Andaz Tokyo presents sumptuous Christmas offerings

As the days shorten and the year-end festive season begins, Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills is offering a colorful line-up of Christmas cakes, holiday-edition éclairs, and boxed gift assortments at the Pastry Shop, multicourse lunches and dinners at Andaz Tavern, dinner and party offerings at BeBu Café and Bar.

Pastry Shop Christmas Cakes Orders taken for pick-up December 19 to 25

Pastry chef Masaki Okazaki, the 2012 winner of the coveted Mondial des Arts Sucrés held annually in Paris, has dreamed up five different ways to bring extra cheer to your Christmas celebrations with these festive cakes. All prices are subject to consumption tax.

Apricot, White Chocolate & Hazelnut Cake (4,000 yen) Sautéed apricots, apricot compote and hazelnut mousse float in a sheath of white chocolate mousse.

Bûche de Noël (4,500 yen) Chocolate cake is layered with apricot jam and laced with the scent of cherry kirsch in this interpretation of the classic holiday Yule log cake.

Blue Cheese, Honey & Fig Cake (3,800 yen) Gorgonzola, acacia honey, and dried figs are soaked in port wine for three days and then baked in this ultimate cheesecake for wine lovers.

Cassis Mont Blanc (3,500 yen) A tart cassis gelée harmonises with sweetly fragrant chestnut cream in this much-loved cake named for the dome-shaped mountain.

Strawberry Short Cake (3,900 /5,100 yen) Two kinds of whipped cream top this all-time favourite Christmas cake. Its rich sponge base is flavoured with berry syrup and honey.

Christmas Éclairs November 20 to December 25 Six holiday-edition flavors of the hotel's signature éclairs are presented in a handsome gift box and offered in two sizes, large (3,100 yen) or small (1,300 yen). Christmas Pudding, Strawberry, Apple Cinnamon, Rum Marzipan & Plum, White Chocolate and Caramel Banana assure a favourite taste for every sweet tooth. Individual flavors in either size, large or small, may be purchased separately (520 or 220 yen).

Festive Gift November 20 to December 25 In need of a stylish gift for clients, colleagues, friends or family members? These three gift assortments make the choice easy:

Festive Gift Bucket (2,800 yen) Marzipan Stollen, Strawberry Boule de Neige, Chocolate Mendiants, Chocolate Pralines (3) Festive Gift Bucket / Box (5,500 yen) Marzipan Stollen, Tavern Fruit Bread, Strawberry Boule de Neige, Chocolate Mendiants, Andaz Chocolate Chip Cookies, Strawberry Candy, Paté de Fruit Festive Gift Basket (9,000 yen) Marzipan Stollen, Tavern Fruit Bread, Chocolate Mendiants, Florentines, Strawberry Candy, Paté de Fruit, Strawberry Jam, Chocolate Pralines (5), Guimauve, Pasta, Pasta Sauce

• All prices are exclusive of consumption tax.

Pastry Shop Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills 1F Tel: 03-6830-7765 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily

Andaz Tavern Festive Christmas Lunches December 19 to 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The wholesome and hearty European provincial cuisine that is Andaz Tavern’s hallmark features in lunch and dinner offerings that are perfect for a romantic outing for two this holiday season. A casual lunch box (4,000 yen per person) offers a choice of roasted scallops, red-wine-cured duck breast, or beef cheek bourguignon along with other mouth-watering gourmet morsels including foie gras mousse. A four-course lunch (5,000 yen per person) starts off with cinnamon- and maple-roasted salmon and invites diners to choose lobster linguini, roasted chicken or beef tenderloin for the main entrée.

Christmas Gala Dinners December 19 to 25

Andaz Tavern’s relaxed and welcoming atmosphere on the 51st floor is a perfect setting in which to toast the Christmas holiday at night with such premium fare as foie gras, otoro fatty tuna, sea urchin, monkfish and Miyazaki beef tenderloin. Four-, five-, and six-course dinners (18,000, 22,000 and 25,000 yen respectively) are served from 6 to 10 p.m. on December 19 to 21 and 23, and from 5:30 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. on December 22, 24 and 25.

Andaz Tavern Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills 51F Tel: 03-6830 7739 Reservations: tokyo.restaurant@andaz.com

• All prices are exclusive of consumption tax and a 15% service charge.

BeBu Café and Bar

Festive Christmas Course and Christmas Party Plan December 19 to 25, from 5 to 10:30 p.m. (to 10 p.m. on December 20 and 23; last orders taken 30 minutes before closing time)

Two special Christmas menus — a four-course dinner (5,000 yen per person) and party plan for four and up (6,000 yen per person)—feature such savoury fare as cured salmon, avocado salsa, whole roasted chicken, roast beef and an apple pie soft ice cream sundae.

BeBu Café and Bar Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills 1F Tel: 03-6830-7739

• All prices are exclusive of consumption tax.

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