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...

Tib Street Beer-dens

First they brought you some of the best bars in the Northern Quarter, now they're settling your hazy sunshine hankerings with a lush new plot for garden past-times.  Tib Street...
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Pacata London - Restaurant Bar Review

Pacata
Covent Garden

Nestled between a selection of boutique babes lies a wholly unassuming but down right delicious restaurant bar, where the cocktails are unconventional and the interiors are excellently etched. Check out...
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