267 Bleeker Street, NYC
The traditional sweet shoppe in the UK and Ireland were staples of so many friends of ours---natives from that part of the planet...who come to these shores to work.
They usually pack light-on one hand- for shopping excursions in NYC ("so much cheaper...")...but on the other hand- always seem to pack heavy-their chocolates and PG Tips
tea ("so much better").
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| Jignesh "Jigs" Patel (center) with the test taker helpers.... |
Now the second generation-the brains (and taste) of London's Candy Company, helmed by Jigs Patel- just opened up a sweet boutique right in the heart of foot traffic-heavy Greenwich Village ...so American bound Brits can lesson their loads...
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| welcome |
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| Snickers---yes, the Brits won and it was rather obiv. Nice touch-Cadbury milk chocolates were the ballots. And yes, even the British version of those are superior. |
And why this matters to the masses of American candy lovers from coast to coast-is that the British versions of the very same candies we get here---like offerings from Nestle's and Mars (think Snickers, Kit Kats, M+Ms) etc---are better tasting---using less artificial stuff would be our guess.
The differences are that apparent...as we found out at a media event where we tasted---and voted for our favs of the 'same' sweet.
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| M+Ms...this was a Brit slam dunk |
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| sweets, sundries, candy snacks---a wide range of hard to find favs like Thornton's, Rowntree's Wine Gum-sure to make any homesick UKers less teary-eyed |
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| magnets-very fun and some, a bit off color-this is not a candy shop geared to little kids ha ha---like some others. |
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| The Queen's personal pick-Cadbury-plus---even the packaging can be more fun too! |
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| Yes-even the Royals like a sweet treat |
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| you can tell the British version because like most things in this country...the USA ones are oversized and faker looking!!! |
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| ridiculous the size of the USA Cheeto (duh) vs the UK version----crazy right? |
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| everyone was cracking up how different the sizes were--- |
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| of course-Bulldog Gin served... |
There is a tea room in the back set to open soon---but meanwhile- caffeine addicts can stand up and give the two thumbs up for the choice of the very American Stumptown Coffee offerings. As Jigs told us ---the
British coffee isn't very good.
One for the colonies!
INFO:
www.thelondoncandycompany.com
The traditional sweet shoppe in the UK and Ireland were staples of so many friends of ours---natives from that part of the planet...who come to these shores to work.
tea ("so much better").
INFO: www.thelondoncandycompany.com
And why this matters to the masses of American candy lovers from coast to coast-is that the British versions of the very same candies we get here---like offerings from Nestle's and Mars (think Snickers, Kit Kats, M+Ms) etc---are better tasting---using less artificial stuff would be our guess.
