Test Drive

• Test Driving the Flesh & Buns bao kit at home

  

  Been missing Flesh & Buns signature baos? Well an easy new home kit helps you make them in your own kitchen.

• Test Driving Indulge - fine dining at home without the fuss

  

  With restaurants on lockdown, the city's chefs have turned to new ways to stay creative and make money. We take this fine dining meal kit service for a test.

• Test Driving Bisushima at home - super sushi delivered

  

  This new rooftop sushi space may currently be shuttered during lockdown, but it's still sending out amazing sushi across London. 

• Test Driving Bubie - the new delivery-only restaurant from Bubala

  

  Popular veg-led Middle Eastern restaurant Bubala has launched this delivery only restaurant - we ordered it to try at home.

• Test Driving Nobu Portman Square - the high-end Japanese restaurant already feels at home in Marylebone

   

  The new Nobu Hotel and restaurant in Marylebone's Portman Square replaces one of London's biggest celeb haunts - Nobu Berkeley Street. We head along to see how they're doing in their chic new digs. 

• Test Driving The Nook - an Islington neighbourhood restaurant par excellence

   

  The Nook in Islington launched quietly in the pandemic - and turns out to be an absolute neighbourhood gem.

• 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...