Re Panettone is back, one of the most important competitions dedicated to the artisan version of the dessert par excellence of the Christmas holidays in the two appointments in Milan and Naples.
It starts on November 27 with the thirteenth Milanese edition of King Panettone: about 30 pastry chefs from all over Italy with the best artisan production of panettone and other Christmas sweets will be present by offering their products to the public in the spaces of the Palazzo del Ghiaccio, the building in Liberty style in via Piranesi commissioned in the early 900s by the national skating champion, Count Alberto Bonacossa.
On Saturday afternoon a jury of experts. after the traditional blind tasting, he will decide the Best Panettone and the Best Innovative Yeast. Two workshops will be held on Saturday and Sunday in the space dedicated to children aged 8 to 13. The characteristic pursued by Re Panettone since its first edition is to elevate the image of the panettone, focusing the public's attention on its artisanal version, imposing it as an Italian excellence.
The event is now an unmissable appointment in the Milanese city that supports the creativity of pastry chefs, who propose year after year novelties based on the dough of sourdough typical of panettone with ingredients inspired by the philosophy "All natural, only artisanal".
Only panettone made with the artisanal method, without additives and preservatives, and without production shortcuts are admitted to the competition. To this end, for some years now Re Panettone has established the Re Panettone Certification (a stamp with a hologram) which certifies, through scientific checks, the freshness, naturalness and craftsmanship of the product.
It then repeats in Naples from 10 to 12 December with the tasting counters of about fifteen pastry chefs from various regions of Italy, with a large representation of Campania with panettone and other Christmas sweets in the halls of the Renaissance Naples Hotel Mediterraneo in Via Ponte di Tappia, the new location of the event a few steps from the Town Hall square with the new Metro station of the Art and from the symbolic monuments of the Neapolitan capital: the Castel Nuovo, the Galleria Umberto I, the Teatro di San Carlo.
Also in this case a jury of experts with blind tasting will award the prize for the best innovative panettone. Admission: Free upon registration on the website www.repanettone.it and possession of a valid Green Pass. Limited admissions and strict compliance with anti-covid regulations
