{"id":18675,"date":"2023-12-20T16:43:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/5-exceptional-christmas-logs\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T17:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:11:02","slug":"5-exceptional-christmas-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/5-exceptional-christmas-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"5 exceptional Christmas logs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"initial-letter\"><p>In just a few days&#8217; time, young and old alike will be enjoying the emblematic Yule log at the end of the Christmas meal. The editors have selected five top-of-the-range and original sweets to enjoy over the festive season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The jewel dessert at the Park Hyatt Paris-Vend\u00f4me<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18671\" style=\"width: 941px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18671\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"941\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt.png 941w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt-753x1024.png 753w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt-768x1044.png 768w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt-370x503.png 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt-800x1087.png 800w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt-740x1006.png 740w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt-20x27.png 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/buche-park-hyatt-35x48.png 35w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Bernhard Winkelmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Chef Nara\u00e9 Kim of the Park Hyatt Paris-Vend\u00f4me, the Palace in the second arrondissement of Paris, has created an attractive combination of jewellery and pastry. <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">With its design inspired by a brooch of precious stones, this log comes in two versions: one with a chocolate mousse and vanilla ganache and the other with a herb mousse. These desserts are also enhanced by black fruit, speculoos and a blueberry and blue flower glaze.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The dog on its cushion at Lutetia<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18669\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18669 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-1536x1271.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-370x306.jpg 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-800x662.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-20x17.jpg 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-740x612.jpg 740w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-1600x1324.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lutetia-58x48.jpg 58w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Lutetia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This log is surely one of the most original of the 2023 season. Shar-Pei Lulu, the mascot of the Lutetia Palace in Paris&#8217;s sixth arrondissement, has been given pride of place by chef Nicolas Guercio. The little ball of fur, all chocolate of course, is revealed asleep on her pillow, which is none other than the famous Yule log. <strong>This trompe l&#8217;oeil pillow is adorned with a chocolate biscuit, a lime crisp, a vanilla mousse and a passion fruit cream. These exotic flavours are ideal for the end of a meal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The collaborative log from Royal Monceau Raffles Paris and Messika<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18665\" style=\"width: 1801px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18665\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1801\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR.jpg 1801w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buche-Messika-x-Le-Royal-Monceau-Raffles-Paris-@RomeoBalancourt-Paysage-LR-72x48.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1801px) 100vw, 1801px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Romeo Balancourt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quentin Lechat, the head pastry chef at the Royal Monceau Raffles Paris in the capital&#8217;s eighth arrondissement, has teamed up with the Messika jewellery house. <strong>The co-signed vanilla log has an elegant design.<\/strong> The jewellery brand&#8217;s Move motif, inspired by a diamond and bronze-coloured trompe l&#8217;oeil stones, brings out the beige monochrome of the creation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The log with a Louis Vuitton motif<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18663\" style=\"width: 1349px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18663\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1349\" height=\"1687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche-370x463.jpg 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche-740x925.jpg 740w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche-20x25.jpg 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/louis-vuitton-buche-38x48.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Louis Vuitton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Head to the restaurant and caf\u00e9 in Louis Vuitton&#8217;s LV Dream exhibition, in the first arrondissement of Paris, to discover the log created by chef Maxime Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric, who works at the Cheval Blanc hotel. <strong>This sweet treat is made with hazelnuts and a creamy praline, all decorated with the House monogram.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The snowy mountain of the Plaza Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18667\" style=\"width: 1798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18667\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza.jpg 1798w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-740x494.jpg 740w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mont-plaza-72x48.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1798px) 100vw, 1798px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Plaza Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gone are the cylindrical logs, replaced by the mountain! The Plaza Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e, in the eighth arrondissement of Paris, reveals a gentle verticality that immerses us in a five-star ski resort. Created by pastry chefs Angelo Musa and \u00c9lisabeth Hot, this dessert, called Mont Plaza, is shaped like a mountain with fir trees and a chocolate cable car, and is as regressive as it is fun. In terms of flavour, it&#8217;s a reinterpretation of a pastry classic: the Mont Blanc. <strong>When cut into pieces, the log reveals a chestnut biscuit, a mandarin brioche insert, a mousse infused with toasted chestnuts, a ganache and a creamy filling.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read also &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/department-stores-unveil-their-christmas-windows-and-decorations\/\">DEPARTMENT STORES UNVEIL THEIR CHRISTMAS WINDOWS AND DECORATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 Lutetia<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just a few days&#8217; time, young and old alike will be enjoying the emblematic Yule log at the end of the Christmas meal. 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