The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Success in tough times
We look at the valuable lessons that the hospitality industry has learned from the past 12 months. Plus: US chef Andrew D’Ambrosi’s new culinary concept in one of the most beautiful corners of the UK.
The Ethical Butcher
A British business offering some of the healthiest and most environmentally healthy meat you can find. Plus: how Simon Rogan got his new Michelin green star for sustainability.
How Chinese is Chinese cuisine?
Author and broadcaster Jonathan Clements on the surprising origins of Chinese food. Plus: why entrepreneur Markus Thesleff thinks this may be the right time to open a new restaurant in London.
The power of photography
Danish top chef Bo Bech on how photography and travel changed his approach in the kitchen. Plus: the new London food delivery platform that some of the capital’s best restaurants want to sign up to.
Alice Waters, Richie Hawtin and Solla Eiríksdóttir
Continuing with highlights from the past nine years of ‘The Menu’, we meet Alice Waters who has changed the way Americans eat. Also in the programme: DJ Richie Hawtin, who launched his own saké brand, and Solla Eiríksdóttir, who popularised raw food in Iceland.
Cork dork, pubs and chicken
Highlights from the past nine years of ‘The Menu’. What separates true, passionate wine lovers from ordinary individuals and what makes for a great British pub. Plus: how the number of fried chicken joints almost became a problem in South Korea.
Ana Roš, truffle hunting and fish
We meet Ana Roš, one of the world’s most successful female chefs, go truffle hunting in Australia and learn how to prepare whole fish, including eyes, guts and bones.
Best from the archives
We round up a selection of highlights from the past nine years of ‘The Menu’. Martha Stewart tells us what she’d like for her hypothetical last meal and restaurateur Nicholas Lander explains what makes a great restaurant menu.
Best of ‘Food Neighbourhoods’ 2020
Monocle’s Markus Hippi rounds up some of the best recipes and food tours of the year.
Best of 2020
A round-up of the top interviews and reports from 2020.
