The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Foraging in Central Park
We go foraging for ingredients in New York’s Central Park, visit the French syrup maker Monin as it celebrates its centenary and get the latest food news from Hong Kong.
Picking oysters in Denmark
Join us for an oyster safari in Denmark; we also discuss the best cookbooks of the year and find out how French mustard manufacturer Maille has progressed with its first international shop.
Searching for truffles
A trip to the south of France in search of truffles, find out if the concept of luxury kebabs really works and get the week’s restaurant and hospitality news from Toronto.
Tips for the perfect pizza
We meet chef, author and restaurateur Alice Waters, visit a London bar that avoids all perishable items and get tips for a perfect pizza.
Chef René Redzepi’s career
One of the most famous and influential chefs in the world, René Redzepi shares the highs and lows of his career. We also head to Barcelona to hear how a bakery that has been a meeting point for locals has been rescued from closure by food romantics from Australia and…
Revolutionising Finnish coffee
We visit Helsinki to meet a new generation of baristas revolutionising Finland’s coffee scene, speak to Allegra McEvedy about her new book she has written to transfer her cooking knowledge to her daughter and hear how consumption of quality vodka is shifting in Asia.
Luke Nguyen’s guide to Vietnamese cuisine
We speak to Australian chef and broadcaster Luke Nguyen, who has written a definitive guide to Vietnamese cuisine. We also find out how the world’s best restaurant translates to the big screen and visit Stockholm to see how a sourdough hotel works.
Noma’s next nightlife project in Copenhagen
A visit to Copenhagen to hear about an ambitious nightlife project by a Noma restaurant co-founder, we check out a supper club in Lisbon with set discussion themes and speak to chef, broadcaster and author Cyrus Todiwala about his home city of Mumbai.
Jancis Robinson on how the wine industry is changing
We drink in the latest on the international bar and beverage industry as we revisit this year’s Bar Convent Berlin. Also on the show: Jancis Robinson, co-author of The World Atlas of Wine, gives us her view on how the wine industry is changing and Alex Atala gives us his…
Chatting with Rachel Khoo and Daniel Patterson
We meet the founders of the first supper club in Moscow and find out about the Japanese sake industry’s efforts to increase exports. We also speak to two chefs and authors: Rachel Khoo – who has written about French cuisine – and Daniel Patterson, who has written a cookbook that…
