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The Daily Telegraph, 1995: "...the real thing survives. Fitzbillies, a cubby-hole of a Cambridge cake shop, was founded...in the 1920's and belongs to an era when chaps wore blazers and flannel trousers. But the epitome of a bygone age is its stickyissimus Chelsea bun....If Billy Bunter had ever made it to university, he would have gorged himself to a stupor."

From the Chelsea Society Report 1971: "Fitzbillies' Chelsea buns are light , succulent and sticky, rich with butter and currants, (and) have filled generations of undergraduates ....I have been unable to visit Cambridge without returning laden with buns to show Chelsea friends what the place has lost"

And 26 years later, Birthday Treat - by Tom Pocock: The Chelsea Society Report,1997: "The 75th birthday of a Cambridge baker might not seem cause for celebration in Chelsea until it is remembered that Fitzbillies of Trumpington Street has for three-quarters of a century been the unrivalled creator and purveyor of the Chelsea bun"

Frederic Raphael. The Sunday Times, 18th December, 2005. On your way back to King's Parade, [try] not to be tempted by the raisin-plump chelsea buns glistening in the window of Fitzbillies.

From Mr Peter Gardner, a satisfied customer: In life the most marvellous thrill is To guzzle a cake from Fitzbillies The one that excels i- -S the bun named the Chelsea 'Twas always the best, and it still is. The favourite of the Cambridge Undergraduate, as mentioned in Patrick Litchfield's book My Favourite Things. Fitzbillies is also mentioned in Frederick Raphael's book Glittering Prizes
	The Daily Telegraph, 1995: "...the real thing survives. Fitzbillies, a cubby-hole of a Cambridge cake shop, was founded...in the 1920's and belongs to an era when chaps wore blazers and flannel trousers. But the epitome of a bygone age is its stickyissimus Chelsea bun....If Billy Bunter had ever made it to university, he would have gorged himself to a stupor." From the Chelsea Society Report 1971: "Fitzbillies' Chelsea buns are light , succulent and sticky, rich with butter and currants, (and) have filled generations of undergraduates ....I have been unable to visit Cambridge without returning laden with buns to show Chelsea friends what the place has lost" And 26 years later, Birthday Treat - by Tom Pocock: The Chelsea Society Report,1997: "The 75th birthday of a Cambridge baker might not seem cause for celebration in Chelsea until it is remembered that Fitzbillies of Trumpington Street has for three-quarters of a century been the unrivalled creator and purveyor of the Chelsea bun" Frederic Raphael. The Sunday Times, 18th December, 2005. On your way back to King's Parade, [try] not to be tempted by the raisin-plump chelsea buns glistening in the window of Fitzbillies.
Observer Food and Drink Guide, November 1996: "At Fitzbillies in Cambridge........ the Chelsea bun is king"

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