
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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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.
Power lunches
Theatre director Michael Grandage discusses power lunches, we visit an Italian restaurant in New York and learn why British pubs are cutting down on pints.
What’s to come in 2012
We look at food and drink trends for 2012, learn about Slovenian fine wine and talk about the food of fantasy books.
Tyler Brûlé’s favourites
Tyler Brûlé picks his favourite menu items from the last 10 weeks, including Sharleen Spiteri’s thoughts on food and branding guru Wally Olins’ favourite meal.
Moscow’s love for American food
We travel to Slovenia where horsemeat is a regular menu feature, Tyler Brule also looks at why American dishes are popular in Moscow.
A war correspondent diet
Tyler Brûlé learns about coffee-tasting, we visit a panettone factory in Milan and find out what war correspondents eat while on assignment.