Katie Kirwan

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Katie Kirwan is the Head of Brand & B2C at DesignMyNight. A recognised nightlife and hospitality expert, Katie brings over 12 years of experience to the table, having visited over 500 of the UK's best restaurants, bars and cultural experiences.

Not only about Japanese food (she'll never skip agedashi tofu when it's on the menu), Katie is on the pulse of the best quality cocktails for £11 and less in London, and can always be found in quirky museums too. Need a table at The Devonshire? She can help with that.

Beyond DesignMyNight, Katie Kirwan's hospitality expertise is regularly featured in top publications, including The Times, Bar Magazine and Time Out.

Favourite cocktail bar

Black Dove, Brighton
Favourite restaurant

Bonsai Plant Kitchen
Special skill

Finding the best taco restaurant nearby.

Recent articles...

The Food and Drink Events Company arrives in Birmingham

There's been a whisky tasting here, a petite amount of pop-ups and tap take-overs there, but where are Birmingham's amazing food and drink events, highlighting to the goodies that our...

Film and Supper Club at the UCC

What do we want? A new movie club! When do we want it? Now! Those heart warming folks at Urban Coffee Company just can't help themselves when it comes to...

Cocktail Masterclasses To Fill Your Glasses

What with cocktails one upping cupcakes in the UK's latest trends, it's no wonder that our home land has seen such a resurgence in tailored made beverages and boozy fruit...

Underground Punch Pong at Island Bar

We're all about keeping you up to date with what your favourite local bars are up to, so when we saw that Island Bar were heading up a night of...

Gatecrasher Birmingham reaches half a decade

While many of us may have been but wee nippers way back in 2008 (going to include myself in this one), Gatecrasher Birmingham were well on their way to becoming...

Digbeth's Rainbow Venues Get A Facelift

The biggest players when it comes to the Birmingham club scene have unveiled even further plans to expand their empire and make Summer in Digbeth a season to remember. Only a...

Day of the Dead in Birmingham

It may be host to some of the most spectacularly colourful festivities this side of the equator, but Mexico isn't the only place to host Day of the Dead antics...

Peach Pubs to turn Edgbaston art-deco townhouse into its 17th pub

The High Field
Edgbaston

With a hefty £1m investment behind them, independent pub company Peach Pubs are taking to Edgbaston to open their 17th pub venture. Set to transform the former home of English...

'Swap 'Til You Drop': Vintage clothes swap party

Got some old wares that you fancy donating to a better cause? Feeling that it's time to be out with the old and in with the....old, this Winter? Then The...

Q Club returns with a Student Night to remember

Cool It Events are hailing this student night in Birmingham as the biggest one the city has ever seen, and whilst normally we would do some deep investigative reporting to...

Popular independent Vegetarian bistro bar to open in Birmingham city centre

Bistro 1847
Birmingham City Centre

Excited to open their latest Vegetarian bistro branch in the heart of Birmingham's Great Western Arcade, director Damien Davenport has said that 1847 chose Birmingham as their next destinations thanks...

Is whisky a tipple reserved for men? Birmingham Whisky Club have other ideas

Thought whisky tasting sessions were reserved for broody middle aged men with a penchant for smoking jackets? Think again lasses! Already aiming to revolutionise and entice Birmingham into a new...

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