Whilst out and about in Liverpool, any vegan, or even vegetarian, may find it fairly difficult to discover a café or restaurant skilled in this specific meatless cuisine and dietary requirement. However, open 9am-10:30pm on the weekdays and 10am-10:30pm on the weekend, located a stone’s throw away from the central train station and down a quiet street covered in creative street art, The Egg Café can be found behind a rustic entrance and up two flights…
The rule of Sapporo Teppanyaki is it’s all about spectacle. It’s about those places we saw on American TV in the mid to late 90’s where things were cooked in the middle of your table, and it took us staunch Brits a while to catch up. Me and the boyfriend took full advantage of one of the menu’s special offers by going on a Monday. This is the day when Sapporo’s offers customers a steak…
It’s hard to see how things could be going better for LIPA’s own Dan Croll at the moment. With a coveted GIT nomination, Radio 1 airplay and support slots with the likes of Bastille and London Grammar, there’s a sense that Sweet Disarray, his debut album, might just be the catalyst for super-stardom. Having said that, history is littered with almost-rans, and the significant hype surrounding the release has also served to put tremendous pressure on the…
Old fashioned vintage bars are hard to come across these days. It’s very rare that we find ourselves sitting in a dim-lit room with men in suits and hats drinking gin and smoking cigars and women in classy gorgeous dresses sipping wine, like something from a 60’s movie. So have you come across any bars like that lately? Settled right at the top of Bold Street is an American styled bar known as Berry &…
Turn your back for a minute and a new bar or restaurant opens in Liverpool. One of the most recent, and most hotly anticipated, is Bacaro on Castle Street. The sister restaurant of Salthouse Tapas and Hanover St Social, it offers a menu of ‘small plates’ of Italian delicacies. Think ‘Italian tapas’ and you’re just about there. So there are cured meats and charcuterie, salads, little pizzas called pizzete and meat and fish selections. Like…
Jetta’s soulful vocals are set to carry her to success in 2014. Stepping out of the shadows of her previous backing-singer duties for Pamola Faith and Cee Lo Green, the limelight is now very much on the 23 year-old, Liverpool-born singer. Her debut LP is due later this year but already she has gained a huge following, embarking on a tour of the United States and Canada, with a number of sold-out dates, at the…
Football comics have been dwindling in the lower leagues of popularity since the advent of the Premier League back in 1992, but are they about to make a ‘Roy of the Rovers’ style comeback? Award winning and best-selling comic artist Will Sliney believes a football comic competing with the American, super-heroes of Marvel may not be as much of a fantasy as it sounds. And if anyone is likely to be championing the football comic’s…
“Why is the measure of love… loss?”- I can think of no better words to begin this particular review with than those once written by Jeanette Winterson. Perhaps I am merely being presumptuous in drawing a comparison between singer/songwriter Louisa Roach and a novelist whose body of work I am barely familiar with. Nevertheless, it seems to be the right association to make. But let us leave this business of comparisons alone, if only for…
Liverpool Homeless FC are a homeless charity which uses sport to help improve the lives of men and women across the city. We spoke to chairman, John Finnigan to find out more… Tell us a bit about Liverpool Homeless FC. What exactly do you do and when did you start up? The club was set up in October 2007. We are a Community Interest Company which is a non-profit organisation. We provide sporting opportunities for homeless…
On Saturday 25th January Hidden Liverpool are holding their first Creative Design Workshop, giving local people an opportunity to develop ideas that would make the Oratory and St James Gardens, located outside the iconic Liverpool Cathedral, more inviting places to visit. The workshop is the first in a series that will give people a chance to think creatively about how some of Liverpool’s buildings and spaces could be reused and improved. The workshop will be…
Motel Bar is the kind of place one doesn’t simply visit. Motel is, in fact, the kind of place that you experience. The venue is decorated with graphic novel style art work on the walls, as well as neon signs, metal caging, chairs that don’t match and a collection of other things you wouldn’t expect to find in a bar. The neon signs, sporting quotes and slogans, add a layer of fluorescent light, that add to…
Hidden Liverpool is a yearlong project that will unlock the history behind Liverpool’s empty and largely underused buildings to create a vision for the future. The Liverpool based Social Enterprise PLACED provides inspiration to young people and aims to increase their knowledge of architecture and the built environment created Hidden Liverpool, bringing an exciting project to Liverpool. The Lottery Funded enterprise will delve into the history of some of Liverpool’s most beautiful, intriguing and historic…
When Miles Kane announced his Autumn tour earlier this year, any scousers would have had to make their way to Manchester (which we did) for the nearest show. Miles hadn’t played a hometown headline gig for a while, however at an exclusive announcement this morning at Eric’s it was revealed he will play two shows at the venue this December. Playing to sold out crowds across the country, Miles is gearing up for two very…
The Baltic Triangle is a part of Liverpool that’s going through a renaissance. With direct links to our city’s docklands and rich maritime heritage, the once drab and crumbling warehouses of the area are getting somewhat of a facelift. As well as undergoing aesthetic changes over the past four to five years, the business interests of the area have been placed into the hands of local steer group; companies that work together collectively to…
Atmosphere is defined as “an aesthetic quality or effect, especially a distinctive and pleasing one, associated with a particular place” . If you venture up to the top of Bold Street, and walk into Cafe Tabac, that’s exactly what you will find. Tabac manages to create a warm romantic atmosphere by day, and one of a trendy cocktail bar by night. By day you can sit and catch up with friends, catch up on work,…
I received the code for 81 Ltd on Saturday afternoon, a few hours before my visit. I knew as soon as I got the text, this place was going to be cool. Lying in the heart of Liverpool’s nightlife scene, it’s easily one of the most chic places around. To reach the bar, we walked up a set of shady stairs to the forbidden door and typed in our code. On opening the door, there…
Bold Street Coffee is the sort of coffee shop that you make your regular haunt: it is not just a grab and go place, it is an experience. Listed as one of the top 50 coffee shops in the country by the Independent, it offers a wide range of coffee for every tastebud, along with an extensive loose tea selection and an enviable food menu. Ever the spot for the hardened caffeine addict, 3 different…
Independent Liverpool is set to launch a new loyalty card, designed to support Liverpool’s independent businesses. The project was started by Liverpool born-and-bred graduates, Oliver and David, with the objective of increasing trade in Liverpool’s standalone enterprises. The co-founders want to see the Liverpool they love remain varied and atmospheric.It seems you’re never more than a stone’s throw away from a Costa in this city, and everywhere you turn, a new Tesco appears. The Fat…
When an invitation to this exclusive event landed in our inbox two weeks ago, asking if we would like to attend an intimate live session with the wonderful Lianne La Havas, it took us exactly 0.2 seconds to reply, yes. Nokia know how to put on a good show. With only 200 tickets available, by invite only, we were lucky enough to experience such a unique show. The venue at the Rampworx in Aintree, possibly…
Sound City gets bigger and better each year and this year we have some particular favourites to share with you. Here’s our Sound City 2013 Preview. Noah And The Whale @ Liverpool Anglican Catherdral. THURS 2nd. Our favourite Folk-Pop band Noah & The Whale will play in one of the coolest venues for this years Sound City at The Anglican Cathedral where they will be showcasing some of their new material from their new album…