As we are in the subject of Christmas, what are the latest best pastries, cakes, sweets we will be serving in our homes here or in restaurants. I know it will be a Bûche de Noêl for sure.
Some of the ones to try are:
Lenôtre, with the Maison Pierre Frey; a bûche with sugar Windows and walls of white chocolate. The chair and sofa are in chocolate and the carpets and curtains in almond paste. 130 euros for 8-10 persons get it from December 13 to 24 ,2014. http://www.lenotre.com/EN/e-shop
À la mère de famille , ice bûche done with caramel and chocolate on a bed of crusty nuts and streusel with a croking black chocolate and the boots and bonnet are in almond paste , 47 euros. http://www.lameredefamille.com/#/home/
Burgundy Paris , the pastry maker Stéphane Tranchet created this Wonder with a star of Christmas, bavaroise in pears with dusty flour and added an almond biscuit with eyes of a pine tree; 90€ for 6 persons. This one you need to ordered it.http://www.leburgundy.fr/chefs.php
Café Pouchkine , the chef Damien Piscioneri,that created the bûche « Place Blanche ». This one is covered with a mousse de chocolat with a fondant heart of caramel, cookie of cacao with a point of salt. 96€ for 8 persons. http://www.cafe-pouchkine.fr/
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme ,here Fabien Berteau, Chef Pâtissier du Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme, created a dessert in Art Nouveau poetic style. This bûche is a mix of flavor textures with a cookie of sweet almond, covered with a fine white chocolate garnache and absinthe, with a cream of vanilla from Tahiti. Bûche de Noël 6 parts, 110 euros. You need to ordered it at +33 (0) 1 58 71 10 60. http://paris.vendome.hyatt.com/en/hotel/dining.html
Shangri-La Hotel Paris, the Chef Pâtissier du Shangri-La Hotel Paris, François Perret, has created the traditional bûche in a sleight of papa Noël . Cissel in the black chocolate, the deers go around a forest of pines decorated with a silver leave. La Bûche Enchantée du Shangri-La Hotel, Paris, 5 persons for 108 euros. You can try it as well at restaurant La Bauhinia up to the 25 December .http://www.shangri-la.com/paris/shangrila/dining/
Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal, here the chef Jean-Yves Bournot du Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal has created a bûche de Noël inspired by a giant glove, 2,60 m high byr 3 m wide,done with a sugary recipe compose of garnache au chocolat on a mona lisa cookie. Give for 4-6 persons for 60 euros. http://www.grandhoteldupalaisroyal.com/en/restaurant-bar/dining/
Le Mandarin Oriental à Paris, chef pâtissier Pierre Mathieu inspired by the white peaks created this bûche with the association for each an Everest. The base is almond streudel, posing on top of it creamy mousse au caramel. Limited supplies from Dec 15 to 25 2014 at the Comptoir des Pâtisseries and with reservation 48h in advance. Price of 118 euros for 6 persons. http://www.mandarinoriental.com/paris/fine-dining/
Ladurée, sign off by the Ladurée house this bûche is done witha sirop of rum and vanilla, enclosed in a heart of creamy green lemon and puff pastry, as well as battered cream of vanilla. price 97 euros for 6 -8 persons. Available from December 16 2014. https://www.laduree.com/en_fr/#!collections/collections19
Royal Monceau Raffles Paris, the collection for 2014 at the Royal Monceau Raffles Paris proposes a new salty bûche de Noël, « RUBY ». Created by Laurent André, Chef Exécutif of the hotel. It has foie gras in a pan with vinager and raspberries. 110 euros for 6 persons. Available to take home with 72h advance notice at the restaurant La Cuisine. http://www.leroyalmonceau.com/restaurants-bar/la-cuisine/
The Westin Paris, my sentimental favorite and chef Ken Thomas, created a graphic bûche with the flavors of exotic fruits such as ice fruit from passion fruit and orange enrolled in a milky chocolate. All put in black chocolate crumbled base with zests of orange and salt flower, covered with a golden leave. 6 -8 persons for 65 euros. Direct sale to take home by order at 01 44 77 10 20 until December 20. We did and here they deliver ::) http://www.thewestinparis.com/#
Trianon Palace, right up my old alley near the Château de Versailles,and the cake inspired on the gardens of the castle with a triangular pine and arabesques in black chocolate. On top some scoops of chocolat, covered with jams and a green camaïeu symbolising the wooded bird cage showing the elegance of a French garden. There is also the gourmande ball in candy attach to the pine tree to offer. Price bûche 70 euros for 8 persons. Available from December 15. The ball of Noël, price 12 euros. http://www.trianonpalace.com/
Peninsula Paris, here the Chef Pâtissier du Peninsula, Julien Alvarez, takes its inspiration on the architecture and elements of the building to create a bûche de Noël limited edition call « Christmas Leaves ». Price 120 euros,for 8 persons. ON sale by advance order in 48 hrs from December 22ne to December 28th 2014. http://paris.peninsula.com/en/fine-dining
Arnaud Larher , this bûche represent the sleight of papa Nöel,created by Arnaud Larher. It is composed of a cookie streudel of almonds, a crusty praliné with nuts with black chocolate cream 70 % cacao ,and a cream chantilly of gianduja hazelnut. On sale on the boutiques of Arnaud Larher,and by internet from today Price 78 euros. http://arnaudlarher.com/en/
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La Maison du chocolat, the marvelous bûche here is a fine chocolate with nuts, mousse au chocolat pure of Venezuela, a chocolate génoise with cacao syrup and praliné fondant of nuts and eclats of chocolate. Price 95 euros,for 6- 8 persons. Available from Dec 21 to é’ 2014. http://www.lamaisonduchocolat.com/en/boutiques.php#1/1/4
Enjoy the desserts , the Bûche de Noël is the best family tradition of France.
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