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The Menu
A weekly one-hour show about eating and drinking introducing you to the players you need to know, from food growers to restaurateurs and chefs.
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| # | Date | Duration | Duration | Download | |
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| Play | 31 | 18/05/2012 | 00:50:47 | The former school in Berlin that now houses a restaurant recreating the 1920s and we speak to Claus Meyer, co-founder of Noma restaurant. | Download |
| Play | 30 | 11/05/2012 | 00:48:55 | How humus can unite people Israel and Palestine, we chat to Sydney restaurateur Mark Best, and visit a shop in Stockholm cutting down on waste. | Download |
| Play | 29 | 04/05/2012 | 00:54:01 | A 22-course-meal in Nepal, we meet the winner of the UK Barista Championship, and we find out what it takes to be a master chef. | Download |
| Play | 28 | 27/04/2012 | 00:48:27 | The Hull-House Seed Library in Chicago’s relationship with food, how to throw a Michelin starred dinner party, and we find out what’s in Santiago’s basket. | Download |
| Play | 27 | 20/04/2012 | 00:49:13 | Sydney’s new wave of small bars, the latest on aeroplane food, and we visit Chicago to find our barista of the week. | Download |
| Play | 26 | 13/04/2012 | 00:50:28 | The Hong Kong tea restaurants reinvigorating ancient traditions, we talk to the people behind 42Raw restaurant, and Berlin has our barista of the week. | Download |
| Play | 25 | 06/04/2012 | 00:52:09 | We chat to Brazilian chef Alex Atala, sample Portuguese wine and enjoy a cookbook you can actually eat. | Download |
| Play | 24 | 30/03/2012 | 00:52:10 | A visit to one of the world’s biggest salmon farms in northern Norway, VinItaly wine fair in Verona, and how to discover Rome through food. | Download |
| Play | 23 | 23/03/2012 | 00:48:19 | Soul food in Chicago, meaty, hearty fare in Greenland, and we check out what it takes to be barista of the week in Lisbon. | Download |
| Play | 22 | 16/03/2012 | 00:46:36 | Food from the southern states of the US, we learn about Chilean honey, talk with baristas in Madrid and find out what’s in Santiago’s basket. | Download |
| Play | 21 | 09/03/2012 | 00:50:05 | Copenhagen’s new food hall, we meet the Lisbon chef keeping things simple, and seek out our Barista of the week in Los Angeles. | Download |
| Play | 20 | 02/03/2012 | 00:51:22 | Fishing for sea urchins in northern Norway, tasting chocolate in Turin, and we pick our barista of the week. | Download |
| Play | 19 | 24/02/2012 | 00:51:07 | We talk to the people behind Oslo’s Maaemo restaurant, visit a Soho eatery and learn about tartiflette – the potato and cheese dish enjoyed on ski-slopes. | Download |
| Play | 18 | 17/02/2012 | 00:53:42 | We tour Oslo’s local food culture, meet a Chilean seafood restaurant owner and visit a Dublin art exhibition based on food. | Download |
| Play | 17 | 10/02/2012 | 00:49:18 | We learn about smoked food, talk with Portuguese-born chef Nuno Mendes, visit a North Korean restaurant in Amsterdam and check what’s in Santiago’s basket. | Download |
| Play | 16 | 03/02/2012 | 00:52:51 | Lisbon’s kiosk café culture, Nicolas Joly discusses organic wine’s rise in Europe, and Australian chef Bill Granger recommends a restaurant soundtrack. | Download |
| Play | 15 | 27/01/2012 | 00:52:57 | Boutique butchers in Sydney and serious soft drinks in Los Angeles, we also sit down to eat with Kevin Roberts, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi. | Download |
| Play | 14 | 20/01/2012 | 00:53:44 | This week we find out about Finland’s minister for European affairs’ last meal and talk about fully-edible gardens. Plus, a restaurant specialising in desserts. | Download |
| Play | 13 | 13/01/2012 | 00:53:26 | 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. | Download |
| Play | 12 | 06/01/2012 | 00:52:21 | We look at food and drink trends for 2012, learn about Slovenian fine wine and talk about the food of fantasy books. | Download |
| Play | 11 | 30/12/2011 | 00:50:07 | 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. | Download |
| Play | 10 | 23/12/2011 | 00:53:39 | We travel to Slovenia where horsemeat is a regular menu feature, Tyler Brule also looks at why American dishes are popular in Moscow. | Download |
| Play | 9 | 16/12/2011 | 00:47:00 | Tyler Brûlé learns about coffee-tasting, we visit a panettone factory in Milan and find out what war correspondents eat while on assignment. | Download |
| Play | 8 | 09/12/2011 | 00:53:39 | This week we learn about jam manufacturing in India, visit organic farmers in Hong Kong and get tips from a barista in New York. | Download |
| Play | 7 | 02/12/2011 | 00:53:39 | 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. | Download |
| Play | 6 | 25/11/2011 | 00:53:42 | Joining Tyler Brûlé today is creative powerhouse Cecil Balmond. We sample fine wines from Mount Etna and also the cuisine of Abu Dhabi. | Download |
| Play | 5 | 18/11/2011 | 00:53:10 | 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. | Download |
| Play | 4 | 11/11/2011 | 00:46:54 | Tyler Brûlé talks to photo journalist Sebastião Salgado about his favourite food and we look at the arrival of Mexican restaurants in London. | Download |
| Play | 3 | 04/11/2011 | 00:50:24 | On The Menu this week Tyler Brûlé talks with Sharleen Spiteri about her love of cooking and a Brazilian barista explains the art of coffee making. | Download |
| Play | 1 | 21/10/2011 | 00:53:28 | For the first episode of The Menu, we meet Wally Olins over dinner, meet a Swedish barista and get drink recommendations from a Japanese sommelier. | Download |
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