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I experienced a brilliant Ethiopian coffee ceremony at a restaurant I dined in in Amsterdam last year. At the end of the meal, we requested coffee and the beans were roasted in front of us before we presented with a pot of some of the strongest - and best tasting - coffee I've ever drunk in my life. This wasn't a quick espresso to be glugged down, but instead something to be savoured and appreciated. Unfortunately we weren't given any popcorn though - although I'd love to see if popcorn and coffee are a food combination made in heaven.

Hello! I'm a Liverpool lady. Whilst we've not yet got as many great places to eat as Manchester, we do have our fair share of lovely restaurants/bars and the suchlike.

Where we're really strong is with Catalan/Spanish food. Try Lunya which is in LiverpoolOne next to the Bluecoat gallery, or Salt House Tapas which is right across the road from John Lewis. For Pan Asian food, Host on Hope Street is quite nice too, but if you're looking for something a bit fancier and more traditionally British, you can try 60 Hope Street across the road.

If you don't mind a trip across the water to the Wirral, we've got the Michelin star rated Fraiche too.

In terms of bars, there's Leaf Tea Bar on Bold Street which does a huge selection of tea, as well as alcoholic drinks and tasty bar snacks. The Shipping Forecast on Slater Street does cracking burgers, and has some very good live music and DJs of an evening too. Santo Chupito does some of the most evil cocktails on Merseyside and a mean five dollar shake. Don't go there when you're drunk though as it will give you the worst hangover you've ever had in your life - and I say this through experience.

In terms of real ale, try Doctor Duncan's near Lime Street station which serves up Cains Real Ale (Liverpool's speciality beer), The Ship and Mitre, and The Dispensary (which is recommended by CAMRA).

There are more, but I think that's enough for you to be getting on with for now!

This is a really stupid pet peeve of mine, but I wish food writers would stop describing flavours as being "haunting". Seriously people, you're talking about a clove of garlic, not Ghostwriter!

Joyyy-thank you so much! I write about food for a living, and am always trying out new dishes. One of our first ever conversations was centred around my love of cooking. Plus he knows that if I make something delicious, he gets first dibs on it!

Christ almighty. Imagine opening your fridge door for a midnight snack and discovering two superheroes dressed as pieces of cheese getting it on in there. That's the kind of thing which could scar a person for life!

Are you based in London? If you are, then why not try Tampopo? (http://www.tampopo.co.uk) In my (humble) opinion, it's much better than Wagamama's and has a better range of tasty vegetarian specialities. And it serves Kimchi!