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Yule logs: the most beautiful creations to find at Galeries Lafayette Gourmet

As the holidays approach, Galeries Lafayette Gourmet unveils an exclusive collection of Christmas logs. They will dazzle sweet lovers. Let yourself be seduced by this exceptional culinary experience which promises to enhance your end-of-year celebrations. – Pierre Hermé – Infinitely lemon log Voted best pastry chef in the world, chef Pierre Hermé invites us this year on a sensory journey. Orchestrated in collaboration with the Italian visual artist Gianpaolo Pagni. Under the evocative title “Destinations”, its Christmas 2023 collection is adorned with geometric shapes and geographical maps. Thus offering a colorful gourmet journey! The Infiniment Citron log from Pierre Hermé Paris highlights all the subtleties of the small citrus fruit. This creation combines lemon shortbread and delicate whipped cream. But also a lemon jelly, a biscuit imbued with lemony freshness, and slightly candied touches of lemon. A true feast for the senses, where each component reveals the excellence of Pierre Hermé’s pastry art. Format: 8 people, 90 euros. Philippe Conticini – …

The 10 Parisian pastries that you absolutely have to taste!

Parisian pastries are undeniably a gourmet's paradise! What to choose between Mont-Blanc, Paris Brest, lightning and other Saint Honoré. Discover our top 10 of your favorite sweets. Mouth-watering sweet pleasures! – Christophe Michalak's caramel nun Pastry lovers, we love the gourmet Kosmiks of the former Chef of the Plaza Athénée. It is all the same Miss K, her delicious fleur de sel caramel nun who has made her pastry famous. It's a treat, you can't get enough of it! – Le Plaisir Sucré by Pierre Hermé Ispahan, Infiniment vanilla, 2000 Leaves, not to mention the exquisitely flavored macaroons… At Pierre Hermé, the farandole of pastries on offer makes you dizzy. Cocoa lovers should absolutely taste the Plaisir Sucré where the chocolate is highlighted here by a variation of textures and sensations that blend perfectly… Regressive! – Christophe Adam's éclair at L'Éclair de Génie Generally made with chocolate or coffee, the éclair is definitely …

10 pastry chefs to trust for crazy birthday cakes

Whether they are more fond of savory or lovers of sweets, Paris is a paradise for gourmets. The City of Light is full of addresses where virtuosos of sweets evolve and it's a fact, you can't find such delicacies anywhere else in the world. To celebrate a birthday or just to please your loved ones during a family dinner, here are our favorite addresses to get your dose of sweetness. Claire Damon In her two pretty boutiques (St-Germain-des-Prés and Montparnasse) “Cakes and bread“, Claire Damon offers a range of 10 cakes that change regularly, depending on the season. Very refined, his sublime creations are no less delicious. Our favorites for a birthday: shahzadeh, pink grapefruit or strawberry and orange blossom tart. Cakes and bread, 89 Rue du Bac, 75007 Paris. Yann Couvreur Trained in restaurants and luxury hotels, Yann Couvreur opened his first pastry shop in 2016, avenue Parmentier in the 10th arrondissement. The following year, he opened a second, this time in the Marais. Let's go …