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 83: Toronto, Little Italy
Will Kitchens takes us on a tour of the Toronto neighbourhood that is not only home to the city’s Monocle bureau but also some of the best cafés, restaurants and gelaterias.
The Monocle Restaurant Awards 2018
We unveil the five restaurants that we consider to be the best in the world right now. Plus: a gourmet-popcorn success story.
Food Neighbourhoods 82: New Orleans, Bywater
Danielle Chevalier of Compère Lapin restaurant and Monocle’s Kati Krause take us on a tour around the neighbourhood of Bywater in New Orleans, a city famous for its music and food.
Getting ready for the summer
We get barbecue tips from US grilling guru Jamie Purviance and discover the Italian wine region that deserves a lot more attention. Plus: a former Olympic athlete who now runs a top coffee business in Australia.
Food Neighbourhoods 81: Amsterdam, Noord
Monocle’s Venetia Rainey takes us on tour in the northern parts of Amsterdam, an area not only famous for its creativity but also for its food and drink.
Expanding the world of wine
We visit this year’s Vinitaly fair in Verona and a pioneering wine-research centre in Argentina. Plus: one man’s quest to produce top wine – in China.
The cookbook without recipes
UK chef Thom Eagle on the cooking tips that recipes can’t explain. Plus: Michelin-starred chef Heinz Beck’s new London venture and a restaurateur who’s reintroducing Philippine cuisine to the Philippines.
Food Neighbourhoods 79: São Paulo, Jardins
Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes us on a tour to his favourite places in the Jardins neigbourhood, home to the most traditional restaurants in São Paulo.
Italy’s most closely guarded secret
The dishes and drinks that visitors miss when they visit Venice, an Australian studio dominating Adelaide’s restaurant design, plus a top chocolate from Ecuador.
Food Neighbourhoods 78: Kuala Lumpur, Damansara Heights
A visit to one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Kuala Lumpur which is not just a residential area for many cabinet officials but also a buzzing food-and-drink destination.
