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 St John Restaurant and Bar, 24 Sir Thomas Street (corner of Victoria Street), Liverpool

St John Restaurant and Bar, Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool

GORDAN RAMSAY is my favourite TV chef. I know his tongue lashings can go a little too far for the faint-hearted but, once you edit out the expletives, his advice is always sound. Read

Pan American Club, Britannia Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool

Pan American Club, Albert Dock, Liverpool

CALL me old-fashioned, but it's hard to remember a world without pay & display. Everywhere you drive nowadays, you need a mound of coins at the ready so that you can park safely away from the reach of the clamper or parking attendant. Read

Bistro Pierre, Button Street, Liverpool

Bistro Pierre, Button Street, Liverpool

RIDICULOUS as it sounds, my friend and I had already set off for Bistro Pierre when we realised we didn't know where it was. Read

Que Pasa Cantina, Lark Lane, Liverpool

THERE are restaurants you go to to impress someone and restaurants you go to for comfort food - but this evening all I was after was a good gossip. Read

Fraiche, 11 Rose Mount, Oxton Village, Wirral

Fraiche, Oxton Village, Wirral

RELAXING is a complex business; some people go to expensive spas to relax, some swear by retail therapy or a good football match. Read

Red Fort Indian restaurant, Lark Lane, Liverpool

Red Fort, Lark Lane, Liverpool

THE Friday night curry is now one of the most popular choices for Britons celebrating the start of the weekend. Read

Sheldrakes restaurant, Banks Road, Lower Heswall, Wirral

Sheldrakes, Lower Heswall, Wirral

THERE are few restaurants in the world that are worth visiting just for the scenery. The Jules Verne at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris has to be one, as does the Harbour View in Sydney. Read

Tom at 101, Stockton Heath, Warrington

FIRST dates can be notoriously tricky, especially if you've had a bit of an accident prior to meeting. I had been refuelling at a petrol station when I inadvertently doused my shoes. Read

Brasserie 10-16, Brookdale Place, Chester

Brasserie 10-16, Brookdale Place, Chester

IT WAS at the end of a long week that we found ourselves en route from Liverpool to Chester for a post-work Friday night dinner for two. Read

Hollywood stunt double to the stars Eunice Huthart has returned to Liverpool to open a restaurant - Picture: MARTIN BIRCHALL

La Bussola, Allerton Road, Mossley Hill

"REVIEWER, rrready! Gladiators-contestant-turned-gladiator-turned-stunt-performer-turned-restaurateur, rrready!" Read

Piccolino restaurant, Cook Street, Liverpool

Piccolino, Cook Street, Liverpool

FORGET soup or casserole, for me Italian is the ultimate winter comfort food. What could be better than a creamy bowl of pasta and warm focaccia to banish the blues? Read

The Golden Lion, Rosset near Chester

Golden Lion, Rosset

EVEN for a mathematician as bad as me, it’s an easy equation to solve. Chester Races plus Chester city centre equals No Go Read

The St John restaurant at the Sir Thomas hotel Liverpool

St John Restaurant and Bar, Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool

WHEN I learned that Hollywood star Clive Owen had been spotted at Aintree Racecourse during the Grand National Festival, on a day when I could have been there, I was a little disappointed. Read

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