10 milestones in the history of luxury food store Fauchon

Fauchon opened its first tea room in 1898. Photos: Fauchon

[caption id="attachment_264856" align="alignright" width="300"] Patrick Pailler revisits the traditional yule log for the 130th anniversary of Fauchon this Holiday season.[/caption]

The Parisian luxury food store and delicatessen is celebrating its 130th anniversary this holiday season with a special collection of sweet and savoury treats. For the French festivities, pastry chef Patrick Pailler has reworked the traditional yule log into a festive tree-shaped creation, combining Christmas spices, apple and sudachi (a small Japanese citrus fruit, similar to a lime or a yuzu).