Xanthe Clay
@xantheclay.bsky.social
Food writer. Trustee Andre Simon Awards. Academy Chair (UK & Ireland) World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Judge on the Irish Food Writing Awards. Former President of the Guild of Food Writers. Somewhat bemused.
OK, important question. What’s your favourite posh crisps flavour? And the worst? 🙏for an article
August 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
OK, important question. What’s your favourite posh crisps flavour? And the worst? 🙏for an article
Talking white chocolate in @telegraphnews.bsky.social - and eating it. A lot of it. www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri...
‘A hint of rancid pork fat’: The best and worst supermarket white chocolate bars
Often more comforting than its milk or dark counterparts, white chocolate can also offer more in terms of flavour than you might think
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July 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Talking white chocolate in @telegraphnews.bsky.social - and eating it. A lot of it. www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri...
I’m off on one in @telegraphnews.bsky.social today. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
The Government is counting on ‘nudge’ psychology in the supermarkets to make us less fat
If we want the NHS to survive, we have to tighten our belts
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June 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I’m off on one in @telegraphnews.bsky.social today. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
What would you like to be given for Father’s Day? I’m compiling a list.
June 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
What would you like to be given for Father’s Day? I’m compiling a list.
@nicmiller.bsky.social look what’s just arrived 🥰thank you for the tip. X
May 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
@nicmiller.bsky.social look what’s just arrived 🥰thank you for the tip. X
Anyone spotted any watermelon radishes on sale right now? X
May 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Anyone spotted any watermelon radishes on sale right now? X
Much talk about the new Golden Age of Train Travel. Now 42minutes in to a call to @greatwesternrailway.info to book the Night Riviera 🤷♀️- can’t be booked online, can’t email tickets, have to post them, now the payment system is down 🙇♀️
April 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Much talk about the new Golden Age of Train Travel. Now 42minutes in to a call to @greatwesternrailway.info to book the Night Riviera 🤷♀️- can’t be booked online, can’t email tickets, have to post them, now the payment system is down 🙇♀️
Do you shop at Costco? What are your favourite products? I’d love to know. For an article. 🙏
April 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Do you shop at Costco? What are your favourite products? I’d love to know. For an article. 🙏
Is anyone else feeling rather chuffed that our Bank of England governor has gone on to be the Canadian PM? It’s like, aw, hasn’t he done well?
March 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Is anyone else feeling rather chuffed that our Bank of England governor has gone on to be the Canadian PM? It’s like, aw, hasn’t he done well?
How do I tweak Google autofill? I’d really like it to suggest “thank you for inviting me” instead of “thanks for the invite”. 😒
March 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
How do I tweak Google autofill? I’d really like it to suggest “thank you for inviting me” instead of “thanks for the invite”. 😒
Leigh woods. Apparently you can infuse a broth with Turkey Tail fungus.
March 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Leigh woods. Apparently you can infuse a broth with Turkey Tail fungus.
More cheeringly, I seem to have a new child.
March 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
More cheeringly, I seem to have a new child.
Comparing the new Leon potato waffles to the supermarket version. Feeling depressed.
March 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Comparing the new Leon potato waffles to the supermarket version. Feeling depressed.
Question for parents: what would like to be bought for Mother’s Day? (Apart from world peace obv: I’m after something that can be wrapped.) for a piece. Thank you. 🙏
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Question for parents: what would like to be bought for Mother’s Day? (Apart from world peace obv: I’m after something that can be wrapped.) for a piece. Thank you. 🙏
excellent Michelin number crunching by Andy Lynes (not yet on here I think?) open.substack.com/pub/andrewly...
Smashed: The Michelin GB and Ireland 2025 results are out - should we care?
The UK restaurant scene digested
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February 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
excellent Michelin number crunching by Andy Lynes (not yet on here I think?) open.substack.com/pub/andrewly...
Booked a weekend in Montreal after a wedding in New England. Any tips on the best location in the city to stay? 🙏
February 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Booked a weekend in Montreal after a wedding in New England. Any tips on the best location in the city to stay? 🙏
Particularly fun one to subscribe to. The Ancients theancients.substack.com?r=78gp8&utm_...
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February 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Particularly fun one to subscribe to. The Ancients theancients.substack.com?r=78gp8&utm_...
Google just offered to write the reply to an email for me. It did an eerily good job. I’m now feeling grubby.
February 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Google just offered to write the reply to an email for me. It did an eerily good job. I’m now feeling grubby.
26 mayonnaises on test
February 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
26 mayonnaises on test
Does anyone know anyone who knows about short acting courses (for trained actors) in New York? 🙏
January 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Does anyone know anyone who knows about short acting courses (for trained actors) in New York? 🙏
‘Contempt is a dangerous way to lead a country’: here is the sermon that enraged Donald Trump
January 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
‘Contempt is a dangerous way to lead a country’: here is the sermon that enraged Donald Trump
Did some things not on my To Do list. Added them to the list so I could cross them off.
January 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Did some things not on my To Do list. Added them to the list so I could cross them off.
Huge fan of @vicderbyshire.bsky.social ‘s political savvy and tough but fair interviewing style. Fantastic female role model. Is it wrong to think, also, “great frock on Newsnight tonight”?
January 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Huge fan of @vicderbyshire.bsky.social ‘s political savvy and tough but fair interviewing style. Fantastic female role model. Is it wrong to think, also, “great frock on Newsnight tonight”?
Reposted by Xanthe Clay
YOU COME RIGHT OVER HERE
AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY
ARE HAVING ANOTHER YEAR
– telegram from Dorothy Parker to Robert Benchley, New Year’s Eve
AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY
ARE HAVING ANOTHER YEAR
– telegram from Dorothy Parker to Robert Benchley, New Year’s Eve
January 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
YOU COME RIGHT OVER HERE
AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY
ARE HAVING ANOTHER YEAR
– telegram from Dorothy Parker to Robert Benchley, New Year’s Eve
AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY
ARE HAVING ANOTHER YEAR
– telegram from Dorothy Parker to Robert Benchley, New Year’s Eve