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"Designed to look like a pine cone plucked from the forest floor, Anne Coruble’s Joyau des Pins (“Jewel of the Pines”) is laden with symbolism at The Peninsula Paris. Composed of 13 layers in a nod to the Provençal tradition of 13 Christmas desserts, it weaves together cedar-toasted rice mousse, pine-nut praline, shortbread with crispy rice and pine nuts, and a dulce de leche of pine-nut miellat, with aromas reminiscent of resins and the woods. Serves 8, €105, limited edition, preorder for pickup." - Mary Winston Nicklin