Atelier Ukai, a Western confectionery shop run by Ukai Co., Ltd., which operates restaurants mainly in Tokyo and Kanagawa, will be participating in the 22nd annual JR Nagoya Takashimaya Chocolate Event from January 20th to February 14th, 2022. Some products will also be available for purchase at JR Nagoya Takashimaya's online shop.


Atelier Ukai's Chocolat Series offers a profound chocolate marriage born from the encounter between cookies and cacao. The cookies, carefully crafted with the finest ingredients, are enveloped in a uniquely blended chocolate bursting with cacao flavor. By combining fruit-rich pâté de fruits and powder with fragrant gianduja, we have created a chocolate confectionery that is both new and evocative of nostalgic memories.


JR Nagoya Takashimaya's chocolate festival "2022 Amour du Chocolat" will be selling new limited-edition products, such as "Four Sec Chocolat Specialité" and "Chocolat Selection (4 pieces)." "Four Sec Chocolat Specialité" is a cookie that makes the most of the rich flavor of butter, enhanced by the addition of cocoa. The "Chocolate Selection (4 pieces)" uses mandarin oranges from Nanno Town, Kaizu City, Gifu Prefecture, the hometown of chef patissier Suzuki Shigeo. It is made with the hope that it will contribute in some way to preserving the disappearing Satoyama scenery and mandarin orange farming in his hometown. Suzuki will also be making an appearance on some days during the campaign. Enjoy a heart-warming moment with Atelier Ukai's chocolates.


JR Nagoya Takashimaya "2022 Amour du Chocolat" Event Information

■Dates: Thursday, January 20, 2022 - Monday, February 14, 2022
■Sales location: JR Nagoya Takashimaya 10th floor main venue
■Products available: Four Sec Chocolat Speciality, Chocolat Selection (4 pieces), Chocolat Selection (7 pieces), Chocolat Coffret, Chocolat Assorti Tin (Muscat & Black Tea), Chocolat Assorti Tin (Strawberry & Cocoa), Large Tin of Four Sec, Small Tin of Four Sec, Tin of Sale of Four Sec
■Chef patissier visit dates: Thursday, January 20 - Tuesday, January 25, 2022 / Tuesday, February 8 - Monday, February 14, 2022
■Online shop:
Four Sec Chocolat Speciality
https://amour.jr-takashimaya.co.jp/2022/ *Tuesday, January 11th to Thursday, February 14th


"2022 Amour du Chocolat" Atelier Ukai's Chocolate Series 2022

● Limited edition chocolate products that expand the appeal of cookies


Four Sec Chocolat Speciality 3,801 yen [NEW]
This unique assortment includes fragrant chocolate made only from Colombian cacao, carefully baked cookies, sweets coated with cacao nibs, and cookies made with a generous amount of homemade gianduja. The 10 varieties are housed in a charmingly colored tin with a three-dimensional antique-style relief. Available at: JR Nagoya Takashimaya *The online shop will be available from Tuesday, January 11th to Thursday, February 14th https://amour.jr-takashimaya.co.jp/2022/ ●A rich assortment of flavors that blends the appeal of fruit and cacao


Chocolat Selection (4 pieces) 1,501 yen [NEW]
An assortment of two types of fruity chocolates that combine fruit pâté made from mandarin oranges from Nanno Town, Kaizu City, Gifu Prefecture, the hometown of chef patissier Suzuki Shigeo, with flavored bean chocolate from Colombia. Available at: JR Nagoya Takashimaya

◇Chef's Comments◇
My hometown of Nanno Town, Kaizu City, Gifu Prefecture, is the only mandarin orange producing area in Gifu Prefecture. When I was little, I would help with "mikan chigiri" (mandarin orange harvesting) with my neighbors during harvest season, and in the summer I would drink juice squeezed from thinned mandarins. The memorable charm of the unique "Nanno mandarin orange" has been captured together with special cacao.

●Moist and smooth. Three types of chocolate cookies.


Chocolat Coffret 1,801 yen
An adorable tin packed with three types of chocolate-covered cookies, made with soft strawberry, tea, and almond dough and topped with fruit jam. Available at: JR Nagoya Takashimaya

●A rich assortment where the charms of fruit and cacao blend together


Chocolat Selection (7 pieces) 1,801 yen [NEW]
An assortment of fruit pâté and peel that are packed with concentrated fruit flavors, light cookies, and Colombian flavored bean chocolate. Enjoy the delicious combination of fresh fruit and the lingering aftertaste of cacao. Available at: JR Nagoya Takashimaya, Ecute Shinagawa, Hankyu Umeda Main Store, Takashimaya Kyoto Store

●A harmony of fruity chocolate and light cookies


Chocolat Assorti Tin (Muscat & Black Tea) 1,601 yen [NEW]


Chocolat Assorti Tin (Strawberry & Cocoa) 1,601 yen [NEW]
A crispy cookie wrapped in rich chocolate made with fruit, black tea, and Colombian cacao. Enjoying the two flavors alternately brings out each flavor even more. Available in two varieties: "Strawberry & Cacao" and "Muscat & Black Tea."
Available at: JR Nagoya Takashimaya, Ecute Shinagawa, Hankyu Umeda Main Store, Takashimaya Kyoto, Tama Plaza, Chofu


The Specialty of Atelier Ukai's Chocolate Series

Cacao Fino de Aroma: Cacao beans characterized by a rich, lingering finish with a diverse aroma
Cacao Fino de Aroma is one of the names given by the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) to describe a variety of superior cacao beans. Also known as flavor beans, these beans are characterized by mellow aromas of fruit, spice, nuts, and flowers.



Single-origin chocolate made with cocoa mass and cocoa butter from Colombian cocoa beans
We use single-origin chocolate from Colombia, and we are committed to using 100% Colombian cocoa butter in our manufacturing process. By carrying out the entire process from chocolate production to processing in the country of origin of the cocoa beans, you can clearly experience the distinctive aroma and flavor.


We also make our own secondary ingredients such as jam and gianduja
Gianduja is a fragrant paste made from nuts and chocolate. Just adding it to jam deepens the flavor and makes it look gorgeous. We carefully make our own jam in small batches to suit the characteristics, consistency, texture and sweets of the ingredients used, and strive to deliver it to you as fresh as possible.



Chef Patissier Profile


Shigeo Suzuki (Chief Pastry Manager, Atelier Ukai) Born in 1974. After training in France, he worked at a confectionery shop in Tokyo and as a teacher at Ecole Tsuji Tokyo before joining Ukai Co., Ltd. in 2003. He has served as a pastry chef at Ukai-tei, a teppanyaki restaurant in Yokohama, Ginza, and other locations, before being appointed head of confectionery in the Western Food Division in 2006.


Overview of Atelier Ukai



A Western confectionery shop in the Ukai Group. With the concept of "Bringing the lingering aftertaste of Ukai to your home," we carefully create sweets with a commitment to "providing the most delicious seasonal ingredients" so that you can enjoy the excitement and lingering aftertaste of our restaurant at home.

-SHOP LIST -
■Atelier Ukai Tama Plaza
■Atelier Ukai Ecute Shinagawa
■Atelier Ukai Torie Keio Chofu
■Atelier Ukai Hankyu Umeda Main Store
■Atelier Ukai Takashimaya Kyoto Store
HP: https://www.ukai.co.jp/atelier/
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Limited edition products at Ecute Shinagawa and Hankyu Umeda Main Store


Small tin of four secs chocolat 3,500 yen [NEW]
This limited-time assortment, themed around the "Marriage of Cacao and Fruit," combines homemade cookies with Colombian cacao chocolate and jams and powders packed with the delicious flavors of fruit.
Available at: Ecute Shinagawa, Hankyu Umeda Main Store
https://www.ukai.co.jp/atelier/information/20220105.html



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