The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Wines from the Benelux region
An Amsterdam wine shop that has curated a perfect regional wine selection. Also in the programme: Bre Graham on what it took to write her timeless debut cookbook, ‘Table for Two’.
What’s on the menu in Davos?
We find out what it takes to cater to some of the world’s most powerful people at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Also in the programme: a visit to one of…
How cities feed themselves
We pay tribute to the restaurants in London that have for years served their communities quietly and without fanfare. Plus: a New York business that curates top chocolates from all over the world.
Success stories
We meet three restaurateurs who have found success and brought something new to their cities.
The Best Recipes of 2022
We recap the tastiest recipes from Food Neighbourhoods in 2022.
The Best of The Menu 2022
Monocle’s Markus Hippi recaps the highlights of the programme in 2022.
‘The River Café Look Book’
Ruth Rogers on River Café’s new book and what made her restaurant one of the best and most successful in Britain. Also in the programme: Christmas food recommendations by Monocle staff members from around…
How Lune became the world’s most talked-about croissanterie
Kate Reid, founder of Lune, on how she invented what’s been called the world’s best croissant through reverse engineering. Also in the programme, a new and clever pancake-mix brand STAC(S).
Björn Frantzén, Helena Puolakka and Patrick Kriss
Swedish chef Björn Frantzén’s debut restaurant in the UK, how Helsinki’s new Café Savoy is drawing inspiration from France and why Toronto’s new Ace Hotel is a destination for some of the best food…
René Redzepi and Noma 2.0
René Redzepi on how he reinvented Copenhagen’s Noma restaurant – and how he updated everything for Noma 2.0. Also in the programme: why one South Tyrolean entrepreneur’s apple juice is receiving praise across Europe.
