Results tagged “Lee Lynch” from Liverpool Daily Post - By Invitation Only

(Bar team from Living Room and Mosquito)

Last week the Living Room Group held their Cocktails and Dreams Competition. Bartenders from across the country came to Mosquito in Victoria Street to demonstrate their bar tending skills, including ‘pouring’, ‘cocktail creation’ and flair.

With cash and prizes on offer, bartenders are encouraged to continue to develop their bartending skills.

Contenders are encouraged to inject their personality, time management, showmanship, product knowledge and creativity into their set. Judges were looking for bartenders who could produce amazing drinks without compromising on style and flair.

Guests who came along to support the high tempo competition had a fabulous night in Mosquito, and the winners went away several hundred pounds richer, with some great prizes. The even was supported by Ketel One and Funkin Puree.

Liverpool has produced a staggering 56 number one records, spanning from 1953 Lita Roza – How much is that doggy in the window to 2002 Atomic Kitten’s The Tide is High.

To celebrate this amazing achievement last week the Number One Project took place at the Echo Arena.

Martin O’Shea and the team from Integral RPM pulled together a stunning collection of local talent who performed some fantastic Number One songs.

The Number 1 charity single 'Anyone who had a heart' by Atomic Kitten will be released this 28th January followed by the the album 'Liverpool - the Number One's Album' which is released on the 4th Feb.

All money raised through the concert, single and album will be going to the 6 x Number One Charities - Radio City - Give a Child A Chance, Imagine Appeal, Marina Dalglish, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Radio Merseyside Charitable Trust and Liverpool Echo Sunrise Fund.

Amy Doyle (Doyle Properties)
Bev Doyle (Doyle Properties)
Jayne Doyle

Lee Lynch (The Living Room Group)
Sue Crimes (Living Venttures)

Marius McGovern (Liverpool Dental Spa)
Debbie McGovern (Liverpool Dental Spa)

Paul Scott (GB Finance)
Eddie Reid (Capricorn Kitchens)
Helen Marriott (Brabners Chaffe Street

Circo was the first venue for the Number One Project aftershow party with Natasha Hamilton’s H Bar hosting the late late aftershow party in Victoria Street

AT the aftershow party at Circo
Eddie Lundon (China Crisis)
Colin Hinds (China Crisis)
Philip Arnold (China Crisis)
Gary Daley (China Crisis)
Dave Hinds (Entrepreneur)

Coronation Street's Tupele Dorgu proves to be the sharpest shooter at the event, with Tim Bacon, MD Living Ventures

I have been to some stunning parties over the years but the Living Ventures (owner operators of Est Est Est and Blackhouse Grills) ones have to rank as ‘ones not to be missed’.  This year was no exception with a Sunday night spectacular ‘Wild West’ themed Ho-Down in a converted barn in leafy Cheshire. 

As with ALL their parties, fancy dress was compulsory.  I am not normally a fancy dress fan, but the LV parties are legendary for everyone making an effort – so to be honest you feel even more stupid if you don’t go the whole hog.  www.livingventures.com

My good friend (Stylist to the Stars) Lorraine McCulloch (left) came along, and as you would expect from any self respecting stylist, her costume was customised to perfection, with hand sprayed gold feathers in her head band, she looked fantastic – whereas I, on the other hand, just looked ridiculous. 

Some poor guy on the M6 nearly crashed his car when he caught sight of us on our way there.  But it was all about FUN and I don’t remember having quite so much fun for some time.

Karine Bacon (wife of Tim Bacon, MD of Living Ventures, both pictured right) did an amazing job theming the party.  It really was spectacular in the extreme with a fully customised ‘saloon’ style bar  with our drinks served in wild west tin cups, the barn looked stunning and our seats and tables were hay bails. 

Food was amazing, with Chilli, beans and all the things you would expect and the entertainment was a selection of great bands who did amazing ‘country style’ sets.  The line dancing proved to be a big hit – my favourite was Tony Griffin, from Est Est Est Albert Dock, who came as an Indian Chief, but his head-dress had a life of its own during the line dancing (he kept hitting Woody from Toy Story in the face with it).

I was a bit sorry that we did not make an effort to enter a cake for the cake baking competition (£200 prize for the winner), but I did laugh when one poor guy told me his wife had made an amazing cake to enter (spent all day Saturday on it!)  – but his rather aggressive sharp right turn somewhere near the field resulted in the cake going all over the dashboard – It would have won hands down had it been an Eton Mess competition.

Sue Crimes (Living Ventures), Lee Lynch (the Living room) and Lorraine McCulloch (celebrity stylist)

Our beds for the night were genuine Indian Tipi’s with log fires and candles inside (apparently they are the coolest tents to be seen in in Glastonbury)–  Lorraine McCulloch did make me laugh – she was in charge of getting our sleeping bags for the night and turned up with Rolls Royce sleeping bags with built in blow up beds – and a foot pump -  Clearly all those years going to watch husband Ian (McCulloch – Echo and the Bunnymen) at festivals have rubbed off, as Lorraine had it all sorted.  Although I am sure in those days she stayed in the nice hotels and not the tents around the campfire.

The Saloon bar

Highlight of the evening was Lorraine making a trip to the portaloo – having polished off a considerable amount of Tequila -  and half asleep a couple of minutes later  I heard a voice from the field (yes Lorraine’s) saying – amongst the giggles – “Oh sorry, wrong Tipi, I live next door�.   Apologies to whoever it was whose Tipi Lorraine visited during the night.

Left: Lee Lynch proves to be the meanest man in town

Right: Liz and Dave Hinds

Things start to get serious

The line-dancing teacher gets them going

The line dancing became quite competitive