These are some of the most scrumptious chocolates you’ll find in London. The chocolatier in question is Paul A. Young. He has two shops in London- one at the Royal Exchange in Bank and one down Camden passage in Angel. I was introduced to his chocolates by my brother Matthew whose housemate had sampled one of his Taylor's Tawny Port and Colsten Basset Stilton’s creations and knew he was onto something special.
A glass box at the back of the shop houses weird and wonderful combinations such as Marmite truffles, a limited edition Penhaligon’s perfume inspired ganache and sea-salted caramels (my favourite) which explode in the mouth.
Alongside the side walls little gift boxes are stacked high with more favourites, piles of brownies, white and dark mice and an obligatory tasting bowl. Winking at you in the corner but overwhelming visitors with its smell is a cauldron of rich hot chocolate which you can embellish with spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg or chilli for a taste of the Aztec.
I picked up a box (top) for Mother’s Day for a surprise trip down on Sunday. I got the surprise as she’d already persuaded my brother to take her to the shop the day before and picked up twice as many!
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