The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Restaurant overload
Can there be too many restaurants in a city? We visit San Francisco to meet locals who think so. We also find out if Filipino cuisine could become popular around the world and meet…
Putting Burma on the map
We head to Rangoon to meet brothers who are busy trying to get Burma on the food map, find out about a new service in New York that allows you to share home-cooked food…
Beirut during Lent
How Beirut restaurants are changing their menus during Lent, we meet the Finnish barista of the year and see what’s in Santiago’s basket.
The 50 Best Restaurant Awards
A report on the 50 Best Restaurants awards in Singapore, we visit a Madrid restaurant dedicated solely to cheese and another in Ontario that serves Finnish cuisine with a Canadian twist.
Reinventing the wine shop
How Brazilians are reinventing the wine shop, we discuss eggs with Rose Carrarini of Rose Bakery in Paris and see what’s in Santiago’s basket.
The perfect cup of tea
Where to find the perfect cup of tea in Berlin, we speak to the author of The Breakfast Bible – a book dedicated to the most important meal of the day and learn about…
Egypt’s food renaissance
A look at Egyptian food’s renaissance, we speak to top chefs David Toutain and Nicolai Nørregaard in Copenhagen and meet the barista of the week in Tokyo.
Rounding up Madrid Fusion and Madrid Gastrofestival
For this Madrid special we get reports on the most exiting bits of Madrid Fusion and Madrid Gastrofestival. We also head to Canada to check out a restaurant that has caused a lot of…
Lyon’s Bocuse d’Or
A report from the Bocuse d’Or gastronomic event in Lyon, we hear how Singapore’s bar scene is getting a facelift and speak to one of the most celebrated food critics in Brazil, Josimar Mello.
Pairing champagne with hot dogs
A visit to the culinary hotspot neighbourhood of Itaewon in Seoul, we also look into the London phenomenon of pairing Champagne with hot dogs and discover the benefits of urban beekeeping.
