November, 2017
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Serves Traditional Christmas Stollen Cakes
and Matched Natural Wines From November 19, 2017TOKYO - Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels
located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, has begun selling traditional Christmas cakes including “Stollen” cakesand special limited number Christmas season gift packs consisted of “Stollen” cakes and naturalwines at our Food Boutique “Poppins” from November 19 (Sunday), 2017. “Stollen” cakes havebecome a traditional menu item of the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo during the Christmas holiday seasonever since it was initially created by our first patissier chef. The natural wines were speciallyselected by Rie Imura, the manager and certified sommelier of our Food Boutique “Poppins.” She
has chosen a highly fragrant Chateau wines with a bouquet similar to roses to be sold with our“Stollen” cakes.
This traditional German Christmas cake ismade using rum, dry fruits including raisins,oranges, and lemons, nuts including walnuts
and almonds, various spices, marzipan almondpaste and other choice ingredients. The
sweetness of the butter used contrast beautifully
with the various spices to form a highly
complex and delicious flavor profile that isperfect for adults. “Stollen” cakes can beenjoyed in small slices even beyond Christmasand until the New Year’s holiday as they aredesigned to maintain their delicious taste andtexture for a long period of time. Therefore, they also make perfect and elegant holiday gifts when
paired with delicious wines selected by our sommelier. She has selected two wines, one rose andone red wine from Chateau Coupe Roses winery in the Vignoble du Languedoc region of France.
The fragrant bouquets of both wines are perfect matches for our Stollen cakes.
In addition to our “Stollen” cake, our Patissier Chef Toshinobu Akiyama will also prepare
traditional Italian “Zucotto” cakes as a new menu item, and three other new and unique cakes in theimage of the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast”, written by the French novelist Gabrielle-SuzanneBarbot de Villeneuve.

“Stollen and Chateau Coup Roses Wine” Christmas Cake and Wine Set*Price displayed include taxes“Stollen Cake (Large) and Fremillant Rose Wine 2016”

JPY6,600

A fragrant wine with a fruity bouquet similar to honey, mixed with strawberry andvanilla, with a delicious balance of acidity and fruitiness that is similar to pomegranate.
This full bodied wine is a perfect match for the moist texture of our Stollen cake createdby the almond, butter and marzipan ingredients.

“Stollen Cake (Large) and Cuvee Granaxa Red Wine 2011” JPY7,500
A full bodied red wine, with a bouquet similar to fennel, cacao, and ripe berries. Thiswine creates a perfect harmony with our Stollen cake served as an appetizer along withhams, seafood and other light snacks.

“Stollen Cake (Large, 20cm)” JPY3,500 / (Small, 13cm) JPY1,500“Stollen Christmas Cake Information and Reservations”
Telephone: +81-3-3344-0111, Food Boutique “Poppins”, 2nd Floor○Pick up available from November 19 (Sunday) to December 25 (Monday), 2017, 11:00a.m.～9:00p.m.
* Pick up available from 9:00p.m. to 11:00p.m. at the All Day Dining “Jurin”* Other Christmas cakes available for pick up from December 18 onwards

Contacts: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, Public Relations Manager
Keiko Kawashima,+81-3-5322-8010

keiko-kawashima@keioplaza.co.jp