Straight to the POINT

÷ SARAH VINE should try Margaret Thatcher’s ‘mystery starter’ (Mail). Philadelphia cheese blended with beef consomme is called ‘snaffles’ mousse. Served on toast, it’s delicious! I. FICKER, address supplied. ÷ DOES the world’s best restaurant, The Black Swan in North Yorkshire, have a ‘cygneture’ dish? V. HEFtER, Richmond, Surrey. ÷ CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond claims flights could be grounded if we have a no-deal Brexit (Mail). Will Britain be like Narnia under the White Witch — always winter, but never Christmas? PENNY PONDERS, Edinburgh. ÷ IN MY new 2018 diary, the space for ‘next of kin’ asks for ‘gender’ and ‘citizenship’. P. ROSS, Headington, Oxon. ÷ POLDARK’S Heida Reed, pictured with a mobile tucked in her dress (Mail), was not so much a costume faux pas as a (Voda) fone bra. R. WALLACE, Dorking, Surrey.