Last jokes for Mastro Panettone, the contest organized by Goloasi.it. which selects the Best Artisanal Panettone of the year in the Traditional Panettone category and in the Creative Chocolate Panettone category. To which is added that of the Best Artisanal Pandoro
Given the high quality level of the panettone in the competition, the judges asked for the possibility of increasing the finalists from 15 (as required by the regulation) to 20 per category. 240 leavened products examined (120 per category) entered by 151 pastry chefs and bakers who were evaluated on the basis of some fundamental characteristics: compliance with the specification, creativity (for the chocolate one), weight, quality of the ingredients, taste, shape, softness , perfume, honeycombing, cutting and cooking.
The announcement of the winners for the three categories will take place on Friday 6 November at the Excelsior hotel in Bari.
"Mastro Panettone", was born with the aim of making the category grow, improving more and more the artisan production. It is, in fact, the only panettone competition in Italy that does not place restrictions on the raw materials to be used, other than the use of sourdough and candied fruit without sulfur dioxide, and above all it is the only one that requires compliance with the disciplinary of law which indicates the shape, production process and list of ingredients with the minimum percentages of use of some of them. Competitors are required to use only sourdough and candied fruit without sulfur dioxide and not to use preservatives, emulsifiers, mono and diglycerides, as well as artificial colors or flavourings.
The 2020 Mastro Panettone jury is chaired by Francesco Borioli, co-founder of Infermentum, one of the most important artisan workshops of leavened products which has stood at the top of numerous pastry competitions in recent years. It also includes Antonio Daloiso, master pastry chef and winner of the first Italian edition of the television show "The greatest pastry chef", Fabrizio Donatone, winner, in January 2015, together with Francesco Boccia and Emmanuele Forcone of the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie. Giuseppe Mancini, Giambattista Montanari, Giuseppe Russi, Eustachio Sapone
Master Panettone Finalists 2020
Best Traditional Artisan Panettone
Arculeo Mario Bakery D'Angelo - Palermo
Antonio Caputo Pastry chef – Altamura (Ba )
Carlucci Nico Bakery Magic of Bread – Grumo Appula (Ba )
Guglielmo Cavezza Mommy Cafè – Cicciano (Na)
Nino Crispo Princess pastry shop – Airola (Bn )
Filippo Cuttone Bakery Cuttone – Paternò (Ct )
Damiano and Valentino Rizzo Pastry shop San Francesco – Spezzano Della Sila (Cs )
Massimo Ferrante Massimo Ferrante pastry shop – Genoa (Ge )
Francesco La Manna and Tinto Mohamed Pastry shop Mascolo – Visciano (Na )
Alessandro Franchini Franchini pastry shop – Soleto (Le )
Luigi Giannotti Cattle (Fg) Giannotti Luigi
Rosetta Lembo Pastry Shop La Ruota – Perdifumo (Sa )
Stefano Lorenzoni Sweet Art - Monta San Savino (Ar )
Massimiliano Maiorano La Forneria – Naples (Na )
Riccardo Manduca Only From Manduca – Aprilia (Lt )
Vincenzo Mennella Mennella pastry shop – Torre del Greco (Na )
Oscar Pagani Not Only Bread – Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS )
Alex Pagliai Alex Pastry – Camaiore (Lu)
Matteo Papanice Cresci – Castellana Grotte (Ba)
Federico Perrone Pastry shop Giuri'ss – Salice Salentino (Le )
Massimo Peruzzi Peruzzi pastry shop – Prato (Pt )
Mattia Ricci Bakers Ricci – Montaquila (Is )
Samuele Segala Bakery Pastry Segala – Fumane (VR)
Salvatore Tortora Expresso Cafè SRL – Marigliano (Na )
Valerio Vullo The Panettone Catanese – Catania (Ct )
Riccardo Zandonà Ancient Flavors – Isola Della Scala (Vr )
Best Creative Artisan Panettone with Chocolate
Antonio Caputo Pastry chef – Altamura (Ba )
Catucci Marilena Sugar Crystals – Turi(Ba )
Francesco La Manna and Tinto Mohamed Pastry shop Mascolo –Visciano (Naples)
Frison Daniele The Right Dough – Castronno (Va )
Giannotti Luigi Bovino (Fg)
Gottardello Luca Pan & Sweets – San Martino di Lupari (PD)
Inglima Giovanni Pastry shop Angelo Inglima – Canicatti (Ag )
Lorenzoni Stefano Sweet Art – Monte San Savino (Ar )
Lotito Lucia Ladisa Sweets and Chocolate – Valenzano (Ba )
Manduca Riccardo Solo From Manduca – Aprilia (Lt )
Naples Fabrizio Sweet Sensations – Torre San Giovanni (Le )
Pagani Alessandro Antica Forneria Pagani – Dello (Bs)
Prato Salvatore Pastry Shop Il Golosone – Novoli (Le )
Ricci Mattia Bakers Ricci – Montaquila (Is )
Rigacci Roberto Rigacci '48 – Cerbaia (Florence)
Sepe Nello La Fiorente since 1865 – Palma Campania (Na )
Tortora Salvatore Expresso Cafè SRL – Marigliano (Na )
Vezzoli Italo In Croissanteria – Carobbio degli Angeli (BG)
Vicentini Giuseppe 1966 – Maragnole of Breganze (VI)
Zeno Pasquale Pastry shop Ves – Herculaneum (Na )
Best Artisan Pandoro
Avallone Luigi Avallone Brothers Pastry Shop – Quarto (Na )
Capatti Nicolò Pastry Shop Gardens – Novi Ligure (Al )
Colombo Claudio Pastry shop Colombo – Varese (Va )
Count Luigi Vanilly – Carinaro (Ce )
Covella Nicola Confectioners – Gioia Del Colle (Ba )
De Luca Valentina L'Oca Golosa pastry shop – Gorizia (GO )
Della Ventura Pasquale Patisserie Della Ventura – Maddaloni (Ce)
Di Punzio Giuseppe Chantilly – Lizzano (Ta)
Grippa Angelo Pastry – Eboli (Sa )
The Carlo Tower Valentini pastry shop – Rome (Rm )
Memmolo Hannibal Pastry shop – Mirabella Eclano (Av )
Pagani Oscar Not Only Bread – Palazzolo sull’oglio (Brescia )
Scattolini Vanna Madamadorè – San Pietro in Cariano (Vr)
Visani Andrea Forneria Visani – Carpenedolo (BS )
