The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Fighting back the virus
What can restaurants do to survive in these trying times? Also on the programme: how the quarantine is making Italians rediscover the joys of cooking, plus what’s new in beer in 2020.
Food Neighbourhoods 176: Cork
Monocle’s Charlie Jermyn talks us through the rich and varied culinary delights on offer in Ireland’s second city.
The real Irish food
Galway’s top chef, JP McMahon, on what the world doesn’t understand about Ireland’s food culture. Plus: the bartender shaking up Rio de Janeiro’s cocktail scene.
Food Neighbourhoods 175: Lyon, the Presqu’île
A culinary tour in the heart of Lyon, an area that offers a wealth of cafés, restaurants, luxury shops and cultural venues. Our guide is Monocle’s Madeleine Pollard.
Young talent
How much does age matter in the world’s top kitchens? Also in the programme: how one woman in South Africa is inventing healthier versions of traditional dishes and a round-up of some of the most interesting wines from Portugal.
Food Neighbourhoods 174: Newmarket, Dublin 8
A culinary tour through Dublin’s Newmarket, one of the capital’s most exciting neighbourhoods.
Pierre Gagnaire
Pierre Gagnaire, one of the world’s most creative chefs, tells us why gaining Michelin stars shouldn’t add to the pressure in the kitchen. Plus: a Beirut bakery working as a community hub, and the future of CBD drinks.
Food Neighbourhoods 173: Barcelona’s Poble Sec
We head to Barcelona’s neighbourhood of Poble Sec to explore the flourishing food and drink scene — and taste some of the city’s best tapas.
Crossing borders
How one chef in Seoul is trying to create a culinary connection between North and South Korea. Plus: a new London venture by Brooklyn’s most talked-about restaurateurs and a family reviving a long-extinct port wine house in Portugal.
Food Neighbourhoods 172: Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo
Monocle’s Latin America affairs correspondent Lucinda Elliott takes us to an area in Rio that is a hotspot for new restaurants.
