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Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
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Berlin special
This week, Markus Hippi heads to Berlin. He visits Nobelhart & Schmutzig, a Michelin-starred restaurant on Friedrichstrasse with a focus on local produce. He also pops into Kin Dee, an authentic Thai restaurant opened by chef Dalad Kambhu in 2016, and speaks to Maximiliane Wetzel, founder of popular brunch spot…
Food Neighbourhoods 337: Nice, France
This week, Monica Lillis guides us through Nice on France’s Côte d’Azur. She wanders through the Old Town in the east of the city to explore its cafés, bars and charming eateries.
Summa, ‘Rice Table’ and FoodTank
Monocle’s Milan correspondent Ivan Carvalho heads to the Summa wine fair in South Tyrol and Chris Cermak chats to the co-founder of FoodTank, Danielle Nierenberg, a US non-profit think-tank focused on all things food and agriculture. Also in the programme, Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan speaks to Su Scott about her latest…
Food Neighbourhoods 336: Soho, London
This week we join Jeremy Lee, chef patron of Quo Vadis, on a bustling tour of his favourite cafés, delis and restaurants in the London neighbourhood of Soho.
Mixers and shakers
Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, speaks to the founders of one of the world’s most renowned cocktail bars, Attaboy, on New York’s Lower East Side. Sophie Monaghan-Coombs catches up with the founder of Beak Brewery, Danner Tapper, and Faber’s marketing director, Katie Hall, to discuss their new beer-can collaboration, while…
Food Neighbourhoods 335: Anchorage, Alaska
This week we join Monocle contributor Louis Allen as he dons his snow boots, dodges moose and takes in the northern lights on a tour of Anchorage’s culinary highlights.
Modern dining guide: from Michelin stars to markets
Monocle’s Ed Stocker speaks to Riccardo Gaspari and Ludovica Rubbini, the duo behind Michelin-starred restaurant Sanbrite in the Dolomites. Also in the programme: Naomi Xu Elegant heads to the newly opened Salt & Palm restaurant in Singapore and Markus Hippi is joined by Martin Barry, founder and CEO of Manifesto…
Food Neighbourhoods 334: Providence, Rhode Island
This week we head to Providence, Rhode Island, a New England town famous for its universities and also as a place that elected a convicted felon twice. It’s this storied past that makes it such a dynamic foodie destination. Our guide is Marisa Mazria Katz.
João Rodrigues’s food mission and new London restaurant Lasdun
This week, Markus Hippi speaks to Jon Rotheram, co-founder of new London restaurant Lasdun, while Ivan Carvalho catches up with chef João Rodrigues in the Minho region of Portugal. Plus: Sophie Monaghan-Coombs visits the Wellcome Collection’s new exhibition, ‘Milk’, and the week’s top food and drink headlines.
Food Neighbourhoods 333: Kypseli
This week, Hester Underhill guides us through Kypseli in Athens. Named after the Greek word for “beehive”, the buzzy, sprawling neighbourhood is home to a diverse array of restaurants and cafés.
