The best traditional panettone in Lombardy is ours: Maestro Silvano Marchesi wins!

On Tuesday 13 September, in the Sala Mengoni inside Carlo Cracco’s restaurant in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, the Panettone Marchesi from Panificio Marchesi in Bergamo was awarded as the Best Panettone in Lombardy and among the top 5 best Panettones in Italy in the Panettone Day competition. The category of reference for the Award is that of Traditional Artisan Panettone. “It is a recognition from critics that makes us very proud and culminates a journey that began over ten years ago of continuous research and improvement both in terms of raw materials and processes, and in communication. We have always thought that our customers deserved the best from all points of view, especially for their Christmas. Now we are happy that the most renowned professionals in our sector tell us that we are the best”. Says Roberto Marchesi, owner of Panificio Marchesi. The winner of the category for the best Ruby chocolate panettone awarded to Pasticceria Panarari in Treviglio is also from Bergamo. A celebratory edition of the tenth anniversary of Panettone Day in which on Tuesday 13 September the master Gino Fabbri awarded the pastry chef Silvano Marchesi of the Panificio Marchesi of Bergamo as fourth place in the traditional panettone category.

“The tenth edition of Panettone Day has given us great surprises and it was an honor for me to serve as President of the Jury for this special anniversary,” comments Gino Fabbri. “Pastry competitions like Panettone Day play a fundamental role for those who practice a profession like ours, because they allow pastry chefs to continue to challenge themselves and compare themselves with colleagues, as well as the possibility of seizing new opportunities for visibility and communication connected to participation. It is then up to individual pastry chefs to make the best use of these tools to get out of their comfort zone and continue to evolve and innovate.” As per tradition, the exclusive Sala Mengoni of the Cracco Restaurant in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan was the setting for the final event, during which the 33 leavened products selected for the final were tasted with professionalism and in total anonymity by the prestigious jury led by Maestro Gino Fabbri and composed of the starred chef Carlo Cracco, Marco Pedron, Head Pastry Chef of the Cracco Restaurant and new emerging star of Italian Pastry, Maestro Vittorio Santoro, President and Director of Cast Alimenti and the winner of the 2021 edition of Panettone Day. Next stop: the Temporary Store in Milan with a double appointment in October and November to celebrate 10 years All 33 finalists of the competition will have the opportunity to sell their creations in the Temporary Store that will open from 3 to 30 October, in Corso Garibaldi (corner of Via Palermo 21) in Milan: an address that has now become a point of reference for panettone enthusiasts, which offers an exclusive showcase for pastry chefs in the heart of Brera. To celebrate the 10 years this year the event doubles and in addition to the traditional opening in October, there will be a surprise: from 2 to 27 November the Temporary Store will host a selection of panettone signed by the winners of the last 10 years, who will create a leavened limited edition designed to celebrate this special anniversary. Over the course of these two months at the Temporary Store it will also be possible to purchase the Specialty Coffee 1895 by Lavazza, the collection of excellence developed with mastery and vision by the Coffee Designers and made with the finest coffees in the world, in full respect of Italian tradition. Customers will be able to taste the different references to find the perfect combination between coffee and panettone and then proceed with the purchase of the products, perfect as a gift idea for next Christmas. This year the space will come to life again every Thursday with a rich calendar of events, aimed at creating culture and valorizing in a contemporary way a product rich in history such as panettone. The calendar of events will be communicated during the opening weeks through the social channels of Panettone Day, of the sponsors of the competition Braims (CSM Ingredients group), Novacart, Barry-Callebaut, Vitalfood and 1895 Coffee Designers by Lavazza. Furthermore, the CSM Ingredients group, to which Braims belongs, has long undertaken a path of study and in-depth study of the Read the entire article also on Bergamo News and Prima Bergamo – Eco di Bergamo- Bergamo tv and other local newspapers.