Jean-Paul Hevin will begin accepting pre-orders for his new Christmas Buche de Noël cakes, themed around the "French Touch," starting in October.
This season's theme, "French Touch," refers to French creations that combine quality, creativity, and unique characteristics. Hevin considered the seven essences of French style and derived them: "Joie de Vivre," "Creativity," "Mode," "Style," "Terroir," "Humor," and "Tradition." Hevin has created a lineup of four Buche de Noël cakes, each inspired by these seven elements.
The Buche "Cancan" (5,500 yen) is a sensual chocolate mousse made with Peruvian cacao, featuring a jelly-soaked cherry jelly surrounded by a chocolate and almond biscuit, and paired with a tonka streusel base. The cancan is a dance performed by women wearing long skirts and black stockings, and is a symbol of joy and celebration for the French. This busche is Evan's homage to the cheerful and humorous cancan.
The "Rêve" busche (5,500 yen) features orange and ginger cereal crispy topped with a chocolate mousse made with Brazilian cacao, topped with a chocolate and hazelnut biscuit and caramelized orange crème brûlée. This busche embodies creativity, an important element of the "French touch," in the dreamlike form of a child trying to reach for the moon in the sky.
The "Fashion" busche (5,500 yen) combines a chocolate noir crustian streusel with a chocolate noir mousse made with Venezuelan cacao, enhancing the chocolate noir biscuit. Evan, who has always incorporated fashionable chocolates, has created a bûche that will add elegance to any elegant dinner.
The Bûche Grand Still (5,400 yen) combines almond-flavored biscuit cacao with Ecuadorian cacao mousse chocolat noir, accented with crispy sesame seeds and nuts coated in sugar. This bûche is Evan's homage to the centuries-old history of French decorative style. Note that only the Grand Still is available as a frozen cake for delivery. The sales and order period is from October 12th to December 10th at Jean-Paul Hévin Isetan Shinjuku Main Store, from November 1st to December 15th at Tokyo Midtown and Omotesando Hills stores, from October 8th to December 11th at Mitsukoshi Ginza store, from October 12th to December 17th at Mitsukoshi Sapporo store, from October 22nd to December 11th at Mitsukoshi Sendai store, from October 8th to December 6th at Isetan Urawa store, from November 1st to December 15th at Kyoto store (opening October 25th), from October 5th to December 16th at Isetan Food Hall Lucua 1100 store (Osaka), from October 4th to December 15th at Mitsukoshi Hiroshima store, from October 1st to December 17th at Iwataya Main Store, and from November 1st to December 15th at Chocolate Bar Marunouchi store. It is also available at select department store event stores nationwide and at the Jean-Paul Hévin online boutique.
