The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Food Neighbourhoods #349: Chelsea
We take a tour of Chelsea in west London with Leandro Carreira, executive chef of The Sea, The Sea, a fishmonger-cum-seafood bar.
Food Neighbourhoods #348: Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt
Frankfurt in Germany is known as the country’s financial capital and is home to one of Europe’s largest airports. But when it comes to food, the city has a surprisingly unique take on a particular German and Austrian staple: the Schnitzel. Monocle’s Chris Cermak, an Austrian citizen and one-time Frankfurt…
Food Neighbourhoods #347: Biarritz
This week, Monocle’s Amy Van Den Berg walks us through Biarritz on France’s Basque coast. Known for its rich food history, this region has experienced a culinary renaissance since the 1970s in which chefs have taken increasingly modern approaches to traditional Basque dishes.
Food Neighbourhoods #346: Leith, Edinburgh
This week we venture to Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, to discover the fast-growing culinary scene and bustling neighbourhood of Leith.
Farewell to Markus Hippi
We look back at Markus Hippi’s highlights from the past 11 years of The Menu on Monocle Radio.
Food Neighbourhoods #345: Venice Beach, Los Angeles
We travel to Venice Beach, Los Angeles to join Monocle’s US Editor, Chris Lord, as he speaks with the award-winning Mexican chef, Enrique Olvera, at his new restaurant Atla.
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.
Food Neighbourhoods #344: Cabramatta, Sydney
This week we head to the southwestern suburbs of Sydney to visit one of the city’s top food destinations, Cabramatta. It’s a vibrant southeast Asian melting pot full of Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian and Chinese restaurants, alongside other food outlets and shops. Our guide on this journey is writer Sheila Ngoc…
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.
Food Neighbourhoods #343: Nizamuddin, Delhi
This week we walk through the historic 13th-century neighbourhood of Nizamuddin in Delhi, India, where every nook and cranny is redolent with the hallmarks of Mughlai cuisine. Our guide is Delhi insider, Geetanjali Krishna.
