You can order a Buche de Noel, like this one from St. Honore Boulangerie. Or you can make one yourself at home. It takes time but is worth the effort for what Joan Harvey calls "an irresistible ...

In 2022, for instance, Maxime Frédéric of Le Cheval Blanc took his customers back to their childhood with a bûche de Noël shaped not like a log at all, but like a gift-wrapped package, nestled ...