Test Drives

It's not just bone broth and spiralised courgetti: with two cookbooks and a new TV show on the way - Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley have now opened their first cafe inside the new Body Studio at Selfridges. We popped in to try out their brunch menu - and yes, there is a sausage sandwich. What's it all about? Selfridges have had a big overhaul -...

For the first time in 100 years the Ivy is doing weekday breakfasts - we check it out

Cherish Finden has found fame with the BBC's Bake Off Creme de la Creme - we went to The Langham to see what her own cakes are like...

 This historical hostelry is a must for anyone who likes their steak

We make a return trip to Chiltern Firehouse to find out what Nuno Mendes is cooking on his new wood grill.

We pop down Islington's Upper Street for a look at Chinese Laundry - a Chinese restaurant with a difference. 

The French burger and bun specialists Le Bun have found a new spot to take over. We went to Leicester House to check them out...

It's all change at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester where there's a new Executive Chef at the helm. Jean-Philippe Blondet was previously head chef under Jocelyn Herland who has moved to Le Meurice, before taking up his current position. And as it has been four years since we last tried out lunch here at Michelin's most highly starred establishment in the city...

We return to Aqua Shard to see what ex Chiltern Firehouse chef Dale Osborne is doing in the kitchen.

We try out the newest addition to the Soho House empire - a French brasserie on Shaftesbury Avenue

A Fitzrovian gastropub gets an Antipodean makeover

We visit Counter Culture, the next-door counter-dining sibling of Clapham's The Dairy. 

 Out of a tiny kitchen space in a north London wine bar, a chef is working wonders. We head over to P Franco to take a look. 

The boys from Islington's Trullo bring fast-paced pasta south of the river 

Laid back fine dining leads to super-inventive dishes in this new restaurant

We take a visit to Santo Remedio, a new Mexican restaurant in Shoreditch finally bringing some authentic Mexican cuisine to London.

We take a trip to Boyd's Grill and Wine Bar to see what's changed at this very British restaurant just off Trafalgar Square.

We head to Covent Garden to try out this Parisian import that's getting some rave notices.  

Mr Bao beings a taste of Taiwan to Peckham - and lots of bao buns too, of course. We head down to check it out. 

Hill and Szrok, best known for their butcher and kitchen on Broadway Market, have opened a very meaty pub near Old Street. We take a look.