Test Drive

• Test Driving Issho-Ni at Home - turning your home into an izakaya

  

  This East London Japanese restaurant and bar doesn't just want to deliver sushi - they're bringing the whole experience to your home.

• Test Driving José Pizarro's tapas - get the whole José experience at home

  

  José's tapas bar may be closed, but you can get the complete Pizarro experience at home, delivered. We gave it a try.  

• Test Driving Arros QD's delivery options - paella, prawns and more...

  

  Top Spanish chef Quique Dacosta's London outpost has moved into delivery during the London lockdown, but they have three different levels on offer. We put a few of them to the test. 

• Test Driving the Pizza Pilgrims Frying Pan Pizza Kit

  

  If you don't have a pizza oven but you really want piping hot great pizza at home, this DIY frying pan pizza kit from Pizza Pilgrims is definitely worth a go.

• Test Driving Hide at Home - Michelin-starred delivery to your door

  

  Ollie Dabous' Mayfair restaurant Hide is now delivering high-end meals. We find out how a Michelin-starred kitchen adapts for the new way of things.  

• Test Driving Benares at Home - the Mayfair Indian restaurant comes to your doorstep

  

  In its normal setting, Benares is a fine-dining twist on Indian food in Mayfair, but how does that translate to an at-home setting? We decided to find out. 

• Test Driving Le Marche des Chefs hampers - Hot Dinners At Home

  

  With every restaurant in London shut (except for those doing deliveries), their suppliers are looking for new customers. The good news is that London's foodies are the beneficiaries.

• Test Driving Chuku's - the Nigerian tapas restaurant settles down in Tottenham

  

  They proved their mettle in a series of pop-ups and now Chuku's have found a permanent home for their Nigerian tapas. We went to Tottenham to check them out.

• Test Driving Sushi On Jones London - speedy omakase in King's Cross

  

  Hot new NYC import Sushi on Jones has just opened its first place outside New York, in King's Cross. We went along for the 45-minute omakase experience.

• Test Driving Myrtle - Anna Haugh modernises Irish food in Chelsea

  Myrtle sees Irish chef Anna Haugh bringing a modernised take on Irish cuisine and produce to Chelsea. We take a closer look. 

• Test Driving St Clair – a high end seafood spot for Clapham folk

   

  Clapham folk no longer need to trek into the west end for a swanky seafood experience now they've got this fish boutique and cevicheria on their doorstep.

• Test Driving Bar Douro City - a Portuguese haven in Broadgate

  

  They're big in London Bridge and now this top Portuguese restaurant has opened in the City too. We head down for a look. 

• Test Driving Gizzi Erskine's The Nitery - bringing louche fun to St Martin's Lane

  

  Gizzi Erskine's latest fun project is a three-month popup taking over the old Asia de Cuba site at the St Martin's Lane hotel. Here's what she's serving up.

• Test Driving 14 Hills - where the views aren't the only thing creating a buzz

  

  The City's latest high rise restaurant looks pretty amazing, but having a top chef in the kitchen means there's more to Insta than just selfies of yourself and those views.

• Test Driving Dominique Ansel Treehouse - pies. pithiviers and pasta but no Cronut in this Covent Garden restaurant

   

  The famed pastry chef goes cronut-free in Covent Garden, with pies, pithiviers and puddings on the menu. We take a look.