Maison Angelina‘s featured bûche de Noël this year was born of an encounter between the celebrated tea room and the luxury perfume shop Annick Goutal, both based in the elegant Tuileries neighbourhood. Camille Goutal recalls that when she would visit her mother Annick in her laboratory on rue Castiglione, the two would often head to nearby Angelina to enjoy … Continue reading Angelina Paris: Bûche de Noël Annick Goutal
At Maison Dalloyau the spotlight is on the 2015 holiday dessert collection, beautifully photographed by Studio Harcourt in Paris. Founded in 1934 by Cosette Harcourt and brothers Jacques and Jean Lacroix, the legendary Paris photography studio is known for its glamorous black and white portraits of celebrities and high society figures. And now a renowned … Continue reading Maison Dalloyau: Spotlight on Christmas
For this year’s holiday season, Nicolas Cloiseau, master chef of La Maison du Chocolat, has envisioned a Christmas collection that is both graceful and architectural. Chef Cloiseau’s exquisitely decorated bûche de Noël has sleek chocolate “branches” fanning out along its length. And his stylised collection of chocolate Christmas trees features intricate mendiant ornaments suspended between delicate layers of chocolate. Bûche Merveilleuse features hazelnut … Continue reading La Maison du Chocolat Noël 2014 Christmas collection
For its Christmas 2014 dessert collection, Un Dimanche à Paris has chosen the forest as its theme, creating three stunning bûches de Noël and a scrumptious chocolate Christmas tree. The centrepiece of this year’s collection, L’Ecorce de chocolat (chocolate bark) features a textured dark chocolate outer layer encasing a soft inner core made of 66-per-cent chocolate mousse and mandarin cream covered … Continue reading Un Dimanche à Paris Noel 2014 Christmas collection
Bûche de Noël may be a traditional dessert, but Paris pastry chefs are always coming up with new designs! This year, the five-star Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal (1st arr.) is offering a bûche de Noël modelled on the gigantic chest located near the hotel’s majestic staircase and designed by interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon. Created by … Continue reading Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal: Bûche “Malle”
Le Burgundy‘s new pastry chef, Stéphane Tranchet, has created a striking cylindrical bûche de Noël. The sleek dessert features delicate orange-almond sponge cake, a cherry compote, liqueur-infused amaretti and dark chocolate cream. It is dusted with white chocolate and silver powder and encased in a lace-like dark chocolate shell adorned with shapes of Christmas trees. … Continue reading Le Burgundy: O Christmas Tree
A chocolate showpiece as intricate as clockwork, a gold leaf-covered chocolate pendant, a tasty advent calendar and a dense chocolate bûche de Noël are the highlights of La Maison du Chocolat‘s 2013 Christmas collection. Created by Master Chef Nicolas Cloiseau, the collection’s signature confection is an elaborately handcrafted six-kilogram dark chocolate showpiece packed with gourmet roasted nuts … Continue reading La Maison du Chocolat: A midwinter night’s dream
