The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Bangkok’s guerrilla beer brewers
We discover how Bangkok’s brewers push the boundaries of beer despite onerous regulation. We also talk to star chef Enrique Olvera about the gems of Mexican cuisine. Plus: business tips from Brewdog founder James…
The gems of New Zealand’s wine cellars
We visit a new wine store in London that is dedicated to New Zealand’s wines, hear tips from gin expert Aaron Knoll and discover a new condiment brand hoping to change public perception of…
The secrets of the north
Magnus Nilsson of Fäviken tells us about ‘The Nordic Cookbook’, a massive release that reveals what the world still doesn’t know about cooking heritage in northern Europe. We also learn how one chef is…
Bread from home
We look at a bakery in New York that introduces talented migrants to the skills of artisanal bread-making, hear how a London pop-up is going international and interview Peru’s top chef Virgilio Martinez.
The new flavours of Seoul
We discuss the latest developments in Seoul’s restaurant scene, get some innovative tips for great toast and hear the week’s headlines from Singapore.
Thai flavours
We discover Sydney’s most-famous Thai chef Sujet Saenkham’s top cooking tips, discuss Swedish fast-food outlets’ fight against the gourmet burger boom and find out about a self-sufficient restaurant in the West Bank.
The master of cocktail-making
Possibly the world’s best bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana on top tips, quality wine production next door to New York and a bar concept brought over to London from Barcelona.
The ambassador of modern Chinese
Andrew Wong explains how you launch a successful Chinese restaurant. We also discuss the pisco boom in Peru and discover a mysterious new hit drink in Israel.
New enterprises
DJ Richie Hawtin discusses his drink brand ENTER.SAKE, reveals why star chef Atul Kochhar wanted to open his new restaurant in Madrid and takes a look at a different kind of a food market…
Inside chefs’ fridges
Author Adrian Moore reveals what top chefs have in their home fridges. We also speak to Anthony Rose, who is bringing new life to Toronto’s restaurant landscape and we get the week’s headlines from…
