Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Think about your favourite restaurant and, chances are, subconsciously, you’ll be playing back the soundtrack. Because how a place sounds directly affects how it snags into our soul. Or not. Take, as...

Bitten magazine’s Christmas issue: out now across the north west

Thanks for all your lovely feedback about the first issue of Bitten,...

Paddy Byrne’s Pen Factory

We’re like Pauline. We love a nice pen. So you can imagine...

Gods of Small Things: Liverpool Tapas

Get it right, and small plates of food can make a big...

Lick This: curry evangelists Mowgli open their doors on Bold St

Brace yourselves. Liverpool’s curry evangelist Nisha Katona is about to blow the...

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The best butchers in Britain? Meet New Ferry’s Edge and Son…
By David Lloyd on October 15, 2014
As the town rises and falls around it, New Ferry’s Edge and Son continues to outflank the rest. David Lloyd meets the Radio 4 award-winning...
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Dish of the week: Ribeye Steak at Rookwood
By David Lloyd on August 18, 2014
It’s not hard to do a good steak; get a good piece of meat, cook it well and serve with decently cooked accompaniments. Rookwood Bar...
Dish of the week: Shin Beef Lasagne at Salt House Bacaro
By David Lloyd on August 13, 2014
We’ve rather fallen out of love with long waffly reviews of late at SevenStreets. So this is something new, our maybe occasionally/sometimes weekly post serving...
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The Real Cost of Dishonest Food Reviewing
By David Lloyd on June 1, 2014
There’s been a bit of a rumpus recently, about food reviews in the local media. Seems some websites mix up paid-for glowing write-ups with honest,...
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Scouse, the Les Dennis and Norwegian Way
By David Lloyd on February 28, 2014
Winter, in Liverpool, is great for one reason: the joy of a pan of scouse. For Global Scouse Day, Joe Shooman spoke to two of...
Revolution at Revolution: The review
By David Lloyd on February 4, 2014
Really, Revolution (Temple Court) doesn’t have to try too hard. It’s opposite Smokey Mo’s, Moniques and a club with the legend ‘where imagination and enjoyment...
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Stripped Back at Camp and Furnace
By David Lloyd on January 29, 2014
This sounds tasty. Say what you like about Camp and Furnace - but this is one space you can’t ever accuse of phoning it in....
Radar: Gin and Beer events in Liverpool
By Robin Brown on December 3, 2013
Websites and newspapers are full of advice on presents at this time of year. We have some alternative suggestions - many of which you can...