The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
The new Old Market Hall
A visit to Helsinki to hear how the Old Market Hall is bringing a new dimension to the city’s food scene. We also check out pop-ups in London celebrating the World Cup and meet…
The young ones: Luke Thomas
We are in Tokyo to visit the Norwegian Fuglen coffeehouse that has just opened a new roastery, we also meet the youngest head chef in the UK, Luke Thomas and hear how the city…
New Orleans’ greatest
New Orleans special: we meet some of New Orleans’ greatest culinary figures to learn what makes the city’s food unique, including a visit to Peche Seafood Grill. Plus we speak to the founders of…
The workers’ meal
We test a Brooklyn supper club on wheels, find out what the workers themselves eat at some of the world’s top restaurants and speak to the founders of the James Beard Foundation’s publication of…
Pastries with Dominique Ansel
We visit Copenhagen where a new street-food market is giving an instant upgrade to the food you can get from a truck, we also speak to New York’s most famous pastry chef Dominique Ansel…
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…
