The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
How to run a gallery restaurant
A new museum in Tallinn offers inspiration in both art and food. Elsewhere, we meet US chef Amanda Freitag who’s promoting the US through food and find out why Californian olive oil might be the best you’ll taste.
London’s Spanish pioneer
How top Spanish chef José Pizarro has left his mark on London’s restaurant scene and why American diners in New Jersey have been able to maintain their success despite countless new rivals. Plus: a visit to Ynyshir, the restaurant ranked the best in Wales.
The Monocle Restaurant Awards 2019
The restaurants that we deem the best in the world right now, plus London’s new luxury supper club that’s fighting food waste.
South Africa’s culinary star
How South African chef Kobus van der Merwe made his restaurant Wolfgat one of the most talked-about dining spots in the world. Plus: Slovenia’s gin revolution and a Japanese exhibition on fermentation.
What’s bubbling in Spanish cuisine?
Spanish chef Eneko Atxa on the next big things in Spanish food, an Irish example of how food and design work together, and why Ran Shmueli has become one of the driving forces in Tel Aviv’s thriving culinary scene.
Lebanon’s food secrets
Top Lebanese recipes beyond hummus, shawarma and falafel, Milan’s bakery renaissance and a new challenger in the non-alcoholic beverages market.
‘The Island Kitchen’
Undiscovered culinary treasures from islands in the Indian Ocean, how Helsinki’s iconic Savoy restaurant is being updated for the 21st century and how top chef Dan Giusti intends to fix US school lunches.
‘Moorish’
British chef Ben Tish on Mediterranean food and the controversial topic of cultural appropriation in cooking. Plus: a visit to Ireland’s first non-alcoholic bar and the biggest discussion topics from Genoa’s Slow Fish fair.
The Travel Top 50
Monocle’s editor in chief, Tyler Brûlé, and editor, Andrew Tuck, join Markus Hippi to introduce Monocle’s celebration of the best in the world of travel.
Cider rethought
The cider market has a new challenger from Normandy, London tips for a great food market and a restaurant-bakery concept with a focus on health.
