London · Soho and the City
Paul A. Young
The London ganache
Paul A. Young makes his chocolates by hand in the kitchens beneath his shops in Soho and the City: ganaches of Marmite, sea salt caramel and port, and a brownie that London queues for.
Young, a pastry chef under Marco Pierre White, opened his first shop in Islington in 2006 and built a reputation for flavours that are British and brave: sea salt caramel, Marmite, stout, Earl Grey, port and stilton at Christmas. Everything is made in small batches with a short shelf life; the sea salt caramel brownie is the best in the city.
The Soho shop on Wardour Street is the one to visit; the chocolates keep a week.
The signature
The sea salt caramel and the brownie
What to buy
- A box of sea salt caramels
- The brownie
- A seasonal ganache box
- The hot chocolate
Pairing
The sea salt caramel with an Earl Grey; the stout ganache with, naturally, a stout.
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