The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
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Chicago’s soul food
Soul food in Chicago, meaty, hearty fare in Greenland and we check out what it takes to be barista of the week in Lisbon.
Chilean honey
Food from the southern states of the US, we learn about Chilean honey, talk with baristas in Madrid and find out what’s in Santiago’s basket.
Keeping things simple with Lisbon
Copenhagen’s new food hall, we meet the Lisbon chef keeping things simple and seek out our Barista of the week in Los Angeles.
Fishing for sea urchins
Fishing for sea urchins in northern Norway, tasting chocolate in Turin and we pick our barista of the week.
A lesson in tartiflette
We talk to the people behind Oslo’s Maaemo restaurant, visit a Soho eatery and learn about tartiflette – the potato and cheese dish enjoyed on ski-slopes.
Oslo’s food culture
We tour Oslo’s local food culture, meet a Chilean seafood restaurant owner and visit a Dublin art exhibition based on food.
Talking with Nuno Mendes
We learn about smoked food, talk with Portuguese-born chef Nuno Mendes, visit a North Korean restaurant in Amsterdam and check what’s in Santiago’s basket.
The rise of organic wine
Lisbon’s kiosk café culture, Nicolas Joly discusses organic wine’s rise in Europe and Australian chef Bill Granger recommends a restaurant soundtrack.
A meal with Saatchi & Saatchi
Boutique butchers in Sydney and serious soft drinks in Los Angeles, we also sit down to eat with Kevin Roberts, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi.
Finland’s last meal and edible gardens
This week we find out about Finland’s minister for European affairs’ last meal and talk about fully edible gardens. Plus a restaurant specialising in desserts.
