The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
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.
Manufacturing jam
This week we learn about jam manufacturing in India, visit organic farmers in Hong Kong and get tips from a barista in New York.
Plagiarising restaurants
Tyler Brûlé meets the Stolen Supper Club of London who plagiarise other restaurants and Ruth Rogers of the River Café joins us in the studio.
Sampling food with Cecil Balmond
Joining Tyler Brûlé today is creative powerhouse Cecil Balmond. We sample fine wines from Mount Etna and also the cuisine of Abu Dhabi.
The best currywurst
On this week’s Menu Markus Hippi talks food and drink with art auctioneer Simon de Purey. We also head to Berlin to sample the best currywurst.
Mexico’s arrival in London
Tyler Brûlé talks to photo journalist Sebastião Salgado about his favourite food and we look at the arrival of Mexican restaurants in London.
