G. Clay Whittaker
gclay.bsky.social
G. Clay Whittaker
@gclay.bsky.social
Food, Drink, and Lifestyle Writer. Previous bylines at Esquire, Popular Science, Playboy, Men's Journal, Maxim and elsewhere.
Curating drinks news at @drinkbeat.bsky.social
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March 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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That’s Nathan motherfucking Lane singing “cocaine and some vodka” to the tune of “Hakuna Matata” kids #SNL50
February 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
“I don’t get these musical acts.” — my mother who was high during the entire first season of #snl50
February 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
10pm subjective ranking of appearances:

1) Kenan as the Diner Lobster
2) Miley who’s probably the only reason they did a Sinead song.
3) Bill Murray
4) Meryl Streep
5) Cecily Strong
February 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Cocaine and some vodka just became the earworm that’ll get me kicked off my flight on Tuesday. #snl50
February 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The Laraine Newman and Chad sketch deserved a passionate sex scene. Laraine earned it. Pete earned it. We earned it. They should have made Lorne watch. #snl50
February 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
There’s no greater way they could have brought out Meryl Streep. No better way. None. Hacking his way through the Black Forest. #snl50
February 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
In all seriousness Dennis Miller was quantifiably shittier than Nelson or Quinn.
February 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Weekend update is perfect as usual but holy shit Cecily Stong reminded me what joy feels like. #snl50
February 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
@andysamberg.bsky.social writing a supportive and self aware musical sketch about anxiety is worth this entire #snl50 experience, full stop. I hope it becomes part of SNL onboarding on Monday.
February 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Jon Jamon is a sketch I would watch without context #snl50
February 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
My totally subjective 9pm ranking of the best performances so far for #sno50:
1) Donna with the Stopwatch
2) Molly Shannon
3) Tracy Morgan
4) Sabrina Carpenter
5) Martin Short
February 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There are so many shitty things you can say to snipe at the #SNL50 event but three Scotts and a Dale singing about Renaldo undermines all of your points.
February 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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February 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"By the ways, that tribute to writers was written by AI." 🥹 #SNL50
February 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In addition to having a great voice for the duet, I think Sabrina Carpenter did a great job of being slightly shorter than Paul Simon. #SNL50
February 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"I wasn't born yet and neither were my parents" has to be the most perfect kick-off joke for this event. #SNL50
February 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Tired of shoulder-sagging camera bags, but I never seem to have the right gear without overpacking. Film photographers: what do you travel with? How many cameras, lenses, and rolls of film per day? Trashy photo for attention.
February 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The more time I spend watching my parents struggle with technology (and the more I hear about older generations falling for scams and misinformation generally) the more I wonder what milennials will fall for. What will be our google play gift card phone scammer?
February 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Jim Croce is one of the greatest lyricists of the 70s (Operator, I Got A Name) and also one of the cheesiest writers of failed sitcom theme songs of the 70s (Top Hat Bar and Grille; Bad, Bad Leroy Brown).
January 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Miami palm trees, shot on Kodak Gold and Portra 800.
December 10, 2024 at 9:32 PM
My newest newsletter is live with some interesting drink headlines to start your week.
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Case of the Mondays
12 Things to Start Your Week in Drinks
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December 9, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Interesting bar snack story: how an alleged tater cartel is said to have fixed french fry prices:

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
‘Potato cartel’ mashed competition to raise french fry prices, lawsuits say
Several antitrust lawsuits accused top producers of conspiring to raise prices of frozen potato products, like french fries.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Terrible gift guide content: for the McRib lover in your life: grab a half gallon of McRib sauce starting TODAY.

"Each jug can be purchased for $19.99 by heading to www.wholelottamcribsauce.com. (Do you think they had to outbid anyone for that URL?)"

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Yes, You Can Now Treat Yourself to a Jug of McDonald’s McRib Sauce This Holiday Season
The Chicago-based fast food chain's massively popular McRib is set to hit menus by November 25. And now, you can get an entire half-gallon of McRib sauce to go with it, should you be so inclined.
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November 25, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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It's going to be fascinating to see how this frankly bad whiskey survives without its celebrity huxter. www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/b...
Conor McGregor dropped by Proper No. Twelve, the whiskey brand he helped create | CNN Business
Conor McGregor will no longer be the face of the popular Irish whiskey brand that he helped create. Proper No. Twelve dropped McGregor after he was found liable in a sexual assault case.
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:41 PM