Food Festivals
Melanger Gourmet Festival
Sep 16 – Sep 22 · Odakyu Department Store Shinjuku Branch, Shinjuku · Tokyo
Dates
- Sep 16 – Sep 22, 2026
About this event
SummaryOdakyu Department Store Shinjuku hosts the 4th installment of the "& melanger" sweets event as part of the Autumn Food Festival, featuring renowned pastry chefs and exclusive collaborations.
Highlights
- Collaboration with the Ecuadorian Embassy featuring original sweets made with bananas from Tabeda Farm in Ecuador.
- Debut of popular Osaka pastry shop "Acid Racines" in the Kanto region with Chef Patissier Tai Hashimoto.
- Exclusive eat-in menu items including shaved ice and curry created by pastry chefs.
- Daily limited-edition cakes from over 20 famous pastry chefs.
Details
The event takes place in the event corner of the food hall on the basement level. It offers a unique opportunity to taste sophisticated desserts like chocolate banana and seasonal mille-feuille. The eat-in corner provides special menus such as "Americaine Curry" and "Izu Tengoku Black Pork Offal Summer Vegetable Curry" to combat the summer heat. The event includes a variety of cakes crafted by famous chefs, with specific items available on specific days. The "Acid Racines" section offers a set of three new cakes and baked goods. All prices include consumption tax, and numbered tickets may be distributed during peak hours to manage crowds.
Schedule
- September 16 (Wednesday): Daisuke Yamauchi from "Rodic Chocolate".
- September 17 (Thursday): Yuji Goto from "Equal".
- September 18 (Friday): Tsutomu Totani from "Patisserie Lar".
- September 19 (Saturday): Rie Nemoto from "kahana-Ka-yo Kizuna-".
- September 20 (Sunday): Shoko Sagawa from "Cynthia".
- September 21 (Monday): Tai Hashimoto from "Acid Racine".
- September 22 (Tuesday): Yusuke Sasage from "Patisserie Yuu Sasage".
Line-up
- Pâtisserie Yu Sasage
- Pâtisserie L'Ar
- Kazu Bake
- Le Glute - Yu Sasage
- Cynthia
- Equal
- Alternative
- Unfinished
- Ryola
- Acid Racines
