Patisserie Valerie in Old Crompton Street in Soho is a favourite of mine and well worth a visit even if it’s just to stand outside and stare at the cakes in the window, they truly are individual mini works of art. Every piece of glazed fruit, icing and chocolate looks as if it has been measured and moulded in place to perfection. Me and Mr Gorb went along today post shopping for a coffee. Strangely for all the French-ness and long standing reputation of the place the coffee isn’t actually all that good, but never mind, it’s all about the cakes. We had a strawberry and cream sponge topped with chopped almonds. Very nice indeed. The café has two floors and a small retail section near the front door where individual liquor choccies can be bought by weight, great stuff for presents and the like. There are Valeries springing up all over London, the newest being in Bishopsgate in The City. Check out http://www.patisserie-valerie.co.uk/ and eat choccies.
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