The Menu

We discuss future developments in restaurant design, visit a café in London where you only pay for the time you spend there and book a table at possibly the best Indian restaurant in Delhi.

We hear what it takes to distill whiskey in Israel, visit a shop specialising in high-end sausages in Miami and get the latest on Melbourne's coffee scene.

The best bits of The Menu from 2013.

We hear how Brazilians are discovering Canadian cuisine, get inspiration for New Year's cocktails from one of the world’s leading bartenders and get the latest culinary news from New York.

We head to Lisbon for tips on how to choose the right Port wine for your Christmas dinner table, visit the first seaweed farm in Europe and meet Santa Claus for dietary tips during the busy party season.

We go foraging for ingredients in New York’s Central Park, visit the French syrup maker Monin as it celebrates its centenary and get the latest food news from Hong Kong.

Join us for an oyster safari in Denmark; we also discuss the best cookbooks of the year and find out how French mustard manufacturer Maille has progressed with its first international shop.

A trip to the south of France in search of truffles, find out if the concept of luxury kebabs really works and get the week’s restaurant and hospitality news from Toronto.

We meet chef, author and restaurateur Alice Waters, visit a London bar that avoids all perishable items and get tips for a perfect pizza.

One of the most famous and influential chefs in the world, René Redzepi shares the highs and lows of his career. We also head to Barcelona to hear how a bakery that has been a meeting point for locals has been rescued from closure by food romantics from Australia and Mexico – and we get the latest news from Japan’s food and restaurant scene.

We visit Helsinki to meet a new generation of baristas revolutionising Finland’s coffee scene, speak to Allegra McEvedy about her new book she has written to transfer her cooking knowledge to her daughter and hear how consumption of quality vodka is shifting in Asia.

We speak to Australian chef and broadcaster Luke Nguyen, who has written a definitive guide to Vietnamese cuisine. We also find out how the world's best restaurant translates to the big screen and visit Stockholm to see how a sourdough hotel works.

A visit to Copenhagen to hear about an ambitious nightlife project by a Noma restaurant co-founder, we check out a supper club in Lisbon with set discussion themes and speak to chef, broadcaster and author Cyrus Todiwala about his home city of Mumbai.

We drink in the latest on the international bar and beverage industry as we revisit this year’s Bar Convent Berlin. Also on the show: Jancis Robinson, co-author of The World Atlas of Wine, gives us her view on how the wine industry is changing and Alex Atala gives us his recommendations on Brazilian ingredients.

We meet the founders of the first supper club in Moscow and find out about the Japanese sake industry's efforts to increase exports. We also speak to two chefs and authors: Rachel Khoo – who has written about French cuisine – and Daniel Patterson, who has written a cookbook that tells the story of his two-Michelin-star restaurant Coi.