Test drive
- Written by Catherine Hanly
A commitment to sourcing well and cooking everything - even the condiments - from scratch makes this new Islington kebab restaurant stand out from the crowd.
Read more: Test Driving Bababoom - an Islington kebab restaurant worth hitting up on Upper Street
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Yotam Ottolenghi's latest restaurant is here - with fire, fermentation and waste consciousness on the menu. As well as spectacular corn. We pop down for a look. …
Read more: Test Driving ROVI - Ottolenghi's waste-conscious, fire and fermentation restaurant
- Written by Gavin Hanly
The latest addition to the growing number of interesting restaurants at Tower Bridge is the second Gunpowder, serving up Indian small plates. We head down for a look.…
- Written by Catherine Hanly
It wouldn't be right to end National Afternoon Tea Week without at least trying something served on china and accompanied by a lovely pot of Darjeeling. So Hot Dinners headed off to The Beaumont yesterday to check out their latest wheeze.
As you might expect from anywhere run by Messrs Corbin & King, attention to detail is all. And the new cake trolley that debuted a few weeks ago at this May…
Read more: The Beaumont afternoon tea has a cake trolley to die for
- Written by Catherine Hanly
East London has a hot new steakhouse where the steaks don't cost a fortune and the beer is on point - we check out the new Beef & Brew in De Beauvoir.…
Read more: Test Driving Beef and Brew's new East London restaurant
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Tucked away in the heart of Canonbury, Vins is a neighbourhood wine bar with an interesting, ever-evolving menu. We pop by for a look.…
Read more: Test Driving Vins in Canonbury - the neighbourhood's wine bar
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Bancone is the latest fresh pasta bar to hit London, this time with a Giorgio Locatelli alumnus. We head along for a look.…
Read more: Test Driving Bancone - a fresh pasta bar for Covent Garden
- Written by Louis Fernando
Cocktails in the City are back again for their summer edition, bringing together 24 of London’s finest cocktail bars and bartenders for their two day festival in Bedford Square Gardens.…
Read more: The summer edition of Cocktails in the City – here’s what you should sip
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Laura Christie and Selin Kiazim already have success in Shoreditch with Oklava - and now they've brought their take on Turkish cuisine to Fitzrovia with Kyseri. We went down to try it out. …
Read more: Test Driving Kyseri in Fitzrovia - another Turkish winner from the people behind Oklava
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Tony Conigliaro has opened a bar and restaurant in Mayfair that's an evolution of the food and drink at Dalston's Untitled, but in a far swankier setting. We head down for a look. …
