The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Working from home
We hear how new technology solutions can help chefs to work from home and meet a wine-maker who plays Mozart to his vines (for a good reason). Plus: we visit street-food bar Zima, Russian…
Undiscovered treats of the Basque Country
Top Spanish chef José Pizarro reveals the culinary delights that are still yet to be discovered in the Basque Country. We also hunt for the most extravagant Easter eggs in Brazil. Plus: why drink…
Fresh from Italy
We hear the secrets behind Italian restaurant chain Obicà’s famous mozzarella and talk to UK cocktail master Tony Conigliaro about going into the business of bottled cocktails. Plus: a balsamic vinegar producer who’s challenging…
A new leaf
On this week’s episode David Bez tells us how you can make more than 1,000 different salads. Meanwhile, we take a look at a Lebanese café easing tensions in the region and visit the…
The world’s best pizza
We discuss how to choose between the 1,700 best pizzerias around the world, get a taste for the Argentinian drink that has become a global hit and sit down with the entrepreneur who has…
Keeping the legacy alive
We discover how three sisters are keeping their grandmother’s heritage alive through the means of great hospitality in Amman and hear about a push to bring great Melbourne coffee to Jakarta. Plus: why robots…
Australia special
We discover how an industrial area has turned into a restaurant oasis in Canberra, meet an Australian entrepreneur determined to improve coffee in Brazil and visit one of Adelaide’s most unique venues.
Raising the bar
We get an Italian recipe for great craft beer, learn how England can rival the region of Champagne when it comes to sparkling wine and get the week’s news from ‘Food Republic’.
The best of Turkish wines
We taste some of the best Turkish wines and check in at a Viennese café-cum-reception desk called Zur Rezeption. Plus: we enjoy some Hepple Gin, created by British chef Valentine Warner.
Distilled with care
We get a taste for the first artisanal gin made in Bangkok, discuss the future of the British pub, discover unique honey-beer brand Hiver and hear the week’s top news from the US.
