January 15th is "Strawberry Day" from the pun of "Good Strawberry". Furthermore, this year is the "Strawberry Year" with "Strawberry (15)" in it. Strawberry sweets are appearing one after another for "Strawberry Day of Strawberry Year" once every 100 years. This time, we will introduce sweets that you can enjoy at shops such as hotels and pastry shops. (Please also check out the [Ouchi edition ] that summarizes convenience stores!)

◆ Hotel-made strawberry sweets

Hotel-made sweets that are a little expensive, but you want to enjoy them because it's a great opportunity. Buffets, cafes, takeaway shops ... which style do you prefer?

At the Sky Lounge "Bay View" at Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers (Nishi-ku, Yokohama), a " Strawberry Fair " where you can enjoy plenty of strawberries in a buffet style is being held (until May 6). You can also enjoy "all-you-can-eat fresh strawberries" with 3 kinds of sauces. In the lobby lounge "Seawind", there is also "Night Sweets Buffet" Sweets Parade "-Strawberry Fair-" (Thursday and Friday only).


The "Strawberry Garden" (3,500 yen / tax and service charge included), which you can enjoy at the "Marine Blue" lounge and bar at the Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel (Nishi-ku, Yokohama), is an afternoon tea set made with strawberries. Strawberry "Tochiotome" is used abundantly, and 13 kinds of petit sweets and 3 kinds of fresh berries are included in the set. Until March 31st.


At Hotel Nikko Tokyo (Minato-ku, Tokyo) lounge & champagne bar "Veranda", "Skyberry Afternoon Tea" (weekdays from 3,100 yen / tax included, service charge not included) using Tochigi strawberry "Skyberry" is 3 You can enjoy it until the 15th of March. The contents include skyberry panna cotta, millefeuille, shortcake, and mousse. On February 8th and March 8th, "Excellent Afternoon Tea" (6,000 yen / same as above) using "Amaou" will be offered for 20 meals a day.


At Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), the "Strawberry Fair" will be held throughout the building until February 28th. Strawberry sweets are sold at the To go shop "Melissa" and the Garden Lounge, and the "Cellar Bar" offers three original cocktails made with strawberries. After March, the content will be changed and the second one will be held. In addition, the "Strawberry Fair" will be held at the RIHGA Royal Hotel (Kita-ku, Osaka) from February 28, and products such as the 80th anniversary commemorative product "Strawberry Haute Couture" (10,800 yen) will be on sale.


◆ Shop strawberry sweets

I am also interested in the limited sweets of the pastry shop.

At the tart specialty store Kirfebon, the popular fair " Strawberry Week! " Will be held from January 21st every year. The new work in 2015 is "Shizuoka Prefecture Red Hoppe Bellist Rich Jam and Cream Cheese Tart". In addition, a total of 9 types of strawberry tarts will be sold.


Five kinds of seasonal strawberry sweets are on sale at the fresh cake dealer in Ginza Cozy Corner. Among them, the "Strawberry Princess" (1,458 yen), which is full of "Tochiotome", is a limited edition item only on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. It is a decoration cake of "two people" size.


At PABLO, a cheese tart specialty store, the cheese tart " Ichigo Daifuku Cheese Tart " (1,620 yen) made with the image of Ichigo Daifuku is on sale. This is a unique product limited to January.


As it is called "Strawberry Year", it seems that there are many projects and products with enthusiasm. Look for strawberry sweets at a store near you.

* Prices include tax, except for those marked specially.
* In the image of Qu'il fait bon "Strawberry Week!", There is a description of "Grand Front Osaka store" in the image (upper right) of "Tart of" Kuroichigo "produced in Chiba prefecture", but it is sold only at Grand Maison Ginza. That thing.