Katie Kirwan

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Head of Brand & B2C at DesignMyNight since 2013, Katie leads DesignMyNight's brand, business strategy and team. With over 11 years in digital restaurant, bar and experience marketing, Katie remains food and drink obsessed, always on the hunt for a great Japanese restaurant serving up agadeshi tofu. Katie provides regular insights into the industry, with bylines in The Times, Bar Magazine and Time Out.

Katie was a UK Content Awards judge in 2022, and her team took home the trophy as 'Best In-House Content Team of the Year' at the UK Content Awards Winner in 2023, nominated again in 2024. Her team have also won 'Best Use Of Creativity' in the UK Digital PR Awards in 2024.

Favourite cocktail bar

Black Dove, Brighton
Favourite restaurant

Bonsai Plant Kitchen
Special skill

Finding the best taco restaurant nearby.

Recent articles...

Rosa's Thai Brixton - London Restaurant Review

May 8, 2017

Rosa's Thai Cafe Brixton
Brixton

I've had it out with a halloumi bagel and found darkness in a bowl of cassava fries, but it's Thai food that i'd never really been able to nail down...

Remember those Coppa Club igloos? They're getting a summer spruce...

May 2, 2017

Coppa Club Tower Bridge
London Bridge

Coppa Club have replaced their renowned igloos for a warmer alternative this summer. Blowin' up your Instagram, dominating your Twitter and stealing the hospitality show, the igloos at Coppa Club...

There's a new, country garden rooftop at Proud Camden

Apr 27, 2017

Proud Camden
Camden

Escape to all things green and good at the new Proud Camden rooftop. You can buy a photo with a Camden punk for a pound, you can savour some of...

Cinnamon Kitchen - London Restaurant Review

Apr 21, 2017

Cinnamon Kitchen London City
Liverpool Street

Indian dining in London, we all know it's at its peak, but who's cuddling the crown when it comes to some of the best restaurants in the city? Having already...

There's an ACTUAL cheese bus coming to London

Apr 12, 2017

Please note: this is not the size, actual material, nor a true to form image of The Cheese Bus. Think you're done with cheese? Lactose intolerant? Wishing people would shut...

Sakagura - London Japanese Restaurant Review

Apr 11, 2017

Sakagura
Mayfair

Already notorious as one of the only Japanese restaurants owned by sake brewery companies in the UK, not only have Sakagura ( another phrase for sake cellar) stocked their shelves...

Queen Of Hoxton launch new Neverland inspired rooftop for the summer

Apr 5, 2017

Queen of Hoxton
Shoreditch

Fantasty bells and shells from the new Queen of Hoxton pop-up. (Photo Credit: Graham Turner) While we've heard that to die would be an awfully big adventure, we've found an...

Powerpuff pink, sarcasm and space-age toilets. Is this London's coolest afternoon tea?

Apr 4, 2017

Sketch
West End

As someone who knows how to clean up at a Wetherspoons, I doubt many people would call me afternoon tea material. But with Instagram potential, space toilets and chocolate cake...

Calcutta Street - London Restaurant Review

Mar 16, 2017

Calcutta Street Fitzrovia
Fitzrovia

New to Fitzrovia and brought about by Shrim Chakraborty, many would be forgiven for missing Calcutta Street if it weren't for the soft glow of candles and duck egg blue...

Q&A: We talk to the brains behind DrinkUp London: The Beer Edit

Mar 13, 2017

DrinkUp : The Beer Edit
Hackney

As a Londoner, drinking beer isn't just a right, it's the city's lifeblood. From boozers to breweries, beer has never been better, and there's an event coming to the city...

There's a seaside pop-up heading to the top of the Gherkin this summer

Mar 6, 2017

Searcys at the Gherkin
Liverpool Street

Blue skies, booze and a fisherman's boat make up part of this seaside, summer pop-up. While always the first to climb the fence for a foray along the banks of...

The Harrowing - London Theatre Review

Mar 6, 2017

The Harrowing - An Immersive Horror Experience

Nerve-racking doesn't begin to sum up the sinister experience found at The Harrowing. For some, the idea of hoofing it down to a web-ridden, dimly-lit basement with a bunch of...

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