Test Drives

We return to an old haunt - Sam and Eddie Hart's Fino just off Charlotte Street in search of superb Spanish food and wine.

Islington gets a new grown-up French restaurant on the site of the old Morgan M on Liverpool Road.

Famed burger vendors Lucky Chip come to the Player Club Soho, so we head down to feast on sliders and burger ice creams.

We take in breakfast and the amazing view at Duck & Waffle at the top of the Heron Tower and tell you why it's going to be one of London's top breakfasting spots.

We head down to Marylebone to check out the second 28:50 wine bar to open.

We try out the new Caravan in the revamped Granary building in King's Cross and tell you where to eat, what to order and more.

People may be talking about burger fatigue on Twitter, but if the recent excitement over the opening of Dirty Burger in Kentish Town is anything to go by, there's life in the old patty yet. We popped down on the opening day to check out Soho House's contribution to London's burger craze and the place was already humming - although the 50% off...

We pop down for a pint and some pork scratchings at the first Draft House to open north of the river.

Famed burger vendors Lucky Chip come to the Player Club Soho, so we head down to feast on sliders and burger ice creams.

We try out the South Korean restaurant in Soho.

We head to the top of one of London's newest high rises to check out the food and take in the view at Sushisamba..

With the Olympics upon us, we decided to throw ourselves into the spirit of things and head across to the centre of The Games, Stratford, to attend an Olympic dining experience. Kerstin Rodgers (aka MsMarmitelover) invited us to the preview night of what will be a 20-night residency at Stratford's Old Town Hall, where supperclub chefs will be...

We've taken quite a shine to the new cocktail menu at Benares, Atul Kochhar's Michelin starred Indian restaurant on Berkley Square, Mayfair. Inspired by the summer Olympiad festivities, the 'Medal winning' cocktail menu features a set of three cocktails created specifically to celebrate this event, priced from Bronze (£15) through to Gold (£25). Hot...

We check out the latest addition to the Peruvian dining scene in London.

We try out Corbin and King's affordable French brasserie right in the heart of Piccadilly.

We check out the new ramen bar from the people behind Tsuru Sushi.

We try out Rebecca Mascarenhas and Philip Howard's revamped restaurant in Barnes.

There's been a lot written about where to get the best martini in London and to be perfectly honest, we're not such connoisseurs of the drink that we'd dare to proclaim one bar's efforts the best in town. That said, we had such a brilliant time drinking them the other week at the Artesian bar at the Langham Hotel, we'd quite happily recommend...

We try out the Russian restaurant deep in the heart of Knightsbridge.

On Friday night, having barely recovered from Taste Of London, the Hot Dinners team headed back out to Soho to see one of New York's most famous chefs in action.  David Chang, of momofuku fame, was over for a two-night-only stint at Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver's St John Hotel just off Leicester Square. At £100 for food only it was...