The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Food Neighbourhoods 103: Toronto, Little Tibet
Monocle’s Will Kitchens walks us through Toronto’s Little Tibet, North America’s largest Tibetan community, and a popular food destination.
An anarchy of chillies
We delve into the wild world of chillies, head to Canada where chefs are pushing the boundaries of top brunches and meet Bethany Kehdy, one of Lebanon’s most influential culinary figures.
Food Neighbourhoods 102: Poznan, Old Town
Anna Siwecka tours the Polish city of Poznan – still under the tourist radar but full of culinary discoveries to be made.
Best from Britain
How a tribe in the US Pacific Northwest is working hard to bring huckleberries back into common use, London’s Philippine ice cream phenomenon and a new cookbook showcasing the best recipes from Britain’s top chefs.
Food Neighbourhoods 101: Catalonia, Llafranc
Helena Jerreat tours the Catalonian town of Llafranc, which is still to be descended upon by huge flocks of tourists – a surprise considering the great food and drink this place has to offer.
What makes a recipe delicious?
Sybil Kapoor on how all the senses make a difference in creating the perfect dish. Plus: how a New York tapas bar and restaurant has found a new life as an international pop-up and why James Bond can offer inspiration for cocktails other than martinis.
Food Neighbourhoods 100: Helsinki, Kallio
Monocle’s Helsinki Correspondent Petri Burtsov takes us on a tour around the traditionally working-class district of Kallio that has, in recent years, become a serious culinary destination with a range of bars and restaurants.
Cooking with fire
Lennox Hastie of Sydney’s Firedoor restaurant on pushing the boundaries of using fire in cooking and why Maribor is becoming Slovenia’s top culinary destination. Plus: 150 bars not to be missed.
Food Neighbourhoods 99: Lisbon, Campo de Ourique
Monocle contributor Gaia Lutz takes us on a tour of an area where new and bold food are found alongside time-honoured establishments.
From Mexico with love
The world is discovering mezcal but how much is the international boom changing the industry in Mexico? Plus: why wine from the Greek island of Kefalonia is worth a try and a round-up of the week’s top news from Italy.
