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I grew up in dear old Blighty and still get the urge every now and then for items like Marmite, PG Tips etc, Golden Syrup etc. I would have thought that a city the size of chicago might have at least one British grocery store, but I don't know of one. I'm guessing there might be some on the South Side somewhere but I'm not sure where to look.

Any ideas?

Generally, the stores only exist when there's an immigrant community, and that's not the case with Britain... Ireland, on the other hand, is a different matter, and I'd bet you could find most of what you want in the Irish stores mentioned here.

Golden Syrup is available at places like Whole Foods and Cost Plus. Actually, there's a lot of British stuff at Cost Plus, I'd try there too.

I'd also add Treasure Island (especially the one on Clyborn and Webster) to the list of places to look.

Let me second Stevez' suggestion here. The Streetville TI as well as the one on Clark also have, I believe, small British sections in the isle of imported stuff. They may well not carry the more obscure or exotic items at TI, but for what they do have, they offer the convenience of several locations around town.

Antonius

I thought this was likely to be the case. Happily, a lot of the stuff I am looking for should also be available at the Irish stores listed in this thread.

Thanks to everyone for their sugestions, I will get shopping this weekend!

The Jewel on Ashland between Diversey and Belmont has a surprisingly good (small, however) British and Irish food section that has PG Tips, barley water, Carr's biscuits, HP sauce, Heinz baked beans, salad cream, Cadbury's Chocolates, etc. It's just opposite the meat counter.

Other Jewels might have this, too, although I know for a fact that the one on Paulina/Milwaukee/Ashland does not...

Hi, I'm new here.

My name is Maria and I stumbled across this forum in a google search. I love to eat, cook, bake and just moved back here from WV about a year ago.

I live in Streamwood, but grew up in the North Shore of Chicagoland. More specifically Skokie/Lincolnwood, IL.

Anyway, the reason for this post is that I am hosting an Afternoon Tea at my house this coming Sunday. I am trying to find a good British grocer or at least figure out where I can pick up good Clotted Cream and Double Devon Cream. I'm also going to make raisin scones. If anyone knows where I can get great raisin scones, that'd make the prep so much easier. But, I'm not adverse to baking scones from scratch.

I also want to find a place to find inexpensive, but good quality teapots. They don't have to be fancy, just simple and solid colors would be cool.

Hope people can help!

Thanks and I hope to post often here,

Akane

Akane, you might want to call British Accents, at 847-913-0855. They are in Long Grove, and I know they carry Devonshire Cream.

Hi,

Recently, when I was at Woodman's in Wisconsin, they had maybe 4-5 feet wide and at least three shelves of british products.

Galway Bakers is an Irish Bakery, which quite likely makes your scones. They don't have a formal retail store, you will need to order by phone and arrange picking up.

My Great Aunt in New Zealand would make her own clotted cream. There are a number of recipes on the web, which is largely similar to making yogurt. You need milk and you need a culture. Whatever you make will likely be cheaper and taste fresher than what is offered commercially.

Woodman's
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Take I-94 north, exit at Highway 50 turn east at very next stoplight turn left and it is on the northeast hill.

Regards,

Thanks to Cathy2 and sabersix for the suggestions on where to look. After seeing the older posts/replies, I think I may try to look at my local Jewels to see if they happen to carry anything like that. The one in Schaumburg on Barrington and West Irving Park Roads has a pretty good ethnic aisle. I'll also try Whole Foods and there IS a Woodman's in Algonquin I can also check out.

Probably not what you need for the immediate purpose-- I have no idea if they carry Devon or clotted cream and kind of doubt it-- but the Sunset chain in the suburbs also has decent little selections of non-US food, including UK.

TI carries clotted cream, scones, etc.

Actaully, Oakton Market has a fair number of English dry goods, like Ribena, Lucozade, teas, beans, canned soups, Flake, etc.

Akane, if you live in Streamwood, you may find the Woodman's in Carpentersville handiest. They mostly seem to carry imported dry goods, though.

Woodman's Food Market
847/426-6758
2100 Randall Road
Carpentersville

Here's another possibility:

Gaelic Imports
773/545-6515
4736 N. Austin St.
Chicago

Also check this thread: http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3228

For teapots, try:

Todd & Holland Tea Merchants
708/488-1136
www.Todd-Holland.com
7577 Lake St.
River Forest

Thanks, LAZ for the heads-up on the tea shop. I'll definitely venture out there to see what kind of teapots they have. Also, thanks for the other recommendations as well. It is much appreciated!

Note, Todd & Holland has moved:

7311 West Madison Street
Forest Park, IL 60130

Heya everyone!

Just wanted to let people know that I appreciate the help, but it looks like my local Jewel carried both clotted cream and devon cream! I got 2 almost 6oz jars of clotted cream and 1 6oz jar of devon cream. It was in the Irish section of their ethnic aisle. So, yay, I'm happy.

They also had lemon curd there as well and a few other dry goods. Gonna check out the Naperville Crate and Barrel Outlet to see what they have as far as any last minute tea party items.

I'm pretty sure I've seen Marmite there as well - though I'd be hard pressed to say where in the store...

Costco used to carry Carr's Ginger Lemon Tea cookies. They are fantastic, and I am down to my last two and definitely feeling a need coming on. You can buy them on-line from Carr's on-line, but I suspect at a steeper price than at Costco. Anyone know of a more local source?

Out in the suburbs, chains such as Jewel and Sunset have a good number of things from the UK, certainly including some Carr's biscuits, but the selections tend to vary a lot. I have a mental checklist of imported items (HP Curry, anyone?)and stop into Sunsets and Treasure Islands frequently to see if they have them.