Christmas logs from Olivier Stehly 2019

Pastry chef Olivier Stehly presents his 2019 Yule log in the shape of books to devour. An original gourmet creation to discover in his Parisian boutique nestled in the 1st arrondissement this festive season.

If you're an inveterate gourmand on the lookout for the latest in sweet treats, then you won't have missed the opening of Olivier Stehly 's first corner in the heart of the Gare Montparnasse, as well as the inauguration of his tea room in the heart of the Châtelet district of Paris.

For the festive season, the famous and talented Pastry Chef Olivier Stehly is back in the spotlight with a log that's as beautiful as it is mouth-watering.

This winter, succumb to his Yule log b aptized"Les Livres à Dévorer". As you'd expect, this original, playful creation pays tribute to the books of our childhood.

To make your taste buds tingle, Olivier Stehly has imagined a cocoa shortbread cookie base with hazelnut dacquoise, on which four gourmet books are arranged:

Book 1: Croustillant lacté, cookie noisette, crémeux noisette dolce
Book 2: Strawberry crisp, strawberry dacquoise, vanilla creaminess
Book 3: Croustillant pistache, dacquoise pistache, crémeux pistache
Book 4: Milk crisp, cocoa dacquoise, passion fruit cream

Of course, you can compose this log yourself!

Alongside this log, Olivier Stehly is also offering us the "G-Boom " stick of dynamite in Yule log format for Christmas 2019.

Behind this name hides a surprising cake, sublimated by a chocolate shell under which are hidden a rolled cocoa cookie, roasted crushed hazelnuts, a hint of salted butter caramel and raspberries both fresh and in a sparkling Crispie version.

So, are you ready for a gourmet Christmas from Olivier Stehly?

And also discover our other log guides for this Christmas 2019: