The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Taking hospitality one step further
How a winery in Canada’s Niagara region boosted its hospitality offering with one of the country’s best bakeries. Also in the programme: an interview with the makers of the documentary ‘Blind Ambition’, and how…
Tallinn report
We are in the Estonian capital to see how it has become a culinary destination that can rival many of its counterparts around the world.
Austria’s culinary forum
How Austrian top chefs launched an initiative to bring more recognition to the country’s food culture. Also in the programme: Ryan Chetiyawardana on how cocktail culture has changed in the last decade, plus John…
The art of making cognac
Baptiste Loiseau on his responsibilities as a cellar master for Louis XIII cognac, plus a new book on what food cultures from around the world share: a love of cookies.
Ukraine’s food frontier
A look into the important role hospitality professionals have been playing in Ukraine to support their nation at war. Plus: the week’s food-and-drink headlines and an interview with the winner of the Swedish Barista…
How Romania became a whisky country
The creators of Romania’s first single-malt whisky on why the country was the right place for a product like this. Plus: a visit to a sandwich shop that has become a huge hit among…
Ecuador’s chocolate revolution and the future of Le Cordon Bleu
How Ecuador’s small-scale producers are working to make the country famous for its chocolate, not just for its cocoa. Plus, Le Cordon Bleu President and CEO André J Cointreau on his plans for the…
Culinary ambassadors
We meet two top chefs who have brought fame to their home countries: Israel’s Eyal Shani and Brazil’s Gero Fasano.
Meinklang wine, Olia Hercules and Ryan Chetiyawardana’s cocktail recipe
A visit to one of the most special Austrian farm-wineries, Olia Hercules on food as a tool to unite people and a top cocktail recipe by Ryan Chetiyawardana.
Portuguese wine, Honey & Co and British cheese
We find out the subtle differences between Portugal’s alvarinho grape and Spain’s albariño, celebrate10 years of London’s famed Honey & Co and look at a new book that takes us on a cheese-based tour…
