"Angrand: A Specialty Miniature Desserts Shop in Omotesando for Gifts and Sweet Treats"

The Little Sweets at the End of French Meals ♡

Have you ever heard of "mignardises" in French?

Mignardises refer to the "sweets" that are served last in French cuisine. In French, it means "cuteness" or "elegance"＊

The sweets served at the very end of a French meal are also called "petits fours," and both mignardises and petits fours refer to post-meal sweets.

☑ Hard cookies and baked sweets are referred to as "petits fours"

☑ Cream puffs and éclairs, among other fresh sweets, are distinguished as "mignardises"＊

There is a rare shop in Omotesando that specializes in the little sweets served at the end of French meals, called mignardises ♡

Un Grain's Mignardises are Shockingly Cute ♡

The name of the specialty shop for mignardises is "UN GRAIN." They have a store in Aoyama ♡

Un Grain sells mignardises as "small and chic sweets to be enjoyed not only after meals but during precious moments with loved ones"＊

Eating mignardises often comes after finishing a French course, when one is already full, leading to thoughts like, "It's delicious, but I feel like it's a waste to eat now! I want to eat it when I'm hungrier...!"

Un Grain offers the precious experience of enjoying mignardises on their own ♡ It’s a luxury to fill your stomach with bite-sized mignardises ♩

Un Grain's mignardises are truly bite-sized, about the size of a dessert spoon.

Simply scaling down a regular cake is a challenge, but they aim even higher by pursuing the "balance of deliciousness that can only be conveyed at this size" ♡

Each piece holds a carefully crafted essence inside it＊

The Chef Patissier is the Eldest Son of a Long-Established Wagashi Shop!

The chef patissier at the mignardises specialty shop "Un Grain" is a man named Tomonari Kombu.

Kombu was born as the eldest son of "Kombuya Sōhei," a wagashi shop with a 230-year history in Fukui Prefecture. It’s shocking to think that the eldest son of a traditional wagashi shop is making French pastries...!

After acquiring the basics of French pastry, Kombu joined Pierre Hermé. In Paris, he was in charge of desserts at the two-star restaurant "L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon," before joining Un Grain and becoming the chef patissier in just four years＊

From Pierre Hermé to Joël Robuchon, he has an enviable background that any patissier would admire ♡

Perfect for Gifts＊

As of June 2020, the lineup of products at the mignardises specialty shop "Un Grain" includes 25 different types ♡ Each one looks delicious, making it hard to choose...!

Each cake costs between 400 to 500 yen. There is an eat-in space, so you can also enjoy them inside the shop,

and they are available for takeout too ♡

The takeout boxes come in sizes for six pieces and twelve pieces,

both designed to be see-through, which is a highlight. Receiving such adorable and small sweets as gifts will surely be a delightful surprise...! ♡

What I’ve introduced so far are fresh and semi-fresh mignardises, but there are also baked sweets available＊

Baked goods are long-lasting, making them suitable for wedding favors and thank-you gifts at receptions ♩

I Want to Visit Un Grain in Omotesando ♡

"Un Grain," a rare specialty shop for mignardises in the world＊ Each bite-sized cake is genuinely cute, and just looking at them brings happiness ♡

They will surely be loved as gifts, so let's bookmark this to remember it ♩

➡ Check out Un Grain's website here＊