Basque blow
Topped with mushrooms in Espelette pepper meringue and composed of pistachio sponge cake, praline cream, poached pears and quince, the log imagined by Guy Martin is intended to be more real than life.
Olentzero log, 6 people, A Noste, €66.
Choir to heart
This choir will make your taste buds swing with its heart of chocolate and vanilla ice creams, its intense cocoa brownie and its salted butter caramel sauce.
Frozen Christmas Log in Choir, 8 people, Picard, €19.99.
Window shopping
Under its chocolate facades, discover a crispy chocolate and praline first layer topped with a trio of salted caramel, macadamia nut and vanilla ice creams, all drizzled with caramel sauce.
Les Vitrines de Noël iced log, 8 people, Thiriet, €23.99.
Gold mine
A cat’s tongue ganache and a lingot bean and blood orange confit on a crispy praline: chef Merouan Bounekraf has bet big!
LinGROS d’or log, 8 to 10 people, Panade, €69.
On track !
Under its chocolate sled lies an airy mousse with grilled vanilla and cocoa nibs, a crispy biscuit and an exotic fruit compote (banana, passion fruit, lime). It slides by itself!
Signature log, 6 to 8 people, Lenôtre, €230.
Wow thing!
Nicolas Guercio, the pastry chef at Lutetia presents Lulu, an adorable chocolate puppy, curled up on his pillow topped with a gluten-free chocolate biscuit, a lime crunch, a passion fruit cream and a vanilla mousse.
Lulu log, 6 to 8 people, €130.
On Laduree
Don’t get me wrong: beneath its macaroon strip appearance, this log reveals a creamy center of pistachio mascarpone whipped cream and a flowing praline center on a crispy pistachio base.
Pistachio log, 6 people, Ladurée, €78.
Imminent takeoff
Treat yourself to a journey of flavors with this chocolate plane flying over a cloud of milk chocolate and vanilla cream, on a lime zest biscuit, a sudachi confit and a caramelized almond and gianduja crunch.
Father Christmas’ Plane log, 6 to 8 people, Vincent Guerlais, €75.
Let them eat cake !
In memory of his childhood breakfast, Michelin-starred chef Baptiste Renouard created a trompe-l’oeil log combining a siphon of hot chocolate, a Bavaroise with toasted brioche French toast style, a crispy chocolate and hazelnut bar and ice cream with brioche, regressive.
Signature log, 10 people, Ochre, €95.
Marine Boisset