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Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
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Rambutan, Helsinki culinary walking tour and Bonhams department of Wine and Spirits
This week, we meet Cynthia Shanmugalingam, the founder of Sri Lankan Tamil restaurant Rambutan in London’s Borough Market to find out how she brings her memories and voice to the kitchen. Also in the programme, Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff takes to the streets of Helsinki to sample some of the city’s…
Food Neighbourhoods #398: Vilnius, Lithuania
Lithuania might not be the first place that you think of when it comes to gastronomic prowess but its ranking as number one on the World Happiness Index for under-thirties shows the country’s strength as a soft-power player. Here, Monocle’s Lily Austin heads to its capital, Vilnius, to get a…
Exploring culinary heritage
This week we look at how cooking can reconnect you with your culinary and family heritage. Author and cook Karla Zazueta tells us about the distinctiveness of northern Mexican cuisine and her memories of her childhood in Baja California. Plus, Monocle’s David Plaisant meets Marie Mitchell to gather ingredients for…
Food Neighbourhoods #397: Belleville, Paris
If you’re sticking around in Paris after the Olympic Games, drop by the multicultural neighbourhood of Belleville. Monocle’s Claudia Jacob takes us on a tour of her favourite spots.
‘Verdura’, Alouette and Chotto Matte
We speak to chef Theo Randall to learn about his new cookbook, ‘Verdura, which is dedicated to his penchant for Italian cuisine and cooking with vegetables and Monocle’s Copenhagen correspondent, Michael Booth, meets Nick Curtin and Camilla Hansen of recently reopened fine dining spot, Alouette. Plus: hospitality patron Kurt Zdesar…
Food Neighbourhoods #396: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
This week, we head to Malaysia’s second-largest city, Johor Bahru, with Monocle’s Gabriella Wong to explore its historically rich and vibrant food scene.
A tour of the Mediterranean
With summer in full swing, we head to the Mediterranean and the Greek island of Sifnos to discover its gastronomic credentials. Also on programme: Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, is in Palermo to meet Fabrizia Lanza to learn about her cooking school Anna Tasca Lanza. Plus: Cookbook author Yasmin Fahr…
Food Neighbourhoods #395: Helsinki
Robert Prendergast heads to Helsinki to learn about the city’s culinary traditions.
Kolae, Mabruka and Wine of the Month
We sit down with Andy Oliver and Mark Dobbie of Kolae in London to hear their take on southern Thai cooking. Elsewhere, our Copenhagen correspondent, Michael Booth, meets Safa Jemai, the woman dedicated to bringing authentic Tunisian spices to the Nordics. Plus: Monocle sub editor and in-house wine expert Chloé…
Food Neighbourhoods #394: Annecy, France
Monocle’s Gunnar Gronlid takes us on a gastronomic tour of the charming savoyard city of Annecy.
