The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Melbourne’s coffee convention
A round-up from Australia’s largest coffee convention in Melbourne, we compare how caviar produced in Brazil measures up to its Russian counterpart and find out how a new Norwegian design might change the way…
Jean-Pierre Jacob’s secrets
Two-Michelin-starred chef Jean-Pierre Jacob shares some of his cooking secrets. Another top French chef, Daniel Galmiche, tells us about his plans to revolutionise the kitchens of his home country and food writer James Steen…
Why the UK is leading in street food
Richard Johnson, founder of the British Street Food awards, tells us why the UK is leading the way. We’re also be dining with strangers at a pop-up in Brooklyn – and cook, author and…
San Francisco’s artisanal toast
Why San Francisco is getting so excited about artisanal toast, we visit a 3D-printing café in Barcelona and meet one of the UK’s most prominent Indian chefs, Mehernosh Mody.
Kyoto’s oldest tofu
We meet chef and author Michael Gibney whose book ‘Sous Chef’ reveals what really happens in restaurant kitchens. We also visit one of the oldest tofu makers in Kyoto and find out what is…
Tony Conigliaro’s latest
We head to Northern Chile to find out why more fish is being eaten now than at any other time of the year, meet top Australian food author Donna Hay and Tony Conigliaro –…
Appreciation for Vermouth
We head to Hanoi where a group of entrepreneurs has come up with a high-end Vietnamese rice liquor, we also hear why there should be more appreciation for Vermouth and visit London’s first cat…
Israel’s threat to wine farms
We visit the West Bank where a world-renowned wine farm is under threat because of a separation barrier planned by Israel, we also find out about an organisation busy catering to the areas of…
Finland’s street food culture
We head to Helsinki to hear what the Finnish capital is doing to promote street-food culture. We also find out how a new wave of restaurants is changing Vienna’s hospitality culture and get the…
Reviving espresso in Florence
We look for the best Mexican food in New York, visit an espresso-machine maker in Florence experiencing a revival and speak to the founders of the UK’s first pure almond-milk company.
