Claridge's has magicked up a brand new - and spectacular-looking - cocktail bar. We went down to take a look at this surprise opening. 

Read more: Claridge's reveal The Painter's Room bar - we went along to check it out

A wine tasting delivered through your letterbox? We put Wine Unpacked to the test...…

Read more: Test Driving Wine Unpacked - the wine course through your letterbox

This Art-Deco inspired Mayfair hotel took an extended leave of absence over the past year or so to allow the creation of a new bar as well as gently redesigning the lobby, restaurant and terrace. We checked ourselves in for an overnight stay and tried both The Colony Grill Room and the new bar. …

Read more: Staycation in Mayfair - we overnight at the relaunched The Beaumont

This new Battersea wine bar is hoping to shake up the way Londoners think about natural wine. We went along to be inspired. …

Read more: Test Driving Aspen & Meursault - a Battersea wine bar that wants you to love natural wine as much as they do

José Pizarro brings tapas to the RA - we head along to see if that's as great a match as we think it is. …

Read more: Test Driving José Pizarro at the Royal Academy - tapas and art are a winning combination

Belgravia's beautiful new Japanese restaurant serves up sushi and more with a Nordic influence. We went to check it out.…

Read more: Test Driving Sachi - the final part of the Pantechnicon project is unveiled

The Pizza Pilgrims team now have a diffusion line - mixing American influences with Neapolitan flavours. We went to Finsbury Park to grab a slice and a cocktail.…

Read more: Test Driving Slice by Pizza Pilgrims - Finsbury Park gets a new pizza by the slice joint

Nancy Silverton is a big name on the American food scene, and now she's brought her Pizzeria Mozza to London. We went along for a look... …

Read more: Test Driving Pizzeria Mozza - top LA chef Nancy Silverton lands in London

London's restaurant scene just got a whole lot brighter with the arrival of this gorgeous new restaurant and bar from a Latin American powerhouse team. We went along to marvel at it all. …

Read more: Test Driving Sucre & Abajo - the hot new Latin American bar and restaurant in Soho

As long time readers of Hot Dinners will be aware, there's nothing we like more than an expertly prepared martini. Over the boring days of lockdown, we kept our spirits up with the promise of eventually heading to try the much-vaunted ones at The Egerton House Hotel in Knightsbridge.

The key driver for us had come from restaurant PR and podcaster Hugh Smithson-Wright who has long been raving to u…

Read more: Trying The Egerton Slurp - a masterclass in martini making at The Egerton House Hotel