Beauty, creativity and emotions bring together the art of confectionery and contemporary art and come together in the sweet single portions created by Master Pastry Chef Sal De Riso exclusively for Affordable Art Fair, The most pop contemporary art fair in Italy.

Love Yourself in … Sweetness!

Inaugurated last night in Milan in the labyrinthine location Superstudio Più, at Art Affordable Fair until January 27 you can taste the art … really. For the first time in nine years of the fair, visitors have the unique opportunity to experience the taste in a dedicated space, theArt Sweet Corner. In fact, in addition to the cakes that have decreed the national and international success of the high pastry artist as the Caprese, Ricotta and Pears, Five Senses and Anastasia, is presented for the first and only time a series of six limited edition sweets completely dedicated to the Affordable Art Fair. If the 2019 edition claim is Love Yourself in Art, it is natural to add a pinch of sugar and turn it into Love Yourself in … Sweetness!

6 sweets in limited edition

The volcanic genius of sweet Sal De Riso (three cakes in the Gambero Rosso Guide Confectioners & Confectioners 2019) describes his creation on Instagram: «You are small masterpieces of taste and aesthetics that I made for the Affordable Art Fair Milan, inspiring me to my land, the Amalfi Coast, with its vibrant colors and the scent of lemons, but also to contemporary works of art exhibited at the fair and at the warm and seductive atmosphere of the exotic places where the premium distillates of Compagnia dei Caraibi (partner of the fair) like Gin Mare and Rum Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva are born .

From his words, the mouth watering already rises and the curiosity increases … If the lucky ones that will wander among the works of 85 art galleries from around the world on show at AFF can taste the six desserts, with the official description we can evoke the emotion through the ingredients:

1. Gin Mare of Amalfi: sablé with almonds, creamy with Amalfi lemon, heart of apple annurca with Gin Mare and blancmange; like a trip to the Mediterranean, from the Amalfi coasts to the Greek islands accompanied by aromas of olives Arbequina, essential botany of Gin Mare.

2. Gin Caribbean Sea: mascarpone mousse, Gin Mare and mango with apricot and vanilla heart; like a tropical dream that evokes soft sun-kissed beaches.

3. Pink Surprise: almond shortcrust pastry with candied fruit and strawberry cubes of Candonga, sponge cake and Bavarian wine with prosecco and Gin Mare; inspired by the work Round round wonder world blue moment of the Japanese artist Kumiko Tamura by Smart Ship Gallery (to be discovered in the gallery).

4. Marakaibo: Babà at Rum Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva, chocolate mousse and Australian raisins; Caribbean pride winks at a Neapolitan typicality.

5. Babamisù: the classic coffee-soaked baba and Rum Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva, in a cream of mascarpone and creamy coffee chocolate; a hugging and engaging embrace.

6. Pure Energy: light caramel cream with an interior of Neapolitan Bavarian cream and a crunchy coffee biscuit base; a discharge of energy, from the first bite.

Not just the palate!

The point of contact between art and taste at theAffordable Art Fair 2019 it's not just inArt Sweet Corner: the terrace of the LAB it is the space that unites tasting sessions at the work of selected emerging artists and where Sunday, January 27th at 6.30pm one will be held master classes on the meeting between the high confectionery and the world of spirits conducted by Maestro Sal De Riso is Walter Gosso, ambassador of Company of the Caribbean. It will be the opportunity for the brilliant pastry chef to tell his idea of ​​pastry and the work behind every preparation, starting with those created exclusively for AFF, while Walter Grosso will explain to the public the unique characteristics of Rum Diplomático.