The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Secret service
The UK’s best known front-of-house manager Fred Sirieix on what is behind great service at restaurants. Also: London’s new football stadium that’s aiming to become a top culinary destination and what we’re missing out on in Mexican cuisine.
Food Neighbourhoods 63: Hamburg, Sternschanze and St Pauli
A walk through Hamburg’s St Pauli and Sternschanze neighbourhoods that have recently upped their game when it comes to great food and drink.
Inside Claridge’s kitchen
Claridge’s executive chef Martyn Nail on what happens behind the kitchen doors, Sweden’s kombucha brewery, plus top dining spots in Hong Kong.
Food Neighbourhoods 62: Melbourne, Smith Street
A tour through Melbourne’s Smith Street, populated with a lively mix of adventurous eateries, bars and cafés.
The new wave of whisky
Japan’s whisky industry is going its own way, what happens when you mix a Scottish whisky brand and a world-famous perfumer, plus how US chef Alex Stupak proves the versatility of Mexican-inspired food.
Food Neighbourhoods 61: Lithuania, Vilnius
A tour around the Old Town of the Lithuanian capital that, despite the obvious tourist traps, offers plenty of places to sample traditional dishes.
The roots of the modern kitchen
The innovators behind some of the best kitchen items, the secrets of Taiwan’s street-food flavours and a new boutique ketchup challenging the international players.
Food Neighbourhoods 60: Tofino, British Columbia
We take a look around a fishing and surfing village that has become a destination for fresh, wild and adventurous restaurants.
Pickled future
Why pickles and fermentation are proving to be increasingly popular in London and Istanbul. Plus: Tarek Malouf of Hummingbird Bakery on how he brought US-style cooking to Europe and the Middle East.
Food Neighbourhoods 59: Amman, Jebel Weibdeh
A tour of one of the Jordanian capital’s oldest districts which has become a haven for Amman’s community of artists and food artisans.
