Previously Features and Theatre Editor at What’s On Media Group,
Lauren came to DesignMyNight in 2021 - now putting nine years of
experience in the food & drink, arts and entertainment space to use
as our Lead Editor.
Having lived and worked as an editor in London, Manchester,
Shropshire and York, she has a unique perspective spanning UK-wide
hospitality expertise, applying that knowledge to curated guides
and reviews on DesignMyNight.
After-top notch bars and restaurants for
getting your fill? From traditional African food to those serving authentic
Jamaican fare or cooking up Nigerian dishes fused with the soul
food of...
Are you one of those people who craves
the season of spiced lattes, golden leaves and Halloween antics once summer's balmy days come
to an end? Us too. And some of...
Many would never believe that 'affordable' and 'Manchester tasting menu' could appear in the
same sentence. Fortunately, Nico Simeone's Six by Nico
restaurants were some of the first to prove that...
Our favourite meal of the week?
Morning to mid-afternoon munching with (or without) a dash of
booze, please and thank you. When
you're bound to stumble upon restaurants or bars around...
Sometimes, only the British classics
will hit the spot. These succulent sizzlers come pastry-wrapped,
slapped into a sarnie and even have a dog breed named after them,
but do they...
A new competitive baking experience, hosted
in a marquee, lands in Liverpool.
Competitive baking sound right up your street? An award-winning
baking experience is coming to Liverpool, off the back...
Whether you're looking to take plenty
home to carve for Halloween decorations or you're all about the
seasonal soups and other dishes, find farms and patches for the
best pumpkin...
Taking place between the Friday
28th and Monday 31st August 2026, this huge LGBTQ+ party puts our
city on the map every year. From festivals engulfing Gay Village to
drinks in...
Australasia has been a
mainstay on Manchester's restaurant scene for a whopping 15 years
and, over that period, it's been a key pillar of pan-Asian cuisine in our city. Taking...
Having previously lived in London, the hype around Lina Stores - a beloved Italian restaurant in
Soho dating all the way back to 1944 and now a collection of 10...
Want to munch through moreish slabs of
meat and succulent seafood, all cooked on a hot plate at your table
or grabbed from a bottomless buffet? Of course you do....
Ahh, the Pampas; these fertile
grasslands in South America might be famous for being home to
Argentinian gauchos (cowboys), but they also expand over Brasil's
most southerly state,
Rio Grande do...
