Katie Kirwan

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Katie Kirwan is Head of Brand & B2C at DesignMyNight and a recognised nightlife and hospitality expert with over 13 years of experience, having visited more than 500 of the UK's best restaurants, bars and cultural experiences.

Her expertise is regularly featured in The Times, Time Out and Bar Magazine, and with 880 articles to her name at DesignMyNight.

Favourite cocktail bar

Black Dove, Brighton
Favourite restaurant

Bonsai Plant Kitchen
Special skill

Finding the best taco restaurant nearby.

Recent articles...

Guerrilla Eats goes weekly

Aug 18, 2014

Guerrilla Eats settle down to a more permanent plot this September in Manchester. While a fond farewell will be soon be spurned upon Up In Your Grill, there's another street...

Does this new King Street venue further mark Manchester's dawn of deliciousness?

Aug 18, 2014

Burger and Lobster
King Street

A destination for beef and ocean-orientated baps alike, Burger and Lobster look set to open their first restaurant in Manchester's Ship Canal House on King Street. Boasting a bold dose...

Bird and Beast hatches a new Manchester plan

Aug 15, 2014

Bird and Beast
Central Manchester

A delish-double marinated endeavour from Leeds' Bird and Beast, this overtly popular chicken concept restaurant lands in Manchester in Early 2015, basted birds in tow. Raising the pecking order for...

El Capo launch new Cellar Cantina

Aug 14, 2014

From Andean states down to the Southern Cone, never has a venue in Manchester appeared to sweep so many South American and Mexican borders; until El Capo came 'a' calling...

Putting a name to Digbeth's newest face, we interview Alfie Bird's

Aug 13, 2014

Entangling themselves in Digbeth's creative scene, one new venue has made a momentous mark on the city, and its Custard Factory alike. Nabbing a natter with owners Andrew Purvis and...

The Jones Family Project - Restaurant Bar Review

Aug 8, 2014

The Jones Family Project
Shoreditch

The gentrification of Shoreditch may have boozy patty patrons and Jammie Dodger cocktail crooners quaking in their boots, but when it encourages a cosmopolitan restaurant like The Jones Family Project to...

Dirty Dogs arrive at MCR's favourite other hound, Brewdog

Aug 7, 2014

Ready to get your paws on some of the most hot to trot hot-dogs in Manchester? Brewdog is set to be a haven for hounds this coming July as Dirty...

Pan Asian cuisine at new Peter Street restaurant bar

Aug 6, 2014

Sakana
Deansgate

A brand new Pan Asian restaurant opening on Peter Street later this year, Sakana brings Eastern cuisine, sake and more to a venue not only split between restaurant and bar,...

Their second venture in the city, Boston Tea Party have taken to the Grade II listed School Yard in Harborne this summer for another round of fresh dishes, independent attitude...