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...

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,...

Could Birmingham boast its own BottleDog in the near future?

Aug 5, 2014

The first BottleDog of its kind can be found at King's Cross in London, but how long until Birmingham harbours its own? Craft beer fans rejoiced when globally infamous brand...

Celebrate two years of Digbeth Dining Club with their infamous street grub

Aug 4, 2014

(Photo: Tom Horton) A teething toddler this is not, Digbeth Dining Club may be one of the youngest street food collectives on the scene, but with a British Street Food...

Manchester Pride Fringe: Our Five Favourites

Jul 30, 2014

As the city gears up for one of its most colourful and rambunctious LGBT romps, there's another August event taking to the stage for unique activities, roastin' culture and sought...

Boston Tea Party set up second plot at Harborne's School Yard

Jul 29, 2014

Boston Tea Party
Harborne

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...

Spirit of Summer at Black Dog Ballroom NWS

Jul 28, 2014

An interactive Swedish meadow boasting the sights, colours and sounds of Scandinavia? And all in a Manchester bar at that? Taking to Black Dog Ballroom NWS this July 31st -...

Manchester's favourite party mammal celebrates a £100k revamp

Jul 24, 2014

(Photo Credit: Alex Morgan) The new neon hue certainly isn't making these ladies blue. A beloved Northern Quarter haunt for dance floor schmoozing and party cruising, Walrus have decked out...

Mixmag Live Weekender 2014

Jul 23, 2014

One of the globe's most noted go-to guides for clubbing culture, it's no wonder that the hype around this weekender is becoming so darn wild, especially when their pages are...

Birmingham Summer Market

Jul 22, 2014

Five star burger flippers, quaint vendors and a bar on a bus; expect no less from this Summer Market's return. Another great chance to experience some of Birmingham's artisan vendors...

Rum rum as fast as you can, you can't catch them, they're The Liquorist men

Jul 21, 2014

Sugar cane and fame, two things that come easily to spirit toting party patrons and liquid denizens, The Liquorists. It's been rationed throughout history, used as a beauty product and...

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