Festivities At Their Finest

This holiday season Le Bristol Paris captivates the five senses with its art wellness and cuisine presentations.

The holiday season is truly a unique time of year. At Le Bristol Paris, inspirations for the upcoming festivities comprise the ultimate in the artforms of French gastronomy. With decorations by Studio Björg, the storied hotel will envelop the fve senses. Expect an artfully conjured winter scene decked in red, white and gold, stretching from Le Bristol’s facade to its legendary lobby and corridors. Within these spaces, quintessential Christmas trees and wreaths are matched in elegance only by a grand ‘tree of life’ installation at the heart of the lobby.

At Epicure, sculptor Ulderico Pinfldi crafs a Neapolitan nativity setting, in tune with Le Bristol’s stellar style of hospitality and traditions of gifing. With this in mind, the hotel’s pastry chef Yu Tanaka unveils a Le Bristol Paris Original: the Yule Log cake (pictured right). Te dessert is adorned in hues of white and red, embodying a delicious almond mousse and almond biscuit, piqued in taste by the subtle tartness of pink grapefruit gel and delicate foral aroma from candied rose petals. A layer of rich meringue envelops the top of this edible work of sublime artistry.

From exclusive yule log cakes to a premier advent calendar (pictured above), desserts and chocolates take centre stage at Le Bristol Paris. Te latter is a recreation of the hotel’s facade and contains chocolate delicacies by Chef Johan Giacchetti and his team at the hotel’s onsite chocolaterie.

Adding to these are curated gif box sets, prepared by L’Epicerie des Ateliers du Bristol’s team. The ‘Christmas in Paris’ box consists of a bottle of Alfred Gratien champagne and a selection of house-made delights to enhance the holiday table. For dessert afcionados, the ‘Sweet Epicerie’ box features an ensemble of traditional sweets such as a stollen, a fruit jam of choice, honey and other festive accoutrements. Gif boxes are available for online order and are guaranteed to satisfy even the most exacting of palates. Tese festive presentations are symbolic of Le Bristol Paris’ unstinting dedication to its legendary culinary heritage, which in the past century has been the source of admiration and delight.

Similarly, Spa Le Bristol by La Prairie x Epicure has teamed up to create an exclusive package for the holiday season featuring the best of both worlds: an indulgent spa treatment followed by a dining experience only the team at Epicure can conceive. Tis special experience starts with a ‘Skin Caviar’ treatment at Spa Le Bristol. It features caviar pearls that infuse one’s skin with both hydration and glow. And from the relaxing confnes of the spa, guests are whisked to Epicure, where a dining experience bar awaits foodie and wellness enthusiasts.

When it comes to dining at Le Bristol Paris, the hotel’s restaurants present a medley of the most popular Christmas and New Year’s Eve delicacies. Chef Eric Frechon at Epicure has devised two menus each with eight courses. Opulent ingredients such as black and white trufes and Sologne caviar are served along with Chef Eris’s most acclaimed dishes, which he has further enlivened with innovation, especially for the holidays.

At 114 Faubourg, festive season six-course menus are perfection personifed, showcasing the fnest French cuisine in the grandest of locations.