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A. Gold

English food has been a punchline for so long that even the British were starting to believe the reputation. A. Gold looks longstanding because of its vintage fittings, but it’s actually a newcomer. It peddles country comfort food that you can’t even find at the English supermarkets anymore, such as Cornish salted sardine filets, Romney’s Kendal mint cakes, Geo. Watkins Anchovy Sauce, and Yorkshire brack—okay, those names aren’t helping, are they?