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Does panettone win over pandoro? Iginio Massari and 7 great pastry chefs respond – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Panettone versus Pandoro, the usual rivalry on the Christmas table that occurs every year – but really? I asked the question to Iginio Massari and 6 other pastry chefs exceptional on the occasion of the Panettone Senza Confini 2023 cruise. It was definitely the ideal opportunity to carry forward the flag of the Verona dessert, which seems to be too often put aside. Yet, just as often I find friends and relatives confessing that they love panettone “without” (gluten, candied fruit, raisins, depending), but that deep down they much prefer pandoro. What is certain is that the offer of artisanal panettone is very strong and the competition is therefore heavy to overcome. Yet, I say it here and you will remember my words, there is room for Pandoro to regain first place.

Iginio Massari as well as Achille Zoiafor example, are great Masters of festive leavened products and they too reserve a special place in their gourmet hearts for pandoro. Fausto Morabito, the inventor of the traveling Panettone Senza Confini event, now in its seventh edition, is willing to welcome the pandoro on the next cruise ship. In short, the pandoro trend is strong and there are all the cards to play for a winning game.

Pandoro VS Panettone: the data

According to data from Italian Food Union, last year the total production of the two leavened products was 73,502 tons equal to 552.1 million euros. According to the survey conducted by AstraRicerche according to Unione Italiana Food, in the last year over 95% have eaten at least one of the two. When it comes to consumer preferences, you come to find that the two are almost neck and neck: 81% for panettone and 82% for pandoro. It is adults who prefer panettone, while the new generations prefer pandoro. Furthermore, the preference for the traditional pandoro recipe is almost evident at 69.3% compared to 66% for panettone.

Here’s what Iginio Massari and the other 6 pastry chefs think

15 places to eat well from north to south | The Italian kitchen – Italian Cuisine

The bridge of the Immaculate Conception it’s a small preview of the Christmas holidays: four days to live intensely. Five for the Milanese given that on the 7th Sant’Ambrogio, patron saint of the city, is celebrated, and therefore many may not work. The long weekend of the Immaculate Conception is a pleasant appetizer for the Christmas holidays: it is worth taking advantage of it for a foray into one of the many Italian places that deserve it. And for those who are passionate about good cooking, the opportunity to sit at a level table presents itself. For our (very personal) selection we thought first of the places and then of the place we like best.

There are timeless cities of art such as Verona And Florence, practically impossible to enjoy from April to September. But also Rovereto, Udine, Perugia And Viterbo: smaller, but equally suggestive. A leap into Langhe to find truffles – at a very high price, if you wish – and (re)admire the most famous wine-producing hills in the world is mandatory. Then the sea of Liguria, declined to Levant And Ponente (so similar and so different) and the fresh water of Garda, which compared to a decade ago remains lively even in winter. You can also opt for a relais in the countryside likeWindrow in Maremma or discover towns that are part of Italian history such as Loretto or Pompeii. Our South – in this case – it is linked to the suggestive Matera it’s at Palermo, always lively and full of surprises. Happy Immaculate Conception and, above all, enjoy your meal.

Who are the chefs with the most Michelin stars in the world? – Italian Cuisine

They are the most coveted gastronomic recognition among chefs, the Michelin stars. This is a rating that the “Red” (as the guide is nicknamed) assigns to haute cuisine restaurants based on several criteria: a star it means «quality cuisine that is worth the visit; two stars «an excellent cuisine that is worth the detour; three stars «a unique cuisine that is worth the trip.

Let’s find out who the chefs are, in the world and in Italy, who currently have the most with their restaurants.

The most starred chef in the world

He is the most famous chef in France, as well as an entrepreneur with 34 restaurants between Paris and Tokyo: that’s him, that is Alain Ducasse, the most starred in the world. In his career he has collected more than twenty Michelin stars; in 2005 he was the only chef to have concurrently three restaurants with three Michelin stars; today his restaurants matter 18 Michelin stars in total: three are those of Le Louis of the Benoit in Paris, of the Esterre of Tokyo, of the Muni of Kyoto, of the Blue by Alain Ducasse of Bangkok, of La Bastide de Moustiers in Provence and of L’Hostellerie de l’Abbaye de la Celle in France.

The chefs with the most Michelin stars in the world

On the second step of the podium of the most starred chefs, with 12 Michelin starsthere is another Frenchman, Pierre Gagnaire: “la Rossa” has awarded the restaurant that bears its name in Paris and the Sketch in London with three Michelin stars; two stars, however, for the Pierre Gagnaire restaurant in Tokyo, one for the one in Seoul, for Le Comptoir de Pierre Gagnaire in Shanghai, for Gaya in Paris and for Duende in Nîmes.

Tied with Gagnaire, the Spanish chef Martin Berasategui: three Michelin stars with the restaurant of the same name in Lasarte and with the Lasarte restaurant in Barcelona, plus another six with other restaurants throughout Spain, including the islands (see the two Michelin stars in Tenerife inside The Ritz-Carlton Hotel).

The ranking continues with 11 stars of Yannick Alleno: three stars have been awarded to his restaurant Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, housed in the gardens of the Champs-Élysées in Paris and to Le 1947 – Cheval Blanc in Courchevel. Added to these are the two stars of L’Abysse au Pavillon Ledoyen in Paris, the star of his restaurant inside the Hôtel Hermitage in Monaco, that of the Pavyllon in Paris and that of the Fre restaurant in Monforte d’Alba (Cn) .