Sam Grainger

Hey, @grok, who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just say who it was

@charpatto Stop crying so much. I can see you across the table.

I love meeting people travelling, in fact most of my closest circle is now from travelling but there is something about being in a new country and experiencing new cultures with a pal who been your best mate since you were 15. Core memories these past 12 days, sad to see him go.

@charpatto The luckiest

How lucky am I to have both my dad & step mum and also my best pal in the same city in bloody Asia 💙

FOODIES AND FANS OF FOOTIE! An all new episode of AdamRichmanEatsFootball airs tonight on @foodnetworkuk - and this time we are heading to Liverpool to celebrate the edible offerings connected to @liverpoolfc matchday! We returned to the first ever place. I tried the iconic salt and pepper chicken, a pie made with a Shankly family recipe, and an epic reinterpretation of the Sunday roast by way of Mexico! It’s mouthwatering magnificence on Merseyside! catch it streaming on @discoveryplus

@AdamRichman What a guy!

@AtaxiaScot @ThomHetheringto Fully accessible toilet and entrance! Look forward to seeing you soon hopefully. Thanks

@ThomHetheringto @gringlepie Excellent. Thanks 👍 Always on the lookout for great eateries that everyone can enjoy - so next time I'm down in Manchester, I know where I'm heading.

I finally, *finally* made it down to Medlock Canteen, and had one of the most enjoyable dining experiences I've had in ages.

@charpatto Thank you x

Wow, what a review! As always I’m so proud of my bestie @gringlepie and co. Smashing it as always. Need to get myself a table there asap. Well done all 👏🏼🍽️💙 theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/…

This week’s restaurant review: Medlock Canteen, Manchester. A place of egalitarian vibes and simple dishes which are the best versions of themselves. Which means very good chicken gravy (or jus, to use the menu term for it). theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/…

Yes Medlock Canteen, a banger of a @jayrayner1 review for another fine addition to Manchester's dining scene. Congrats @gringlepie and Co! theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/…

@RobbieGorgeous @jayrayner1 @ObserverUK @guardian Thanks so much! Can’t wait to have you here.

Medlock Canteen, Manchester: ‘Dishes that are the best versions of themselves’ – restaurant review congratulations ⁦@gringlepie⁩ and everyone @MedlockCanteen 👏👏👏 great ⁦@jayrayner1⁩⁦@ObserverUK⁩ ⁦@guardian⁩ I cant wait to visit! theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/…

@charpatto Harsh

My best mates just opened a kiosk in there, and I’m really sorry my hun but I will not be attending for the really really good burritos. Deliver them to my house instead x

@bundobust bhaji butty making the front pages of the Sunday papers….. @ObsFood thanks @gringlepie @thisismadre

@charpatto That is going to be so hard to top. Think I’m too old to hold a robber hostage whilst very trippy.

@gringlepie It has the potential to beat the Australian farm work one.

Just received the best news ever. One of my best mates is in the same city as me next weekend. Last minute and random but it’s going to be so special. The perfect last weekend here. Canny wait to see you @gringlepie 💙

@ThomHetheringto @Mettricks @elnavarrico The best butter beans in the world.

Some @Mettricks pork chops, brined, slathered in Dijon and grilled. @elnavarrico judion, cooked down with mirepoix, sherry, garlic, thyme, oregano, tomato puree and then finished with lemon zest, chopped parsley and capers.

@nathwils Nah

@LinusEkenstam @dflosser Its definitely not and definitely doesn’t have a sandwich on the menu. Not sure where that pictures from?

@dflosser Belzan in Liverpool is an upmarket restaurant… only serving… you guessed it Sandwiches

How to make a brand in ~1 hour Let’s start with the obvious, it’s doable. What's even more obvious, It’s a 1 hour brand - so expect get your expectations right... Here is how it went down 👇 First message 11:53am - Client sends me some inspiration, does not actually want me to work on it. Thats cool, nice little brief in slack, I can work with that. Trying to figure out what my boi likes about these logos. ---- Second message 10:57am - I'm sending over some quick and dirty ideas. We get the conversation going. Client likes the filled bubble. Still did not want me to do it. But starting to get the conversation going. This could actually end well. ---- Third message 11:08am - It's now been 15 minutes since the first message and I shoot over some more stylistic ideas. Keeping it simple. The brand is for a new help center SaaS, so personally I want to go with a blue color scheme to build trust. Sending over some of the less desirable versions to with just the checkmark, to anchor the idea with the client that the chat bubble checkmark is the way to go. So now we're spot on, just the way they like it. Great. Jackpot. Let's refine. ---- Fourth message 11:48am - 55min since the first message. A complete brand toolkit, with the logo, fonts, colors, icons in different formats, some example creatives and brand assets for slides, merchandise, black and white, App Icons. Placement in web apps and native apps. What you could expect from a 55 min effort. Conclusion This is a 55 min brand job, so it will have the quality there after. I did not spend time doing user research. I did not build an empathy map. I did not do 50 versions and decide on the best one. There are so many things I did not do. Test me, I've been part of re-brand projects that took 20+ designers 1+ years to complete. So I know how much I did not do. But I'll tell you what I did do. I solved my friends problem. They needed a brand, and one that would fit the product/service they are building. It came in hot at just the right time and fits them perfectly. No lengthy projects, no fuzz, no designer that keeps pushing back on things and spend months perfecting something. I got the job done in 55 minutes. However to be able to do it in 55 minutes, I've spent close to 20 years as a designer. And I'm def not a brand designer, I'm terrible at it. I'd rank that as one of my absolute worse skills. But to my friend/client, I'm a magician. I'm looking forward to see this service grow into a multi-million dollar company, and laugh at the 55 minute brand. If you are looking for design help, I run a private all you can eat design service. You get unlimited design requests per month, it's just $5999/mo and you can pause it at any time, no questions asked. I'll do App designs, websites, brands, wireframes, decks, blog graphic, newsletters you name it. I won't guarantee that things will always go this fast. But I do promise a 48h turn around on all requests (weekdays). If you are interested just drop me a DM and I'll send you more information. Looking forward to talk to you. PS. If you are brand designer, keep doing what you do. I don't encourage anyone to make brands in 1 hour. I don't even do so myself, I just wanted to prove a point. PS 2. I hope to be able to share a full case study of this brand once the product is launched. Very excited about that.

@JakeGerardNolan Edinburgh castle, Manchester. (I know, it’s manneh).

Hello all, I am once again bowing to the Twitter (not X) universe and asking for your expertise for a very important question.. Give me your top Liverpool Sunday roast suggestions… I’d like to try somewhere new and very nice.