The Menu
Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Breaking food clichés
We meet a Slovenian entrepreneur who has made vegan and vegetarian cuisine a hit in Ljubljana, ponder how to keep a 100-year-old restaurant relevant and get the week’s top headlines from the US.
Food Neighbourhoods 53: Cape Town, Bo-Kaap
Set into the slopes of Table Mountain, the neighbourhood of Bo-Kaap is visually impressive. Besides its unique looks, the area also has its own distinctive food culture.
A Persian feast
Cookbook author Sabrina Ghayour’s top dishes from the Middle East, Amsterdam’s vegan food boom and the week’s top headlines from Tokyo.
Food Neighbourhoods 52: Oslo, Vippa food market
We take a tour of the Norwegian capital’s new food destination, which acts as a springboard for aspiring restaurateurs and helps immigrants integrate through food businesses.
The best of Lisbon
We’re in the Portuguese capital to meet some of the makers who have given the country’s culinary reputation a global boost.
Food Neighbourhoods 51: London, Brixton
Brixton has established itself as a food destination to be reckoned with. Monocle 24’s Holly Fisher is a local and explores the places that have put the area on the culinary map.
From Mexico with love
What Mexican chef Martha Ortiz wants to make the world understand about her country’s food, what the greatest dining institutions in São Paulo have in common, plus a Portuguese wine region that deserves more attention.
Food Neighbourhoods 50: Taipei, Da’an and Songshan
A tour around two districts in Taipei, Asia’s mecca for street food and night markets.
The makings of a top chef
What it takes to cook without recipes, a chef who wants to turn Russian food into a hit and Mathias Dahlgren’s vegetarian venture in Stockholm.
Food Neighbourhoods 49: Athens, Petralona
Central but off the beaten track, the neighbourhood of Petralona is proving that the Greek capital’s culinary offerings reach far beyond Greek cuisine.
