Sweets are nourishment for the soul" ranked first for the second year in a row! Chefs' quotes on sweets, results of popularity poll announced! Diners Club France Patisserie Week 2025

Diners Club France Patisserie Week 2025, one of the largest French pastry festivals in Japan, will be held from July 1 (Tuesday) to July 31 (Thursday). This year's theme sweet is "Saint-Honoré," a traditional French pastry, and a record number of 312 stores nationwide will participate. During the event, chefs will present a wide variety of "saint-honoré" sweets arranged by their craftsmanship and sensibility. This year, as one of the main attractions of the event, the "Sweets Quotes & Guessing Activity" project has started again. Reporters who attended the press conference held the other day voted for the most popular "Sweets Quotes" invented by the chefs, without mentioning the name of the restaurant or chef. We are pleased to announce the BEST 10 sweets quotes that were voted the most popular.

Chefs who won the TOP 3 in the popularity vote for the best sweets quotes and their respective stores' saint-honoré.

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The top 10 sweets quotes that moved the hearts of the journalists

No. 1] "Sweets are nourishment for the soul.

Mitsuru Takamizawa, owner-chef patissier of Hotel Karuizawa Elegance

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https://francepatisserieweek.com/pastryshops/karuizawa-elegance/

Location: 1314 Karuizawa, Karuizawa-cho, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano

In the seasonal resort town of Karuizawa, the combination of fresh fruits from Shinshu and selected ingredients from around the world creates a harmony of blissful tastes. We invite you to try the first-class delicacies created by our craftsmen using an abundance of carefully selected ingredients.

SAINT HONORE TRADITIONAL" Petit Gateau 864 yen

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Partfillette, pattachou, crème chantilly, crème patissière, traditional saint-honoré with skill put into each part.

Coincidentally, last year's No. 1 popular vote was also "Sweets are nourishment for the soul! (Last year's winner was created by Chef Patissier Seiya Nishiguchi of "Patisserie & Belle"). This quote seems to be engraved in the hearts of many chefs and sweets lovers. And the quote invented by Chef Nishiguchi this year, "Confectionery is the source of smiles! This is the second year in a row that it has ranked high in the sweets category.

Second place: "Food makes people happy.

Yuto Kosaka, Owner Chef of Patisserie Laneige

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Location: 19-3-2 Sakae-dori, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

This cake store is located near Nango 18-chome Station in Sapporo's Shiroishi-ku, and took over the sign from its predecessor in September 2019. We strive to make fresh pastries using seasonal ingredients. We hope you will enjoy our sweets made with carefully selected ingredients from Hokkaido.

Saint-Honoré Tropico" Petit Gateau: 580 yen

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Taiwanese pineapple sauteed with Tahitian vanilla from Papua New Guinea is placed in the center and finished with coconut chantilly. The base is coconut duckweed.

No. 3] "What is difficult is easy to understand, what is easy to understand is interesting, and what is interesting is deep.

Keisa Nambo, President of sweet hearts NAMPO

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Location: 1F Michihita Bldg., 1-22 Kita Nanajo Nishi 15-1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

A sweet and bread store using carefully selected Hokkaido ingredients, created by the "Sapporo Sweets 2014" Grand Prix pastry chef. Please try the simple "SAINT HONORE" made with all Hokkaido ingredients except vanilla beans.

SAINT HONORE Caramel Salé" petit gâteau, 700 yen

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A simple but profound taste of Hokkaido sugar, fresh cream, salted caramel cream made with sea salt and Tahitian vanilla beans, petit puffs and tarts, each carefully caramelized one by one.

Fourth place] *The following seven received the same score.

<Quotes> "Sweets are the source of smiles!

Ranked for the second consecutive year! Patisserie & Belle" Chef Patissier Seiya Nishiguchi

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https://francepatisserieweek.com/pastryshops/patisserie-andbell/

Location: 1111-1 Shimomura-cho, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture

A cake store opened in January 2024. We aim to create a store that will make people in the community think, "I'm glad to have such a nice store nearby. We are still a young store and will continue to grow, so we would like to ask everyone for your support! The "SAINT HONORE" is made with cream richly infused with vanilla from Madagascar, and the petite choux are filled with praline cream.

SAINT HONORE BANILLES" petit gâteau, 620 yen

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<Quotes> "Grateful for encounters

Masaki Okamoto, owner chef of Okashiya page

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Location: Nagomi no Mori Bldg. 1F, 190 Itsukaichi, Akiruno City, Tokyo

A small confectionary store located in the nature-rich Nishitama area of Tokyo. We sell baked sweets and ice cream based on French pastries. We would be very happy if you would take this event as an opportunity to get to know our store. We have combined Sully's compote in the center of a saint-honoré, mousse chocolat and crème chantilly in a petit choux.

Set of "baba and glass vanille" petit gâteau 620 yen

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＜All the sweets in the world are made with kindness.

Mr. Masuhiro Odawara, owner of "Patisserie Anglaise *feuille

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Location: 105 Keishu Building, 2-10-17 Jiyugaoka, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

This patisserie will celebrate its 15th anniversary this October. Its signature sweet is "lemon pie," and it also boasts a wide variety of other sweets, including baked goods, macaroons, homemade confiture, and birthday cakes. We also specialize in surprise cakes and made-to-order cakes, and will prepare a cake that is in line with the customer's wish to give. The fresh aroma and tartness of bergamot cream accents this saint-honoré, perfect for summer.

Bergamot-scented SAINT HONORE Petit Gateau: 950 yen

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<Quotes> "Simply delicious is good.

Masayuki Nozaki, owner patissier of "L'air du temps "*.

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https://francepatisserieweek.com/pastryshops/lair-du-temps/

Location: 17-7-5 Kita Nanajo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

*"Saki" is officially "Tatsusaki

Opened in 2020, this patisserie chocolatier mainly deals in unmolded bonbon chocolates. It also sells a wide range of other cakes, viennoiseries, macaroons, baked goods, etc. We want to deliver sweets that make you smile both when you see them and when you eat them. White chocolate cream with vanilla from Madagascar, passion and mango cream for summer, and fresh pineapple in the center.

SAINT HONORE Chocolat Tropico" Petit Gateau 840 yen

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＜A job is only done when it moves the heart of the recipient.

Chef Yuji Nonoyama, pastry chef of "l'atelier de nono

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Location: 1-3-1 Hinode, Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture

A bakery in the city by the sea. A patisserie where you can enjoy authentic morning baked sweets and cakes of the finest quality. All products are made with the utmost care. Saint-Honoré is available only on Saturdays and Sundays in July. Petit puffs filled with lemon-scented custard cream and crunchy caramel. A combination of pie crust and custard cream with a hint of homemade hazelnut praline. It is a simple combination of flavors that evokes a sense of nostalgia.

Saint-Honoré praline noisette" petit gâteau, 980 yen.

<Quotes> "Don't hesitate to go there, you'll understand.

Keiichi Mukai, Pastry Chef at Tokyo Edition Toranomon Lobby Bar

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Location: 31st floor, 4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

A new urban social space where guests can enjoy custom-made cocktails and afternoon tea in an open and private space. The lobby, designed by Kengo Kuma based on the "jungle in the air" concept by Ian Schrager, is filled with greenery despite its location on the 31st floor, and its ceiling-to-ceiling windows offer beautiful views of Tokyo Bay and Tokyo Tower. The summer-inspired "SAINT HONORE" is made with an abundance of pineapple, which has an enticing tropical aroma and refreshingly sour taste.

SAINT HONORE ANANAS" Dessert 1,800 yen

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＜A quote: "No matter what I eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, I can't get enough of cake.

Atsuo Yamauchi, owner-chef of "ichi" and Momoko Yamauchi, owner-chef of "ichi Confectionery Studio

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Location: 150-1 Isshiki Kawamata-cho, Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture

This year, we started producing herbs and fruits. I try to make sweets that make the most of the ingredients.

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The official X account of the event (@fp_week) will consistently post quotes from the 11th place of the voting results and beyond, along with images of the restaurant's saint-honoré. If you feel empathy for or are moved by the chef's quotes, please repost them on X. Your reposts will lead to greater recognition of the chefs and stores, and even if you are far away, you can support the participating stores and enjoy the "guessing game" of sweets.

X (former Twitter) official account: https://x.com/fp_week

Event official website: https://francepatisserieweek.com/

Event outline (released on June 3): https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/394124

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