ROBERTS LONDON
ladies and gentlemen boys and girls welcome to London
welcome to Regent Street just there behind me it's April and that's what I'm
going to share with you a little of life here in town this month first up
it's Easter Easter falls in the first weekend of April this year which means
the first two bank holidays of the year Good Friday and Easter Monday so for many
lucky Brits how don't have to work its a four Day weekend I thought first up I'd share some of the
traditional food and drink for the Easter weekend so I'm going to head to one of London's
best Baker's which is just here by Carnaby Street just off Regent Street
bread ahead and get a Easter tradition a hot cross bun bread ahead have a bakery and
bakery school over in London Bridge at Borough Market and another in London's
Chelsea they make phenomenal bread cakes and pastries and are especially renowned
for their doughnuts they also have this handy store and cafe here on Beak Street
in the heart of Soho just off Carnaby Street
generally speaking hot cross buns are quite planed by modern baking standards
a simple bun sweetened a little with currants or raisins and a little spice
like cinnamon and or citrus fruit peel and feature a cross on top I'm quite
sure there are hundreds of variations of the recipe bakeries traditionally sold
them and people ate them on Good Friday the Friday before Easter Sunday today
many people will eat them and enjoy them throughout the season the history of
these little buns is hundreds of years old apparently back in 1592 selling them
here in London at any time other than burials at Good Friday or at Christmas
was banned but I guess that law no longer stands we have other things to worry
about today rather than sticky buns things have changed since 1592 and hot
cross buns are no longer on the Class A List
okay success
hot cross bun from bread ahead let's try this hopefully they're fresh because if they're not
fresh I normally butter them
the cross is a bit wonky on this one lets give it a go
it's really good it would benefit from a little bit of butter
I'am on Carnaby Street right now
another popular treat I guess at this time of year people
give Easter eggs chocolate Easter eggs as gifts so I thought I'd take you on a little tour of some of
London's finest chocolate shops the best places to buy not just the Easter eggs
but chocolates all year round so lets head to London's
central London's finest chocolate shops
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okay this is Said I'm sure the Italians pronounce it far more
flamboyantly it's a Italian chocolate shop and they serve some of the best hot
chocolate in town said is one of Rome's oldest chocolate
factories and they serve some of the best hot chocolate in London if you're
in Soho for dinner especially if you're on a date don't look at the dessert menu
after dinner just come straight here
okay hazelnut hot chocolate
from said here in Soho I'm going to let this cool down a little bit it's phenomenal
tastes like liquid I've had it quite a few times it tastes like liquid chocolate
sponge pudding the only way I can describe it right I'm gonna enjoy this while we head to the next
renowned chocolate shop just which is down this street
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okay just here on the corner Broadwick Street and wardour Street this bright purple
store is Paul A Young renowned chocolatier here in London famous for their unusual
flavor combinations check out these amazing-looking easter eggs in the window
compared to some of the older chocolate shops here in London Paul A Young is a
relative newcomer however his passion and creativity have led him to become
ranked as not just one of the best chocolate shops in London but one of the
best chocolatiers in the world OK right
still waiting for my hot chocolates to cool down lets head to the next phenomenal chocolate shop
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okay behind me is this arcade which looks in a terrible mess
right now it looks a little bit better from this end right now
however in here is one of my favourite chocolate shops so lets pop down here and
get some chocolate
so this is Prince's arcade it runs between Piccadilly here and Jermyn
Street at the other end its undergoing renovation right now so it doesn't look
at its best however by the time you visit the stores will be occupied once
again the renovations will be complete and they are amazing places to come
shopping beautiful places just to come window shopping and the arcade is home
to Prestat chocolates Prestat chocolates is one of London's oldest
chocolate shops having first been established back in 1902 Prestat have
had some very high-profile customers over the last century including the late
Queen Mother and today Her Majesty the Queen herself Princess Diana was a fan
and most notably Roald Dahl author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who
was such a fan he based one of his novels my uncle Oswald entirely around
Prestat truffles
okay
got myself a minibar of Prestat chocolate roasted almonds sea salt and scrummy
milk chocolate it says lets give this a go while we head to another renowned London
chocolate shop I've not tried this one before I've tried Prestat chocolate
but not this type
that's phenomenal I'd definitely recommended a visit there
right let's head just around the corner so another famous chocolatier
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okay just here on Old Bond Street is this arcade the Royal arcade and the corner store here
is Charbonnel et Walker
another phenomenal chocolate shop
first founded in 1875 Charbonnel et Walker is one of Britain's first and finest
chocolatiers encouraged by Edward the 7th the then Prince of Wales Charbonnel
and Walker formed as a partnership between mrs. Walker renowned for her beautiful
gift packaging and madame Charbonnel from an esteemed chocolate house in
Paris the original shop opened at 173 new Bond Street here in Mayfair and the
company has remained in Bond Street ever since today Charbonnel and Walker is
housed in one of London's most elegant arcades the Royal arcade here on old
Bond Street the company has had many legendary customers from royalty
including Her Majesty the Queen today to aristocracy socialites and screan
legends
ok guys I hope you enjoyed this little tour of some of London's most renowned
chocolate shops obviously I've barely scratched the surface
hopefully give you some ideas where to start so I'll see you guys a little later in a month
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