London's Best Cake Shops



Tea In London, watercolor, 9" x 11"

Come on you poor pups. I'm dragging you off on a tour of London's cake shops.

I'll be in London for 5 whole days next month. Can you think of a better way to fight off a cold at present than research future cake places? I can't.

I love looking at Shop Image Graphics in London for clues. It says I must go to Aubaine - have you been?

And what about Peyton and Byrne? Do advise svp. Your advice is the BEST.

Primrose Bakery in Covent Garden looks awfully tempting too. Ah decisions, decisions

We've been to Hummingbird Cupcakes so we can cross that off the list

Isn't this a delectable macaron cakestand at La Maison du Chocolat on Piccadilly? Though we visited many times in NYC and Paris...hmmm

Carluccio's is not strictly cakes but very appealing and nearby on Fullham road so I will pop in

Look. Faux gateaux at Liberty's 

What about an elegant china teapot to display your cookies? The British are very fond of cake.

I like these macaron displays in Fortnum's windows

Shall we all hop in the pink roadster and take off for London's best cake shops?

Or would you prefer lingering over afternoon tea at the divine Sketch Tea Parlour?
Thank you PBers for telling me about THIS place. Have you got others I must not miss? Your suggestions have been noted:Primrose Bakery Melt Yauatcha William Curley Baker and Spice Burnt Sugar Euphorium Bakery Gail's Bread Maison Berteaux Patisserie Valerie Konditor and Cook Loafing The Wolseley Belle Epoque

What I Ate in London

I think I ate a crawfish sandwich on brown bread every day in London from Pret A Manger, but this looks like a BLT from Marks and Sparks.

Did I eat rashers of bacon for breakfast?
Up the whazoo

Greens and salads are hard to find when you're traveling but I had this healthy dinner at artist Ian Siddaway's. His wife, Lydia is a chef. Every artist needs a chef for a wife/husband in my opinion. All applications will be given careful consideration.

One of you told me to go to Sketch Parlor for tea and thank goodness for that. I ordered a 'jellied' dessert by Paris chef Pierre Gagnaire, which according to the BBC Food Programme is very in now.

You told me to go to Kensington Gardens Palace for tea. I did as I was told. Very nice indeed.

You did not tell me to go to Afternoon tea at Fortnum & Mason. I did that on my own by going up too high in the elevator. Very high in the pocketbook too.

Ottolenghi haven't I raved enough about the place? Are the Passion Fruit meringue tarts still available or did you gobble them up?

OK, my favorite place to eat in London (and has been for years) is FOOD FOR THOUGHT in Covent Garden 31 Neal street.
 

I'm including the times for next trip so I won't show up and find them closed.

It's very informal, very small - just a few seats. And French girls were sitting nearby - always a good sign.

AND VERY good! Plus you get lots of those hard-to-find salads.

Almost everyday I ate a Grannie Smith apple from Pret A Manger rather than

These potato chips at the Chunnel station. I tried a bag for research purposes called, 'Chedder N' Onion'. All I tasted was potato - no chedder, no onion. It must be me.
Here's a shining example of the hair bow worn on a giant pin from savvy French jewelry company, N2. They have a stand in Galeries Lafayette as well as a new concept store on 3, rue Bourg L'Abbe, 75003. I bought an all-macaron bracelet that is 2-die-4, even though it has no French bows...

BONJOUR FRENCH BOWS (again)!