: a small round unsweetened bread cooked on a griddle and usually split and toasted before serving
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Ranking rationale: Oscars equivalent for the tea-and-crumpet crowd.
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Glenn Whippcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
While the crumpet-laden experience was a pop-up, the splendor will become a permanent fixture after the ongoing lobby renovation is complete.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2022
Try making your own with this crumpet recipe from our sister site Food & Wine.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021
At the time, this creation was essentially a variation on a crumpet, a common English pastry that has earned its own status stateside.
—Sara Tane, Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2021
The Mix and Match Bakery Gift has scones, Belgian waffles, tea bread, English muffin breads, sweet rolls, crumpets and English muffins as well as a savory item inside a basket that will be wrapped and sent to Mom.
—oregonlive, 7 May 2020
Select from scones, Belgian waffles, tea bread, English muffin breads, sweet rolls, crumpets and English muffins as well as a sweet and savory item, and the basket will be wrapped and sent to Mom.
—oregonlive, 3 May 2020
Golf croquet is a variation of the tea-and-crumpets variety of croquet.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 20 Oct. 2019
Nearly four years after ending its six-season run, the show already feels like a relic of some kinder, gentler era of television; a warm PBS crumpet in a cold-donut world.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2019
Glenn Whippcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
While the crumpet-laden experience was a pop-up, the splendor will become a permanent fixture after the ongoing lobby renovation is complete.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2022
Try making your own with this crumpet recipe from our sister site Food & Wine.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021
At the time, this creation was essentially a variation on a crumpet, a common English pastry that has earned its own status stateside.
—Sara Tane, Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2021
The Mix and Match Bakery Gift has scones, Belgian waffles, tea bread, English muffin breads, sweet rolls, crumpets and English muffins as well as a savory item inside a basket that will be wrapped and sent to Mom.
—oregonlive, 7 May 2020
Select from scones, Belgian waffles, tea bread, English muffin breads, sweet rolls, crumpets and English muffins as well as a sweet and savory item, and the basket will be wrapped and sent to Mom.
—oregonlive, 3 May 2020
Golf croquet is a variation of the tea-and-crumpets variety of croquet.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 20 Oct. 2019
Nearly four years after ending its six-season run, the show already feels like a relic of some kinder, gentler era of television; a warm PBS crumpet in a cold-donut world.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2019
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crumpet
noun
crum·pet
ˈkrəm-pət 
: a small round unsweetened bread cooked on a griddle
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