Test Drive

• Test Driving Darjeeling Express - Asma Khan moves onward and upward to Covent Garden

  

  Asma Khan's restaurant finally gets to open the doors of its much larger new space - we went along to try one of their tasting menus. 

• Test Driving Brat's brunch in Shoreditch

  

  Tomos Parry's Shoreditch restaurant started doing brunch just before London locked down for a second time. We managed to get in just before that to try it out. 

• Test Driving Behind - taking counter dining to the next level

  

  Behind sees chef Andy Beynon creating a counter dining experience like no other in London right now. We sat around the huge counter for a feast in London Fields. 

• Test Driving the Ultimate Meal Kit from Hoppers - the best of the Sri Lankan restaurant, delivered

  

  Hoppers has created Cash and Kari as an online shop selling its signature dishes and more besides. We gave their Ultimate Meal Kit a Test Drive. 

• Test Driving Blacklock at Home - All In chops, cocktails and more

  

  Blacklock's famous All-In is now available as a meal kit delivery. We piled their skinny chops high for a home feast.

• Test Driving Park Chinois at Home - Mayfair luxe direct to your door

  

  Badly fancying a taste of Mayfair during the lockdown? Well, the delivery service from Park Chinois offers a bit of luxury direct to your door. 

• Test Driving Nine Lives and Tigre Tacos - a bit of London Bridge bar life at home

  

  Tacos, cocktails, a play list and even incense for the atmosphere - we get Nine Lives bar delivered to our home.

• Test Driving The Barbary Next Door - the best of the restaurant delivered to you

  

  The Barbary starts delivering home versions of some of its greatest hits. We're big fans of the restaurant - so of course, we had to give this a try...

• Virtual vinology - we sign up for the Online Wine Tasting Club

  

  Taking wine tasting online, when people can't meet in person, proves to be a lot of fun. Here's how it actually works...

• Test Driving Taka Marylebone - a happy marriage between British produce and Japanese techniques

  

  This Marylebone restaurant is the happiest of marriages between amazing British ingredients and fine Japanese cooking techniques. We went down to see what that a difference that makes on the plate. 

• Test Driving Kol - Santiago Lastra's winning fine-dining Mexican restaurant hits Marylebone

  

  Santiago Lastra has brought a fine-dining edge to his new Mexican restaurant Kol. We head down to Marylebone to check it out.  

• Test Driving Galvin at Home - posh French on your table in minutes

  

  Enjoy haute French food at home with this clever, but easy to follow meal box from the Galvin brothers. 

• Test Driving Milk Beach - an all day spot in Queen's Park which now has room to flex its kitchen muscles

  

  This all day neighbourhood spot has had a dramatic revamp and, even better, has a huge alfresco space too. We headed west to check it out.

• Test Driving Eldr at Pantechnicon - Nordic simplicity in a hugely impressive space

  

  The new Pantechnicon in Belgravia brings together several restaurants and cafes, all wrapped up in a look of Japanese and Nordic Chic. We wend to try out their main Nordic restaurant, Eldr. 

• Test Driving Napoli Gang - the new delivery service from the Big Mamma Group

  

  We take the new delivery-only restaurant from Big Mamma Group for a spin with its pizza, antipasta, towering desserts and more.