We flick through culinary magazines and newspapers for an episode entirely dedicated to food in print. First up, we speak to Joseph de Klee, founder of ‘The Pass’, a paper highlighting the best of London’s gastronomic scene. Then: we’re heading to the Finnish newsstands to meet the editor in chief of a long-standing food magazine, ‘Glorian ruoka & vilni’. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco, host of ‘The Stack’ on Monocle Radio, picks out the best in food publishing from around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello and welcome to the Menu Monocle Radio's food and drink program.
I'm your host, Chiara Rimella.
Coming up, we leaf through magazines and newspapers for an episode entirely dedicated to food imprint.
First up, we speak to the founder of a paper highlighting the best in London's gastronomic scene.
The past embodies so much of the restaurant experience.
It's the gateway between the back of house and the front of house.
Also on the program, we head to the Finnish newsstand to meet Glorian Rocca, Envini's editor in chief.
Sharing food is a multisensory experience and food evokes emotions, memories and social connections.
Plus, Fernando Gusto Pacheco brings us a stack of his favorite food titles.
All that here on the menu on Monaco Radio.
Food is a topic that people love discussing, looking at pictures of and of course talking about on podcasts.
But there is a particular appetite growing for a way of chronicling restaurants and producers that moves away from the screen and re engages at a slower pace.
With Brent Food reviews have long been a staple of newspapers.
But in creating his title, the Pass founder Joseph the Clay was keen to reclaim a genre that he felt had been diluted by those only after hype and picture ready spots.
The writing in his paper is characterful and punchy, and all the reviews are based on genuine experiences of places that truly feel worthy of being celebrated.
As the restaurateur himself, Joseph knows all too well that reviews can have an outsized impact on a venue's success.
So he sets out to champion those that really deserve the spotlight.
I sat down in the studio with Joseph to discuss the power of print and the joy of reading about food.
The irony is not lost on me.
But I mean the idea, I mean I don't want to.