Couture, extravagant, bucolic. Les buches de Noel are all dressed up for the holidays. They were made by French chefs, master bakers, confectioners of large, fine chocolate and gourmet French stores such as Fauchon, Dalloyau, Lenotre, Patrick Roger and many more. To celebrate Christmas and New Year, an exhibit of twenty Yule logs are currently on display at the castle of Breteuil in France.

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Rich pralines, vivid petit fours, wispy French meringues, and deep pastry creams piped into light éclairs, then coated with iconic works of art. Only at Fauchon. And now, happily, no matter where you are, you can capture a year’s worth of this hyper-luxe French foodie haven’s sweet and savory delights right on your coffee table.

With Une Annee de Fauchon (A Year of Fauchon), all of the foodie boutique’s drool-inducing eats are captured in this chic, photo-laden book. Kaleidoscopic rows of éclairs are sandwiched between minimalist pages of dazzling macarons. Each page promises to induce hunger of grand proportions, even if you don’t parlez francais.

From the hyper-luxe French foodie haven, Fauchon, comes these gorgeous éclairs coated with, not your typical glazed-over chocolate, but the Mona Lisa. Only the French could seriously put an iconic work of art on an éclair and not only get away with it, but execute it successfully. Once you get past Madame Joconde’s infamous glaze, take a bite: these chocolate and almond cream éclairs are rich, creamy, and indulgent, satisfying like a French pastry should. If that doesn’t make you smile, check out any of the wide-range of Fauchon desserts, which are stylish objects of art in their own right.