The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
New opportunities
We hear from two hospitality entrepreneurs who discovered new opportunities during the pandemic. Also in the programme: the week’s top food and drink headlines.
Sayuri tea and the Danish way to promote better eating
We meet the founder of Sayuri, an artisanal Japanese green tea and matcha brand. Also in the programme: a winery in the heart of Milan and an original way that Danish officials are promoting…
With or without alcohol?
A Swedish non-alcoholic wine brand that is winning with its quality and taste-first approach; one of Toronto’s most storied hotels that has returned after a major renovation; and the week’s top food and drink…
Regaining the momentum
What will it take for the hospitality industry to get back on track to success? Plus: the week’s food and drink headlines.
The roots of muesli
How Switzerland became the king of breakfast, a top British chef bringing the zero-waste ethos to central London and the week’s top headlines.
Are easier times ahead?
We look ahead to the coming year and ask what it may bring for the hospitality industry around the world. Plus: Scotland’s first distilled alcohol-free spirit and the week’s top food and drink headlines.
Best of ‘Food Neighbourhoods’ 2021
Monocle’s Markus Hippi picks his favourite recipes we have broadcast in 2021.
The best of ‘The Menu’
Monocle’s Markus Hippi looks back at the last 12 months of our food and drink programme, recapping highlights with some of the world’s best chefs, restaurateurs and key players in hospitality.
The roots of the Christmas feast
Food historian Annie Gray on how the Christmas dinner table became what it is today. Plus: Rich Woods’s festive cocktail recommendations and the week’s top food and drink headlines.
What you didn’t know about pizza
Modernist Cuisine’s Francisco Migoya on what he learned while creating ‘Modernist Pizza’, his comprehensive book about one of the world’s favourite dishes. Plus: food-technology innovation at Helsinki’s Slush start-up gathering and the week’s top…
