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Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
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Food Neighbourhoods 98: Paris, Le Marais
Monocle 24’s Emma Nelson shows us around an area that, while it is a familiar stop on the tourism trail, still surprises with its food and drink offerings.
Perfect music-festival food
We’re in Helsinki to hear how one music festival has doubled up into a culinary event, we meet one of New York’s most famous pizza connoisseurs, Frank Pinello, and we find out how farmers are nurturing Southeast Asian produce – in England.
Food Neighbourhoods 97: Dublin, Smithfield
Monocle’s Sebastian Stephenson takes us on a tour of Smithfield in Dublin’s Northside, which has seen some significant regeneration in recent years.
The new wave of British cooking
Merlin Labron-Johnson, one of the UK’s youngest Michelin-starred chefs, talks to us about his cooking principles. Plus: top tricks to fight food waste and London’s unique ice-cream exhibition by Bompas & Parr.
Food Neighbourhoods 96: Morocco, Essaouira
We head to a 16th-century port city famous not only for its rich history but for its culinary culture. Our guide Gaia Lutz shows us the sights, sounds and tastes of Essaouira.
Truffle hunting in Australia
We ask what makes for a great restaurant bar and go hunting for truffles in Australia, where the industry is booming. Plus: a round-up of the week’s top US news from our friends at Food Republic.
Food Neighbourhoods 95: Berlin, Kottbusser Tor
Monocle’s Hester Underhill takes us to the Berlin district of Kreuzberg to see how this once dilapidated area has become a hive of creative culinary activity.
How to feed a Tour de France cyclist?
We’re at the Tour de France where chefs are trying to ensure cyclists get the 10,000 calories they need every day to compete. Plus: South Tyrolean top chef Norbert Niederkofler’s ‘Cook the Mountain’ philosophy and how to turn an area mostly known for its tourists into a blossoming food destination…
Food Neighbourhoods 94: Greece, Hydra
Monocle’s Daphne Karnezis guides us around the island that’s not only famous for its car ban but also for its fresh traditional Greek dishes.
Chicken and charcoal
Matt Abergel of Hong Kong’s Yardbird restaurant talks about the secrets to quality chicken and how his dining spot gained a cult following. Also, a look at Santa Fe’s unique beer products, plus the secrets of the Palestinian kitchen.
