Lauren Cole is Lead Editor at DesignMyNight, writing about the
UK's best food & drink, arts, experiences and entertainment —
covering curated bar listicles, restaurant reviews, and roundups of
everything from London's best views to
unmissable new restaurants in Manchester.
Stunning immersive art and refreshing wild swimming? She's our resident know-it-all
on that front too.
She has her finger on the pulse so that you don't have to,
thanks to writing experience totalling 10 years. Previously
Features and Theatre Editor at What’s On Media Group, Lauren came
to DesignMyNight in 2021. Having lived and worked as an editor
in London, Manchester, Shropshire and York, she has a unique
perspective spanning UK-wide hospitality and events.
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...
When I moved to Manchester in years gone by, I vowed to visit
Campagna at The Creameries; the much raved about Chorlton
restaurant that was Italian trattoria-style and hot on...
Aside from its close ties - past and
present - with the beautiful game of football, people often don't
often consider Manchester as somewhere to visit for history
and culture....
Sunnier climes are here, bringing
balmier days to the capital and banishing grey skies. So, when you
want to meander through gorgeous outdoor gems and hidden green spaces? Whether trails...
