Placido Domingo Creates Buche de Noel for Cafe du Parc

The Willard InterContinental's hot new French bistro, Café du Parc begins an annual tradition this December in the form of the holiday Bûche de Noël cake. Each year, the arts and culinary excellence will be celebrated as the Café du Parc pastry chef highlights a Washington D.C. cultural leader, reflecting that leader's cultural institution in sumptuous design and flavor. The Willard's premiere Bûche de Noël is designed by internationally renowned singer and maestro, Placido Domingo, the charismatic tenor, conductor and General Director of the Washington National Opera. French Pastry Chef Morgan Bomboy of Café du Parc has rendered the maestro's vision in a foot-long bûche, which elegantly evokes operatic motifs. The tasty cake -- a must-have for the holiday dinner table -- will be available in carry out boxes from Café du Parc from Novembber 24 through January 1. Priced at $79 each, a portion of each purchase will be dedicated to the Washington National Opera's education fund for local DC youth. The cake will also be offered by the slice for desert at the Café du Parc and in the hotel's fine dining restaurant, The Willard Room. Reservations are recommended. Please call 48 hours in advance.
Call Café du Parc at, 202-942-7000.