What started as a simple post sharing his own dinner plate has grown into a yearly tradition, with many followers looking for his approval

James Kavanagh with his cat Diana in his home in Kilkenny. Photo: Dylan Vaughan

James Kavanagh with his cat Diana in his home in Kilkenny. Photo: Dylan Vaughan

It started with James Kavanagh simply showing off his Christmas dinner plate. A Snapchat post from five or six years ago has since become, he said, “the thing people react to the most out of everything” he shares on social media.

“As much as I adore Christmas dinner and carveries and beige, delicious food, I don’t like mountains of food,” the influencer and food entrepreneur said.