{"id":150776,"date":"2025-06-02T00:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150776\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T00:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:35:17","slug":"we-must-have-been-to-the-tip-100-times-but-its-really-coming-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150776\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We must have been to the tip 100 times but it&#8217;s really coming together&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Couple&#8217;s business brainwave is transforming iconic former fishing shop<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_All-Day-Poke-on-Smithdown-Road-in-Liverpool.jpg\" alt=\"Shannon and Layton Kane, owners of All Day Poke on Smithdown Road in Liverpool\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Shannon and Layton Kane, owners of All Day Poke on Smithdown Road in Liverpool(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Locals to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/smithdown-road\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Smithdown Road Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Smithdown Road <\/a>area might have noticed that the site of<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/beloved-shop-more-like-social-31006052\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" Bob&#039;s Angling, Tackle and BaitLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Bob&#8217;s Angling, Tackle and Bait<\/a> has recently seen a major transformation. The former shop at number 495 was thought of by some as equal parts social club to fishing shop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But after 25 years in business, former owner Robert Harrison has handed over the keys. The shop is now home to two new owners, one of whom wasn\u2019t even born when the former shop started its life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">With a full refurb already in the works, the shop is set to reopen in July as a Pok\u00e9 bowl business. Named All Day Pok\u00e9, it is the vision of Liverpool couple Layton Kane, 24, and Shannon Dalrymple, 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Starting off catering to friends and with their first public sales only in March this year, the couple decided it was time to take the plunge and have since been working hard to transform the space into their dream first venue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Layton said: &#8220;It was hard work &#8211; we must have been to the tip 100 times. But it&#8217;s really coming together and we can\u2019t wait to open.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1748824516_989_0_All-Day-Poke-on-Smithdown-Road-in-Liverpool.jpg\" alt=\"Shannon and Layton Kane, owners of All Day Poke on Smithdown Road in Liverpool\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Shannon and Layton Kane, owners of All Day Poke on Smithdown Road in Liverpool(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The new shop is set to be painted yellow inside with a fun and tropical feel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">There will be various seating arrangements including benches and breakfast bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Despite taking the bold step to open a food business at such a young age, both Layton and Shannon had very different careers beforehand.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Bobs-Angling-Tackle-Bait-on-Smithdown-Road.jpg\" alt=\"Bob's Angling Tackle &amp; Bait on Smithdown Road\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The former Bob&#8217;s Angling Tackle &amp; Bait on Smithdown Road(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Alongside starting the business, Layton is a professional MMA fighter and Shannon works with children in care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Layton said: \u201cI did personal training so I\u2019ve always been <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/health\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"healthLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">health<\/a>-conscious and obsessed with food.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Layton noted a surge in popularity in acai bowls on social media and also hopes that the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/people-behind-liverpools-most-recognisable-31712823\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"business Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">business <\/a>will attract local students looking for a healthier <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"food Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">food <\/a>option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All Day Pok\u00e9 will sell the popular Hawaiian cuisine to eat in or take away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In an unintentional nods to the shop&#8217;s history, the venue will have plenty of fish on offer, with options of smoked salmon and tuna as well as other fresh ingredients such as falafel, edamame, mango and cucumber.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Poke-bowls.jpg\" alt=\" Pok\u00e9 bowls by All Day Pok\u00e9\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/> Pok\u00e9 bowls by All Day Pok\u00e9(Image: @thesocialnetwork____ via Instagram )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Their menu will also feature acai bowls &#8211; a popular sweet dish originating in South America and consisting of blended berries, topped with other ingredients like fruit, seeds or granola.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Customers will be able to order food by filling in a paper menu in which they can choose their own base, protein, toppings, sauce and garnishes for Pok\u00e9 bowls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cPok\u00e9 bowls are also great for fussy eaters because you know exactly what you\u2019re getting,\u201d says Layton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The new shop is set to open on July 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It can be found at 495 Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 3JJ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Couple&#8217;s business brainwave is transforming iconic former fishing shopShannon and Layton Kane, owners of All Day Poke on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150777,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,51,393,786,4884,179,246,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-150776","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-food-and-drink","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-shopping","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114610971045917465","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}