This is it! Paris is glittering, the Festival des Lumières is lighting up, Christmas markets are blooming, shop windows are coming alive, and you can hear the bells jingling. There's no doubt about it, there's magic in the air! As the festive season approaches, the City of Light transforms itself into an enchanted capital, and the best addresses lend themselves to the game year after year to help us experience an unforgettable Christmas. Children of all ages enjoy the festivities, which are all about sharing, indulgence and love.
And so we gather with our loved ones for Christmas Eve, around festive tables where exceptional dishes and comfort foods share the limelight until the long-awaited grand finale: the traditional Yule log. For some, it's an opportunity to offer a gourmet surprise as a foretaste of the presents to be opened at the foot of the tree. And what better way to make a lasting impression than to offer your guests the spectacle of a beautiful trompe l'oeil?
Every year, pastry chefs from the four corners of theÎle-de-France region unveil ever more surprising creations, to the delight of epicureans in search of fine culinary experiences to share with their loved ones this Christmas. For this selection, we're taking you on a tour of the optical illusions to be discovered this year! If you don't have the heart to slice up your share of these works of art, don't forget the reward: a wonderful tasting experience.
La Bûche de Noël Flocon 2024 de l'hôtel Lutetia Paris: a gourmet blizzard by Nicolas Guercio
Looking for an exquisite and unique Yule log for the festive season? Discover Nicolas Guercio's incredible new creation for the Hotel Lutetia. The pastry chef's musical "Flocon" log is available by reservation only until December 22, 2024, for collection at the palace on December 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025. [Read more]
The enchanted sleigh: the fairytale Yule log at Cheval Blanc Paris 2024
For its 2024 Yule Log, Cheval Blanc Paris offers a gourmet experience that takes us into the Christmas imagination. The "Traineau Enchanté" (Enchanted Sleigh) imagined by Maxime Frédéric and his team. Available from December 20 to 25, this gourmet creation, combining chocolate and childhood memories, is sure to create a sensation on your holiday table. [Read more]
The delicate Hespéridée Yule Log at the Peninsula Paris 2024 by Anne Coruble
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, the Peninsula Paris unveils an exceptional pastry creation: the "Hespéridée" Yule log, signed by talented Chef Anne Coruble. This log, a veritable symphony of citrus fruits, pays tribute to nature and to the Palace's inauguration in 2014. [Read more]
La Grande Epicerie de Paris 2024 Yule Logs: an ode to the City of Light
A signature Christmas cake in homage to the City of Light and Yule logs "under the Paris sky" in pistachio-vanilla or chocolate ... that's what Grande Epicerie de Paris has to offer gourmets for the 2024 festive season! [Read more]
Printemps Haussmann's 2024 Yule log by Bryan Esposito on the road to gourmet delights!
Looking for an original, gourmet Yule log to celebrate the festive season of 2024? Printemps Haussmann pastry chef Bryan Esposito has come up with a creation with regressive flavors and the allure of an old-fashioned wagon, loaded with a multitude of gifts. [Read more]
