Test Drive

• Test Driving The Ned - 24 hours in London's hottest new hotel

  There are 9 restaurants and bars at The Ned, ranging from the members-only Vault bar in the basement to the huge ground floor food hall and up to the members' bar and restaurant by the pool on the roof. We were on a mission to try as many of them as possible during an overnight stay.

• Gezellig x Carousel: Lamb fat toasties, dirty duck bakes and all with wine pairings

  Gezellig are yet to pick a suitable venue for the new restaurant, but for now we were treated to a preview of what'll be on offer by visiting the the final days of its Carousel pop-up, and boy we were ever impressed.

• Test Driving Farang - proper Thai food hits Highbury

  Seb Holmes is packing them in with his authentic Thai restaurant Farang. We head down to Highbury to take a look.

• Test Driving Madame D's - Himalayan heat in the City

  The people behind the very popular City Indian restaurant Gunpowder have launched a follow-up. We take a look.

• Test Driving Rick Stein Barnes - the top chef brings his seafood restaurant to London

  We take a trip to Barnes to visit Rick Stein's new Thames-side restaurant, to see how the seafood master fares away from the seaside...

• Duck & Waffle comes down to earth - we Test Drive Duck & Waffle Local

  London's best known high rise restaurant has a ground-level, fast food sibling. But how does it actually work? 

• Test Driving Radici - Francesco Mazzei comes to Islington

  Francesco Mazzei's Sartoria in Mayfair is one of our favourite restaurants. We take a look at his next, Radici, a neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Islington.

• Test Driving Blacklock in the City - chops, cocktails for a fiver and all the hits

  Lucky City folk now have a new Blacklock to enjoy - we popped along to see how the Blacklock vibes survived the move East. 

   

• Test Driving Hai Cenato - Jason Atherton goes Italian for his latest in Victoria

  Jason Atherton is the latest to join the eclectic restaurant crowd at Nova, Victoria. We head along to see how he manages with an Italian menu. 

• Test Driving Untitled in Dalston - Tony Conigliaro masters cocktails AND food

   We came to Tony Conigliaro's Untitled expecting some damned fine cocktails, but there's some great cooking happening there too. 

• Test Driving Hawksmoor Borough - everything you need to know about the new steakhouse near Borough Market

   It's Hawksmoor's sixth London restaurant, opening in their tenth year. We head down to Borough Market to see what's new.

• A piece of Malibu in Westbourne Park: We try out Pomona’s

  We take a look at the West Coast-inspired Pomona’s in Notting Hill.

• Modern and light - we Test Drive La Dame De Pic at Four Seasons Trinity Square

  The multi Michelin-starred French chef Anne-Sophie Pic has just opened in London. We went to see how her food performs in translation

• Test Driving Barbecoa Piccadilly - Jamie Oliver's high-end BBQ steakhouse

  We take a look at the latest restaurant from Jamie Oliver, which sees him opening a second Barbecoa, on Piccadilly. 

• Mind officially blown - we check out Dan Barber's wastED popup at Selfridges

  Blue Hill at Stone Barns chef Dan Barber brings his food waste pop-up to London. We went to check it out.