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Sweet Christmas from Coincasa with chefs and confectioners – Italian Cuisine

Iginio Massari


Home purchases with delights of high pastries: this is the new Christmas shopping formula. Accompany the great masters

Bringing up a wider and wider audience to the art of confectionery thanks to the work of great masters, combining the home decor with haute cuisine.
This is the (greedy) thought behind Sweet Days, initiative of Coincasa until November 30th in stores throughout Italy. Six stages, from Milan to Catania, in collaboration with Identità Golose, the world congress of haute cuisine founded by Paolo Marchi.
Six meetings, dedicated to interaction with the public, between confectioners and fans. After Milan, with Heinz Beck, the appointments of Catania have arrived, with Corrado Assenza, Cagliari, with Gianluca Aresu, and Naples with Salvatore De Riso. As a background, many kitchen utensils and objects with which to decorate the table, to be inspired and then continue with the experiments in our home.
On the agenda: November 28th at 6.30pm, in Rome, Ornella De Felice of Coromandel e Monia Di Liello of Angelina, two master pastry chefs of the capital; and on the 30th at 6.30 pm, in Bologna, the great one Gino Fabbri.

Iginio Massari
Iginio Massari.

Panettoni as a master

On November 23 at 6 pm, instead, at the Coincasa in piazza 5 Giornate, in Milan, Iginio Massari, the most famous Italian pastry chef, will launch its collaboration with the department store preparing live a chantilly cream to zabaglione to serve with its famous artisan panettone that, from November 24, will be distributed in limited edition in 9 stores of the group (in addition to Milan , Genoa, Florence, Treviso, Rome and Naples, until December 24th).

Ferrero, Nutella Cafè opens in New York – Italian Cuisine

Ferrero, Nutella Cafè opens in New York


It is the second store in the United States, after the one in Chicago. Also in furnishing, everything speaks of the most famous hazelnut cream in the world. On the menu, crepes, french toast, waffles with different toppings and Nutella ice cream. Then, of course, bread and Nutella

Just look out at the entrance, in the shape of a jar, to understand that the Nutella Cafè it is a totalizing experience, one full immersion in the world of the most famous hazelnut cream. The second store opened in the United States from Ferrero (after the one in Chicago), inaugurated on November 14th, is located at 116 of University Place, in the Village of New York, a stone's throw from Union Square. An area frequented by students all over the world, because it is home to the campus of New York University.

Also the colors, the shapes of the furniture, the gadgets and even the ceiling (which is reminiscent of a cream spread) speak of Nutella. And soon personalized jars with names will be available. «We have conceived this Cafè and that of Chicago so that the customers are immediately catapulted into a Nutella experience, Explained to Ansa Richard Fossali, vice president of operations for the two American stores. «Furthermore, the customer can create his own experience by personalizing the menu.

Speaking of menu, naturally the protagonist is Nutella. You can order the specialties prepared in the Chicago store (like panzanella made with yogurt, basil, berries and sprinkled with Nutella), but also dishes prepared exclusively for the Cafè in New York. For example, crepes, french toast, waffle based on Nutella that can be customized with fruit filling and with different toppings; or the nutella ice cream. And, of course, the inevitable bread and Nutella.

«The Nutella myth was born in Italy as bread and Nutella. Then it spread throughout the world combined with other products, "says Mattia Pes, marketing manager of Nutella Cafè. We want to spread this myth in the United States. Above all for the Breakfast, fundamental meal, to ensure that the day begins in a positive way .

The store is open every day from 7 to 21 (at 22 on Friday and Saturday).

In the kitchen with the children … let the magic of Christmas begin! – Italian Cuisine


On holidays we have more time to devote to the kitchen and to the smallest of the family! Here are many ideas to prepare with them

The Christmas it completely changes its flavor when it is there children in family. The magic grows, as well as the expectation and, if the adults often live it as a party entirely consumerist, with the little ones the Christmas spirit is rekindled instead. Among decorations, lights, trees and letters, also because of the temperature that makes you want to stay at home, you have more time to spend together, awaiting the holidays, also in kitchen. Here then some Christmas recipes to prepare with the children.

Christmas cookies

The famous cookies in the form of little men (o Gingerbread Cookies) that the children appreciate so much they prepare with the gingerbread. Together you can prepare the dough and then have fun with the colored royal ice to decorate them! Not only that, by making a simple little hole with a straw at the top of the Christmas cookies you can turn them into decorations to hang on the tree!

The gingerbread house

Always on theme, you can have fun together to decorate the Gingerbread house, creating it from scratch or using kits that already contain the four walls and the roof and adding sweets, chocolates, colored confetti to embellish it.

Chocolate

The snack of party afternoons is hot chocolate. Do you like it with or without cream? To everyone his! And give the children the chance to decorate it with marshmallows and candies. But then … immediately brush your teeth!

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Popcorn

If you have decided to give yourself a nice Christmas movie, you can not miss them pop corn, to be served in small glasses to be colored with children for turn them into snowmen and reindeer.

Pancakes

And speaking of reindeer, Rudolph, the reindeer with red nose that drives Santa's sleigh, comes to life thanks to a simple Pancake! Once prepared, in fact, add blueberries as eyes and a strawberry for the nose and you're done. If the children love more Santa Claus, they can have fun with cream and strawberries to create a nice red hat on their pancakes!

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Preparation for Christmas lunch

The little ones like to be involved: if the preparation of the Christmas lunch is rather complex, they can however participate in some moments. Like the one in which they are cooked ravioli or i tortellini. Give them the dough and the fresh pasta and let them help you with cookie molds to create their customized ravioli.

The ideas for Santa

We know that Christmas night Santa Claus needs to refresh himself! Give the children a moment of magic on the eve by preparing one together snack for Santa. Just cookies with a glass of milk, or caramelized apples or chocolate-covered orange peel.

Browse the tutorial to get inspiration for many ideas that will make the little ones happy!

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