The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
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 the Carnuntum region of Austria to meet vintner Dorli Muhr. Plus: Monocle Radio’s head of production,…
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 at the renowned Himkok bar, while Lars Bevanger discovers Fold Bistro and Bottle Shop, a new…
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, Ivan Carvalho, heads to the ethical-food summit, Care’s, on the picturesque island of Salina in Italy…
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 we hop on the ferry to Orcas Island in the US to meet the founder of…
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 culture and food of their home countries.
‘Imad’s Syrian Kitchen’, London’s café culture and Morning coffee
This week, restaurateur Imad Alarnab joins Markus Hippi to talk about his new cookbook, ‘Imad’s Syrian Kitchen: A Love Letter from Damascus to London’. Meanwhile, Monocle’s Monica Lillis heads south of the Thames to speak to food entrepreneur Jayke Mangion. Plus: Leon Foo, co-founder of Singapore-based coffee-capsule company Morning, tells…
Brina, Bold Bean Co and Italian rosé
This week, Markus Hippi speaks to the founder of the Bold Bean Co, Amelia Christie-Miller, about her new cookbook that celebrates the versatility of beans. Also in the programme, Guy De Launey heads to the Brina festival of cocktails and mixology in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Ivan Carvalho meets with wine…
Sicilia en primeur and vegetarian cooking
We raise a glass at the Sicilia en primeur wine fair in Taormina, visit Japanese outdoor brand Snow Peak’s flagship shop, which showcases the company’s culinary focus, and discover a new book on vegetarian cooking from Japan.
