This week we sit down with Alexina Anatole to discuss her new cookbook, ‘Bitter’. Also in the programme, Myriam Zumbühl takes to the skies to try SWISS’s new in-flight menu, which was devised by Olivier Jean, executive chef of L’Atelier Robuchon and Le Jardinier restaurants at The Woodward Hotel in Geneva. Plus: Nora Hoel speaks to Michelle Salazar de la Rocha and Sam Napier, founders of London’s Sonora Taqueria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Bitter’, SWISS and Sonora Mexican

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This week, Monocle’s Aarti Betigeri is at Jewel in Singapore’s Changi Airport, the leafy culinary and retail destination in the middle of one of the world’s biggest travel hubs. Here, she shares go-to spots for the hungry traveller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Food Neighbourhoods #386: Jewel, Changi Airport, Singapore

This week, we’re delving into the world of Korean food as the country continues to win admirers around the world for its creative outputs. We sit down with TV chef and author Judy Joo to discover more about the nation’s regional cuisine. Plus: Sophie Monaghan-Coombs flicks through ‘Koreaworld: A Cookbook’ with co-author Matt Rodbard, while Petri Burtsoff gets a taste of the Korean wave in Helsinki. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The K-cuisine wave

This week we’re joined by Dara Klein of Tiella at the Compton Arms in London. She gives us her drinking-and-dining recommendations for her corner of the city, Roman Road. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Food Neighbourhoods #385: Roman Road, London

This week we sit down with Franco-Palestinian chef, Fadi Kattan, to hear about his new book, ‘Bethlehem’, and learn about the bonds that food can build within a community. Plus: Paige Reynolds meets wine writer Hannah Crosbie, whose work is dedicated to dispelling myths about the drink, and we head to Copenhagen to talk with one of the most exciting names in Danish hospitality, Frederik Bille Brahe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fadi Kattan, Hannah Crosbie and Frederik Bille Brahe

Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is a culinary destination in its own right. The bustling metropolis is packed full of innovative restaurants and bars – and it’s difficult to buzz around the city without drinking in its hallowed coffee culture. Here, Monocle’s Hanna Pham takes us on a day of dining in the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Bitter’, SWISS and Sonora Mexican

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