The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Mauro Colagreco
We hear from the Mexican Arca Tierra project, which works with leading chefs to save traditional farming methods. Plus: we catch up with three-Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco and hear from the creator of the world’s first pure-milk vodka.
Food Neighbourhoods 259: Recipe edition, Mina Stone
An easy vegetarian Greek recipe from the author of the new book ‘Lemon, Love and Olive Oil’
The secretive world of truffles
Award-winning author Rowan Jacobsen on why so much of what we think we know about truffles is wrong. Plus, a pioneer of sourdough baking in Athens and a Hong Kong restaurant specialising in British-Chinese cooking.
Food Neighbourhoods 258: Recipe edition, Luís Gonzalez-Castro
A Cuban family recipe by the founder of London’s Cuca supper club.
Why butter matters
British top chef James Martin on the joys of cooking with butter, a visit to one of Scandinavia’s best cocktail bars, and why one port wine producer is attracting attention.
Food Neighbourhoods 257: Recipe edition, Helen Evans
A recipe for brown butter cakes by the head of bread and pastry at Flor Bakery in London’s Borough Market.
‘The Menu’: 10 years
We celebrate the 10th anniversary of Monocle 24 with a special edition, in which we speak to some of the best culinary experts across the globe about how the world of food and drink has changed in the last decade and what they expect from the next 10 years.
Food Neighbourhoods 256: Recipe edition, Ollie Dabbous
A recipe by one of the UK’s most exciting culinary talents, from the restaurant Hide.
Mandy Yin and Malaysian cuisine
Mandy Yin discusses her new cookbook, ‘Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook’, and gives us an overview of the rich and varied culinary culture of Malaysia. Plus: we meet Esra Muslu, one of Turkey’s finest chefs, ahead of her London restaurant opening.
Food Neighbourhoods 255: Recipe edition, Claudia Roden
A delicious recipe from one of Britain’s most legendary food writers.
