The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Cointreau’s 170 years
As Cointreau celebrates it 170th anniversary, how has the French liqueur brand remained relevant? Plus: why some of the world’s best sea salt comes from southern Portugal.
Food Neighbourhoods 147: Ipoh, Malaysia
We visit Ipoh in northwest Malaysia to sample the city’s famous white coffee, kway teow and Nyonya cuisine.
Perfecting hospitality
How the Asian hospitality brand Potato Head is setting new milestones with its hotels and restaurants, the latest wave of tequila and mezcal in London, and how a new UK rum won over consumers in just a few years.
Food Neighbourhoods 146: Manchester, Ancoats
Monocle’s Charlie Filmer-Court takes us to Ancoats in Manchester where the northern UK city’s food and drink selection has received a huge boost thanks to the area’s revitalisation.
How Allpress changed the coffee world
How Allpress Espresso has grown from an Auckland-based business into one of the world’s favourite coffee brands. Plus: why one small town in Turkey has produced many of the country’s top chefs and what it takes to create one of the best chocolate brands around.
Food Neighbourhoods 145: Salvador, Bahia
Tastemakers and bartenders in Bahia’s state capital Salvador are changing the face of Brazil’s national drink, cachaça. Monocle’s Lucinda Elliott finds out how perceptions of the spirit are changing at home and abroad.
Perfecting sea salt
How Halen Môn sea salt from Wales made its way to the kitchens of many of the world’s best restaurants. Plus: a new type of craft beer from the UK and a Russian spirit forgotten for generations is making a comeback.
Food Neighbourhoods 144: Baghdad
Monocle’s Beirut correspondent Lizzie Porter takes us on a tour of Baghdad. The Iraqi capital’s restaurants and cafés are encouragingly busy thanks to a period of relative stability.
London’s street-food revolution
How street-food-market operator Kerb has changed London’s food landscape, teaching the city to use food to create better environments. Plus: how Chifa cuisine marries Peruvian and Chinese traditions, and Nobu Matsuhisa’s tips for perfect sushi.
Food Neighbourhoods 143: Frankfurt, Bahnhofsviertel
A tour in Frankfurt’s Bahnhofsviertel where creative chefs are celebrating the city’s diversity with their menus.
