The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Marugame Udon and Brown-Forman whisky
We hear how the world’s largest udon chain is adapting for the European market and meet a master blender to discuss emerging trends in the whisky industry.
Food Neighbourhoods 273: Recipe edition, Lisa Steele
An unexpected egg recipe by one of the world’s best-known chicken keepers.
Scotland’s Michelin-starred distillery restaurant, plus unexpected egg recipes
We speak to Mark Donald, whose restaurant at Scotland’s Glenturret Distillery has just won a Michelin star. Also in the programme: unexpected ways to prepare eggs and the week’s top food and drink headlines.
Food Neighbourhoods 272: Recipe edition, Gabriel Waterhouse
The founder of The Waterhouse Project in London shares one of his top recipes.
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.
Food Neighbourhoods 271: Recipe edition, Dom Auger
The man behind Hackney Coterie in London explains how to ferment Jerusalem artichokes at home and what to serve with them.
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 the country’s new dietary guidance.
Food Neighbourhoods 270: Recipe edition, Rafael Cagali
The two-Michelin-starred chef of London’s Da Terra restaurant shares a recipe for ‘moqueca’, a traditional Brazilian fish stew.
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 headlines.
Food Neighbourhoods 269: Recipe edition, Yuma Hashemi
A recipe for a decadent weekend meal by the owner and executive chef of The Drunken Butler restaurant in London.
