By Haley Shapley
I’ve only been to England once, but it was — to borrow a quintessentially British word — brilliant. Loads of history, double-decker red buses and lovely accents — what more could you want?
Sure, America and England may have had a misunderstanding or two back in the 1700s, but now we’re quite chummy, and plenty of British expats find themselves working and living in the U.S. To cater to that population in North Texas,
British Emporium opened its doors in 1992, offering hard-to-find groceries, imported tea, biscuits, chocolates, frozen products and more.
The shop gets a steady stream of customers, and there are plenty of transplanted Brits delighted over spotting things like Smarties (the chocolate candy sold in Europe, not the *cough cough* delicious American/Canadian sugar candy), sticky toffee pudding, Heinz Baked Beans and curd and relish in almost as many flavors as you can imagine.
There are tons of fun gifts, too, like Beatles Monopoly, British movies, red phone booth coin banks, Underground key chains and everything you’d need for a quite proper tea party (including a huge array of tea, teapots and cups to choose from). Pinkies out!
The British Emporium is located at 140 N. Main St., and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 to 6, Sunday from 12 to 5. Learn more by calling 817.421.2311, or by visiting the
Web site.