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Sadaharu Aoki: Bûches de Noël 2013

Sadaharu Aoki‘s 2013 collection of holiday desserts combines Japanese simplicity with French tradition. This year’s line-up includes five striking bûches de Noël: Chocolat Praliné, Mâcha Azuki, Citron Vanille, Zen and Japon. As their names suggest, these luscious bûches de Noël feature both classic ingredients and exotic flavours: chocolate, caramel and praliné are paired with green tea, sesame and red … Continue reading Sadaharu Aoki: Bûches de Noël 2013

Angelina: Sachertorte-inspired Bûche de Noël

Angelina, the famous Paris tea room on rue de Rivoli renowned for its thick, luscious hot chocolate, is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year. To mark this event, and in keeping with the tea room’s Austrian heritage, its pastry chefs have created a new Sachertorte-inspired chocolate pastry. Sachertorte is a famous Viennese pastry invented in 1832 by Franz Sacher.  It … Continue reading Angelina: Sachertorte-inspired Bûche de Noël

“Bûche à Oreilles” from A la Mère de Famille

Founded in 1761, A la Mère de Famille, is Paris’s oldest sweets shop. With its period exterior and furnishings, the store on rue du Faubourg Montmartre is like a time capsule, filled with traditional sweets of all kinds: artisanal chocolates, jams, candied fruit, calissons, marrons glacés and teas from around the world line its shelves … Continue reading “Bûche à Oreilles” from A la Mère de Famille

Pierre Marcolini Noël 2012 Christmas Collection

“I wanted this year’s collection to be simple and mysterious. A structured combination of crunch, crackle and smoothness in streamlined shapes,” Brussels-based chocolatier Pierre Marcolini writes on his website. And indeed it is. Pierre Marcolini has created a collection of “sphere-themed” Christmas chocolates, inspired, he explains, by the spirit of sharing and family get togethers during the … Continue reading Pierre Marcolini Noël 2012 Christmas Collection

Bûche de Noël “Le Burgundy”

One of this year’s most distinctive bûches de Noël can be found at the upscale Hôtel Le Burgundy, in Paris’s 1st arrondissement. This limited-edition chocolate dessert is in fact an edible replica of the hotel’s colourful bar, painted by artist Véronique Charpy. It features a chocolate and chestnut sacher sponge, delicate mandarine jelly and cognac mousse topped … Continue reading Bûche de Noël “Le Burgundy”

Dalloyau Noël 2012 Christmas Collection

Founded in 1802, Maison Dalloyau is one of the oldest pastry shops in Paris. Charles Dalloyau, personal chef to King Louis XIV, was the first in a long line of Dalloyau family members to master the art of pâtisserie, long before the company that bears the family name was born. In fact, the Dalloyau family’s descendants … Continue reading Dalloyau Noël 2012 Christmas Collection

Sadaharu Aoki Noël 2012 Christmas Collection

Since his arrival in Paris from Tokyo in 1991, Sadaharu Aoki has established himself as one of Paris’s top pastry chefs and chocolatiers. His creations artfully combine the aesthetics and flavours of traditional Japanese confections with classic French pâtisserie. Chef Aoki has won numerous awards both in France and Japan. He was recently awarded 5 bars … Continue reading Sadaharu Aoki Noël 2012 Christmas Collection