The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
The revival of roadside motels and a new wave of Brazilian cooking
We are in Canada to see how roadside motels are becoming destinations in their own right. Also in the programme: how chef Rafael Cagali is pioneering Brazilian cuisine in Europe.
Hoppers and Essencia do Vinho
What makes Hoppers restaurants one of the biggest successes that London has seen in recent years? Plus: the most interesting bottles and producers at Essencia do Vinho in Lisbon, one of Portugal’s leading wine…
What makes a hotel of the future?
The biggest discussion topics from The Hive, a two-day meeting of hoteliers from across Europe, plus the week’s top food and drink headlines.
Samyukta Nair and Deni Srdoc
We meet two influential figures in the hospitality industry: Samyukta Nair, who has launched a number of successful restaurants in London’s Mayfair, and Deni Srdoc, who has been working to make the Croatian city…
The joy of better cooking
Broadcaster and author Alice Zaslavsky on the tricks that make cooking easier – and the food tastier. We also meet one of Portugal’s most innovative wine-makers and visit Finnish Lapland where a new generation…
Oded Oren and Zuza Zak
How Israeli chef Oded Oren created one of London’s most beloved restaurants. Plus: why there’s more variety to pierogi than you might think.
Salone del Gusto
The return of one of the world’s pre-eminent food fairs, controversy over increasing baguette prices in France and a new app connecting customers and local food producers.
What Italy’s best home cooks can teach us
Vicky Bennison on what Italian grandmothers taught her about cooking. Plus: how Frerejean Frères is leading a change in the champagne market.
Telma Shiraishi and Theo Randall
Telma Shiraishi tells us how she became one of Brazil’s most appreciated names in Japanese cooking, and Theo Randall reveals his store-cupboard essentials.
Tallinn report: part two
We are back in Tallinn to meet some of the shakers and makers of the Estonian capital’s hospitality industry, including a man who has created a way to speed up ordering drinks in bars…
