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Divina Colomba 2024: the best winning artisanal doves – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Divina Colomba 2024: the best winning artisanal doves


The 3 winning doves come from Campania, Abruzzo and Piedmont Divine Dove 2024the competition organized by Greedy which every year rewards the best Italian artisanal doves. Respectively, Campania wins the first prize for the “Best Traditional Colomba”, Abruzzo the “Best Chocolate Colomba” and Piedmont the prize for the “Best Savory Colomba”.

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The winner in the category dedicated to the traditional version of the Easter cake was Gianluca Cecere (Cecere Visionary Dessert – Naples), while the first step of the podium for the chocolate colomba with dark dough was won by Camillo La Morgia (Cream and Chocolate – Lanciano – Ch). First place among the savory ones, however, is the Colomba di Davide Muro (Ancient
Pastry shop Castino – Pinerolo – To).

Second and third places

Also on the podium were Vito Saccente (Panificio Saccente – Palo del Colle – Ba) and Mattia Orso (Pasticceria Mimosa – Fermo), for second and third place respectively in the “Best Traditional Colomba” category. The second and third place for the “Best Chocolate Colomba” went to Lorenzo Perilli (Il Brezel – San Nicandro Garganico – Fg) and Leonardo Romano (Pasticceria Pesce 1896 – Avella – Av). While the second and third positions for the “Best Savory Colomba” category were won by Stefano Bianco (Pasticceria Bianco – Lecce) and Sergio Scovazzo (Grano Fornai in Fermento – Santena – To).

A jury of excellence

The winners of the 2024 edition of the competition were determined by the technical jury, composed of Claudio Gatti, Maurizio Cossu, Daniele Scarpa, Alessandro Bertuzzi, Claudio Colombo and Paolo Caridi. During the final held at the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Bari, the jury carried out a blind tasting of the 40 products leavened products that reached the final. These include 20 traditional doves, 15 chocolate and 5 savory, selected from over 300 participants in the contest, coming from around 200 artisans distributed throughout Italy.

The presentation of the event was curated by the creator of the competition, Massimiliano Dell’Aeraand by the presenter Irene Colombo. During the event, the Best Packaging was also awarded: the award was given to the box from Pasticceria Guantiera from Bacoli (Na).

Divina Colomba 2024: complete list of winners

Best Traditional Colomba

1. Gianluca Cecere – Cecere Visionary Dessert – Naples – Campania
2. Vito Saccente – Saccente Bakery – Palo del Colle (Ba) – Puglia
3. Mattia Orso – Mimosa Pastry Shop – Fermo – Marche

Best Chocolate Colomba

1. Camillo La Morgia – Cream and Chocolate – Lanciano (Ch) – Abruzzo
2. Lorenzo Perilli – The Pretzel – San Nicandro Garganico (Fg) – Puglia
3. Leonardo Romano – Fish Pastry Shop 1896 – Avella (Av) – Campania

Best Savory Colomba

1. Davide Muro – Antica Pasticceria Castino – Pinerolo (To) – Piedmont
2. Stefano Bianco – Pasticceria Bianco – Lecce – Puglia
3. Sergio Scovazzo – Grano Fornai in Fermento – Santena (To) – Piedmont.

Easter doves at the supermarket: the best under 25 euros – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Easter doves at the supermarket: the best under 25 euros


The Easter doves at the supermarket are a pleasant surprise again this year: large companies, and often the same large-scale retail chains that have internal laboratories, increasingly offer leavened products sophisticated with fine raw materials, long leavening with mother yeast, and very particular fillings.

Easter doves at the supermarket in 2024

For lovers of dessert in the classic version the choice remains very vast, but this year among the Easter doves in the supermarket there have been numerous proposals for those who love experiment with new combinations. Among the new features, for example, there are coconut and chocolate, or peach and amaretto, but also apricot and gianduja and a combo of white, dark and milk chocolate which is a real indulgence.

How much does a dove cost at the supermarket

Prices vary greatly, as always, based on weight and raw materials. They range from 6 euros to 25, at most, for a semi-artisan one. Here are the new proposals to try:

Easter doves in the supermarket: what’s new for 2024

A thousand Easter doves as a gift to hospitals – Italian Cuisine


# Let's stop it: with 1000 doves Giovanni Cova & C. cheers the Easter of health workers who fight to save lives

There is news that deserves to be given. So it is with the initiative of Giovanni Cova & C., well-known Milanese high pastry brand. The company, a leader in the sector, has decided that for Easter it will gently support the hospitals involved in the front line in the fight against Covid-19. How?

A historic brand of (high) Milanese pastry

Giovanni Cova & C. is now part of the history of Milan. In fact, it has been delighting us since 1930 with a very high level production; just think of them panettone, by far one of the best there is, still prepared according to the ancient Milanese recipe, perfect also in terms of digestibility. And not least is theirs dove, in particular in the classic version with icing and almonds, soft and soft at the right point. So Giovanni Cova & C. thought to recognize the extraordinary work of doctors, nurses and volunteers by making their Easter in the hospital a little sweeter.

Hatching hospital

Doves fly to the hospital

Giovanni Cova & C. has decided to donate over 1000 Easter doves to the health facilities of the San Donato and San Raffaele Group, bringing a little sweetness to those who, even during Easter days, will continue to work, putting their life. Andrea Muzzi, CEO and owner of the group, said that: "The situation imposed on us to contain the spread of the infection leads us to be close and supportive to those who, in the San Donato Group healthcare facilities, operate in the areas most affected by the pandemic and in especially for staff in the hospitals of Bergamo, Brescia and Monza, Pavia, Como and Bologna. We want to thank all the medical and health personnel, hoping that they too can spend some Easter time surrounded by the sweetness and affection of their families. In these situations of national emergency, companies and people who can do something must do it! . But it is not the first time that the company has distinguished itself for similar actions: in the past, Giovanni Cova & C. had supported the Foundation of the same name in the project "Italian research on the heart".

For all these reasons, when in the future we will have to make a choice in the confectionery sector, let's remember who, faced with the difficulties, has not closed his eyes or turned his gaze, but has actively contributed to the best (and sweetest) of possible ways.

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