The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Trailblazers of flavour
Emma Nelson speaks to Niki Segnit about the second volume of her global bestseller ‘The Flavour Thesaurus’, while Monica Lillis asks food entrepreneur and comedian Eddie Huang about his restaurant Baohaus and its new…
Jikoni’s Ravinder Bhogal, chef Shon Foster and Hexclad
Markus Hippi speaks to Ravinder Bhogal, owner of London restaurant Jikoni, and James Nelson discovers chef Shon Foster’s mission to tell stories of humanity through food. Also in the programme: a conversation with Danny…
Berlin special
This week, Markus Hippi heads to Berlin. He visits Nobelhart & Schmutzig, a Michelin-starred restaurant on Friedrichstrasse with a focus on local produce. He also pops into Kin Dee, an authentic Thai restaurant opened…
Summa, ‘Rice Table’ and FoodTank
Monocle’s Milan correspondent Ivan Carvalho heads to the Summa wine fair in South Tyrol and Chris Cermak chats to the co-founder of FoodTank, Danielle Nierenberg, a US non-profit think-tank focused on all things food…
Mixers and shakers
Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, speaks to the founders of one of the world’s most renowned cocktail bars, Attaboy, on New York’s Lower East Side. Sophie Monaghan-Coombs catches up with the founder of Beak…
Modern dining guide: from Michelin stars to markets
Monocle’s Ed Stocker speaks to Riccardo Gaspari and Ludovica Rubbini, the duo behind Michelin-starred restaurant Sanbrite in the Dolomites. Also in the programme: Naomi Xu Elegant heads to the newly opened Salt & Palm…
João Rodrigues’s food mission and new London restaurant Lasdun
This week, Markus Hippi speaks to Jon Rotheram, co-founder of new London restaurant Lasdun, while Ivan Carvalho catches up with chef João Rodrigues in the Minho region of Portugal. Plus: Sophie Monaghan-Coombs visits the…
Through the grapevine
Monocle Radio’s Markus Hippi speaks to award-winning author Jon Bonné about his new two-book box set, Sally Howard takes us to Georgia where a new finding sheds light on the nation’s ancient winemaking traditions…
Violet bakery and Marc Almert
Markus Hippi speaks to Claire Ptak, owner of Violet bakery and cake shop in East London, and Alexei Korolyov catches up with Marc Almert, sommelier at Zürich’s Baur au Lac hotel. Plus: Tomos Lewis…
Blaufränkisch and Alberto Landgraf
Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf on how his German-Japanese heritage has shaped his cooking and Ivan Carvalho heads to Austria to sample blaufränkisch wine. Plus: Naomi Xu Elegant speaks to Kuala Lumpur-based chef Christian Recomio…
