The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
‘Slow Food, Fast Cars’ and Eline restaurant
Monocle’s Isabella Jewell sits down with renowned Italian chef Massimo Bottura and his wife, Lara Gilmore, to discuss their new food-and-lifestyle book, ‘Slow Food, Fast Cars’. Also in the programme: Lucrezia Motta heads to…
‘Vintage Crime: A Short History of Wine Fraud’, Copenhagen coffee culture and Jorg Zupan
We sit down with “master of wine” and author Rebecca Gibb to explore the tantalising world of wine fraud. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Copenhagen correspondent, Michael Booth, finds out why Denmark is emerging…
Kudu Collective, chestnut season in Portugal and San Francisco’s Thanksgiving traditions
We meet Amy Corbin and Patrick Williams, founders of Kudu Collective, a group of popular South African restaurants in London. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Lisbon correspondent, Gaia Lutz, discovers Portugal’s autumnal love affair…
Hainan House, Ukrainian Borscht and La Marzocco Espresso Academy
We sit down with Sunny Wu and Irene Hua, the brains behind new London opening Hainan House. Julia Lasica is in the kitchen with her mother and journalist Roksolyanan Lasica to find out how…
How can we eat more sustainably?
We explore the world of sustainable eating and meet trailblazers in the environmentally conscious food industry. Restaurateur and ecological campaigner Malcolm Wood tells us about his fine-dining restaurant, The Aubrey. Also in the programme:…
Donna Hay, wines of Vidigueira and the World’s 50 Best Bars Awards
Chiara Rimella sits down with acclaimed Australian cookbook author Donna Hay to discuss her new cookbook, ‘Even More Basics to Brilliance’. Also in the programme, Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, heads to Portugal to…
Finland’s mushroom-foraging craze, Ana Ros and Showerings Cider
Monocle’s Gaia Lutz sits down with renowned Slovenian chef Ana Ros in Lisbon. Also in the programme: Petri Burtsoff is in Finland to find out why mushroom foraging is becoming ever more popular in…
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…
