The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
How to launch a waste-free restaurant?
UK chef Doug McMaster on the tricks and innovation needed to create a zero-waste restaurant. Plus: Toronto’s latest food destination, plus a new wave of Brazilian food in Lisbon.
Food Neighbourhoods 77: Marylebone
Marylebone is a village-like paradise nestled in the heart of central London. An area that was once overlooked as a food destination, it now has revellers from far and wide rushing to sample its many food-and-drink hotspots. Monocle’s Kieron Banerji takes us on a tour of some of his favourite…
The new Greek
How London’s Mazi restaurant reinvents Greek cuisine, why supporting women in hospitality helps the business as a whole, plus a recipe by Rome’s three-Michelin-starred chef Heinz Beck.
Food Neighbourhoods 76: Canberra, Braddon
A visit to the inner-city suburb of Braddon, which has been at the centre of a transformation that’s made the city a food-and-drink destination.
Time matters
Why timekeeping is more important to cooking than you think, boutique bacon from the San Francisco Bay area, plus a round-up of what got professionals talking at Florence’s Pitti Taste fair.
Food Neighbourhoods 75: Hong Kong, Starstreet Precinct
A visit to the Wan Chai neighbourhood of Hong Kong’s Startstreet Precinct, famous for its diversity and great food.
The fresh rise of New Zealand’s wines
Why New Zealand should learn to appreciate its wines more, what restaurateurs can learn from each other by working together, plus a new sushi hand-roll business in London.
Food Neighbourhoods 74: Stockholm, Sofo
A visit to the Stockholm neighbourhood that has transformed from an industrial heartland into a hotbed of independent restaurants, wine bars and delicatessens.
The ambassador of Mexican cuisine
We meet the man who brought top Mexican food to Wellington and consider the role of food magazines in the future. Plus: how can science support the art of cooking?
Food Neighbourhoods 73: Milan, Porta Venezia
A visit to the Milan neighbourhood where the food selection is more varied than in most other parts of the city and new restaurants are opening at a steady pace.
