‘It annoys people when I eat’: Siobhán McSweeney on perfect snacks, parental pressure – and the power of being ‘a delicious fatty’
Siobhán McSweeney is teaching me her preferred way to enjoy a packet of cheese and onion crisps.
The Guardian reports: Siobhán McSweeney is teaching me her preferred way to enjoy a packet of cheese and onion crisps.
She has arranged two matching slabs of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk chocolate, two piles of Tayto crisps and two cans of Guinness on the table in front of us – and is issuing strict instructions. “Don’t swallow!” she booms theatrically, and I freeze, my mouth full of Taytos.
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