris Cermak heads to Washington, the world’s diplomacy capital, to delve into culinary diplomacy – the ways in which emissaries use their national cuisines for good causes, as well as to promote the…
