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-Third project to experience Kumamoto’s “high-quality life” – A direct story from Happoen’s pastry chef! Christmas decorated with handmade cakes “Christmas sweets making class using Kumamoto’s strawberries” will be held at MuSuBu in Shirokanedai, Tokyo
[Held on 12/21 (Thursday)] Let’s make an authentic Christmas roll cake “Buche de Noel”! Tastings and tea parties also held
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Happoen Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Yoshinori Inoue, Minato-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as “Happoen”), a comprehensive production company, works with Kumamoto City to improve the
recognition and image of Kumamoto City, and to interact and connect with Kumamoto fans. Aiming to increase the population, we carry out various initiatives throughout the year to communicate the charms of Kumamoto from within Tokyo.
As one of these initiatives, on Thursday, December 21, 2023, Happoen Exchange Content Produce Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Yoshinori Inoue, Minato-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as “Happoen Exchange Content Produce”) We will be holding a cooking class “Making Christmas Sweets Using Kumamoto Strawberries” at the Shirokanedai pop-up showroom “MuSuBu” operated by “Kumamoto Strawberries.” Experience Kumamoto’s “high-quality lifestyle” and its added charm by making “Buche de Noël,” a Christmas roll cake created by Happoen’s pastry chef who uses plenty of Kumamoto ingredients. [Image 1
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“Kumamoto City x Happoen Regional Revitalization Project” that delivers the charms of Kumamoto – Aiming to increase the number of exchanges and related populations with Kumamoto City
Happo-en has been collaborating with local governments and schools across the country to solve regional issues and further improve its appeal by producing events that communicate the charm of the region and developing food that makes use of local specialties. We have been supporting you.
At the pop-up showroom “MuSuBu”, which opened in Shirokanedai, Tokyo in August 2020, we have held more than 150 pop-up events on a weekly basis together with local governments, producers, companies, and schools from all over the country. We promote the charm of each region through “people” and “food.”
■Supporting Kumamoto from the metropolitan area “Kumamoto City x Happoen Regional Revitalization Project”
Kumamoto City and Happoen have launched the “Kumamoto City x Happoen Regional Revitalization Project”, starting with the pop-up event “Kumamoto Spring Watermelon Fair, Famous Watermelon Production Area” held at “MuSuBu” in May of this year. Ta. Throughout the year, we carry out various initiatives to disseminate the charms of Kumamoto from within Tokyo, while widely disseminating the charms of Kumamoto, which is full of history, culture, tourism resources, high-quality water, high-quality agricultural, livestock, and marine products, and working together with Kumamoto fans. We aim to increase the number of exchanges and related parties.
This is the third cooking class held as part of the project where you can experience the “quality life” of Kumamoto. Happoen’s pastry chef will teach you how to make “Buche de Noel,” a roll cake perfect for Christmas using high-quality strawberries from Kumamoto, which boasts the third largest production volume in Japan. We will also have a tea party where you can have a fun time while enjoying the cake you made and sweets created by the chef. We will continue to spread the appeal of Kumamoto through cooking classes.
[“Making Christmas sweets using strawberries from Kumamoto” event details] Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023
Time: 15:00-16:30 (Reception starts from 14:30)
Location: HAPPO-EN URBAN SQUARE 1st and 2nd floor, 4-9-19
Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
U R L: https://www.happo-en.com/musubu/
Participation fee: 4,000 yen (tax included) for making one cake, tasting and participating in a tea party
・Participation in tasting & tea party only 1,000 yen (tax included) Contents: Christmas sweets making class using Kumamoto ingredients by Happoen pastry chef, tea party
Application (reservation required):
https://passmarket.yahoo.co.jp/event/show/detail/011vvjg0ida11.html Directly taught by Happoen’s pastry chef! “Buche de Noël” decorates Christmas The cooking class that will be held this time is one of the
initiatives of the “Kumamoto City x Happoen Regional Revitalization Project.” Tatsuhiro Kuroda, executive chef and pastry chef of Happoen, will teach you how to make “Buche de Noel”, a Christmas roll cake made with plenty of strawberries from Kumamoto Prefecture. Please spend a moment discovering even more of Kumamoto’s charms while actually experiencing, tasting, and enjoying Kumamoto’s “food.” [1] Authentic Christmas roll cake “Buche de Noel” made with plenty of Kumamoto strawberries, created by Happoen pastry chef
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Kumamoto Prefecture is the third largest producer of strawberries in Japan. The strawberries used are Kumamoto Prefecture’s original strawberries, “Yubeni,” which were born in 2015. After about 10 years of research to create the finest grain, it is characterized by a good balance of sweetness and acidity, fresh fruit juice, and a rich aroma. On the day of the event, Happoen Executive Pastry Chef Tatsuhiro Kuroda will give you easy-to-understand instructions, so you can try out the seemingly difficult process of making “Buche de Noël” with confidence. While experiencing the charm of Kumamoto’s ingredients, try your hand at making a homemade cake that everyone from children to adults can enjoy.
*Ingredients used may change depending on purchasing status. ■Happoen Executive Chef Pastry Chef Tatsuhiro Kuroda
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Born in Tokyo. Inspired by the first French dessert he tried, he decided to become a pastry chef. Learned the basics at a hotel and joined Happoen in 2019. He has worked on desserts for weddings and banquets, as well as Happoen’s original gift “-EN-“, and in recent years has served as executive chef pastry chef in the business planning department, and has been involved in new projects such as technical guidance in local governments and confectionery making events using local products. work on. He has won the Chairman’s Award, Silver Award, and Bronze Award at the Japan Cake Show, and continues to challenge himself to create contemporary sweets based on
traditional French sweets.
[2] Enjoy pairing! Tea party using Kumamoto ingredients
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*Photos are from past events.
After the sweets making class, you will not only enjoy the “buche de Noel” you made, but also enjoy sweets made using Kumamoto ingredients, along with Kumamoto Japanese tea and Kumamoto juice. enjoy
We will be holding a tea party. After the tea party, we will also prepare mini Christmas presents.
Please take this opportunity to participate.
About the pop-up showroom “MuSuBu”
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On Friday, August 28, 2020, Happoen opened a pop-up showroom on Shirokanedai Platinum Street, Minato Ward. Operated by Happoen Exchange Content Produce Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Happoen, we develop unique content and produce variable pop-up events that move people and things to the region, and we also develop services for people and food. We aim to create community content centered on , create a community through the fusion of online and real life, and create a new hub of activity and interaction on Platinum Street. Address: HAPPO-EN URBAN SQUARE 1st floor & 2nd floor, 4-9-19 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6456-2030
URL: https://www.happo-en.com/musubu/
MAIL: musubu@happo-en.com
About Happoen Exchange Content Production Co., Ltd.
Established under the umbrella of Happoen Co., Ltd., we are a company that produces content that stimulates interaction with a focus on food. In order to realize “creating new exchanges from local food culture,” we collaborate with local governments in each region of Japan to develop menus that utilize local ingredients, branding, graphic design and PR video production, and produce PR events. We provide one-stop production from everything to operations and hospitality. MuSuBu, a pop-up showroom operated in Shirokanedai, Tokyo, serves as a place for interaction to refine the charms of each region and create new vibrancy on Shirokanedai Platinum Street.We present tourist content from each region, mainly focusing on food. We are transmitting from the metropolitan area.
[Produced by Happoen Exchange Contents Co., Ltd.]
https://happo-en-contents.co.jp/
About comprehensive production company Happoen
Located in Shirokanedai, Tokyo, we have a vast Japanese garden that has been around since the Edo period.We are a “general production company” that develops multifaceted businesses such as wedding and banquet business, promotion of MICE business, and regional promotion. Under the purpose of “Make Japan beautiful,” we aim to transmit the charms of Japan to the world while preserving its history and culture, and create a new market of “creating cultural exchange” that goes beyond Shirokane.
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