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In Milan, two days of events with the "Panettone artists" – Italian Cuisine

To discover how the great pastry chefs prepare the Christmas dessert and its variants, to have fun with tastings in the dark, to buy your favorite panettone!

TO Milan, in the days preceding the Christmas, the events dedicated to panettone are so many. You have no excuse for not going in search of your favorite to bring to the table during the holidays. The day 8 and 9 December you will have another chance: Artists of the Panettone it will be the event that from 10 to 19.30 the historian will animate Palazzo dei Giureconsulti of Piazza Mercato 2, a stone's throw from the Duomo.

Panettoni from north to south

With the most famous Italian pastry chefs you will make a journey from north to south of Italy to discover the many interpretations of the Milanese Christmas cake: we will start from Lombardy, where the panettone is the undisputed king of tradition with the master Iginio Massari, Vincenzo Santoro of La Martesana e Maurizio Bonanomi, then move to Alta Badia together with Andrea Tortora Rosa Alpina hotel and the St. Hubertus restaurant, reign of the tristellato chef Norbert Niederkofler. From Padua it will arrive Luigi Biasetto, while from Turin Fabrizio Galla. Other demonstrations of the pastry art of this dessert will be with Gino Fabbri in Bologna, Paolo Sacchetti in Prato and there will be a prestigious representation of the south with the Campania Alfonso Pepe, Sal De Riso and the Lucan Vincenzo Tiri.

Master classes, tastings, talks and purchases

Scheduled every day masterclass to discover the stages of making panettone, fun tastings in the dark to identify, with blindfolded eyes, the differences between a real artisan and an industrial panettone, talk with pastry professionals, journalists, famous faces of music and entertainment and live cooking with leavening experts. Panettone can be buy in the loggia of the Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, from 8 to 24 December, from 10.30 to 20, and on DestinationGusto.it, the Intesa Sanpaolo online store.

Greedy competition

The Panettone artists participating in the event will then collide in one greedy challenge with the number one in the Gazzagolosa ranking and with the best under 35. The best panettone will be awarded live on December 9 by a jury presided over by Master of the Masters Iginio Massari and composed by Alessandro Borghese, Lodovica Comello, Giuseppe Cruciani, Diletta Leotta, Trio Medusa, Pierluigi Pardo and Pupo with technical supervision by Debora Massari .

The Artists of Panettone on TV

All the Panettone artists are also the protagonists of the TV format of the same name on Sky Uno. Ten episodes dedicated to the best interpreters of the panettone, which will be joined by one on the Master of the Masters, Iginio Massari, who will also have the role of introducing and closing each episode. At the end of each monograph, the 10 artists will propose one anti-waste recipe made with panettone leftovers.

In Milan, in Brera, a new shelter for tea lovers – Italian Cuisine

La Via del Tè has opened a corner in Brera where to make a sensory journey to discover this drink, from the aromatics to smell the blends to the living room where you can taste them. Find many types of tea and three new for Christmas

If you are a true lovers of you or look for a Christmas present for a family member or a friend who is, from today there is a new address in Milan. In Brera, in via Madonnina, in the so-called "quadrilateral of perfumes", The Way of Tea, famous Florentine brand, has opened a new corner.

The space with the aromateca

A refined location where the dark boiserie it intones with the iconic green of the brand and at the special wallpaper with the motif of the Camellia Sinensis, the tea plant.
Tea is the protagonist in every corner, with colorful and varied packaging.
Entering the store you can do a real thing sensory path. We start fromaromateca, composed of 250 glass bottles to observe, smell and choose your favorite tea. On the counter, a samovar It is always on to offer a warm welcome: an impromptu tasting of the new mixture arrived, a perfect experience for the curious and passionate. From here you will be led to boudoir dedicated to tasting, a corner of peace, where you can sip the fragrant drink in the glass tasting cups, in a warm and welcoming environment where each piece has been personally chosen by Alfredo and Lalla Carrai, the company's founding founders.

The products (and three novelties for Christmas)

In the shop you can find 250 references, including single-origin whole leaf tea (from China, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Japan and Africa), perfumed blends, fruit infusions and herbal teas. In addition to all the La Via del Tè brand product lines: from classic cans, to single-dose filters in transparent fabric or cotton muslin, to gift boxes, sweets and tea biscuits. On sale also dedicated objects, such as teapots, cups and accessories from all over the world and in various materials: cast iron, glass, ceramics, porcelain. And for Christmas found three news: the new infusion Christmas Chocolate, i matcha truffles and the fragrant Panettone with Matcha and sour cherries. Find out everything in the gallery!

Everything you will see at the Milan Coffee Festival – Italian Cuisine

An event that involves Italy and Italians, as ambassadors of coffee culture all over the world. The Milan Coffee Festival will animate the city in three days of tradition and craftsmanship, with an eye to innovation, cooking and the world of mixology

After the successful editions of London, Amsterdam, New York and Los Angeles, the event that celebrates coffee in all its forms also comes to Milan, giving life to the Milan Coffee Festival, which will be held in the heart of Brera, al Pelota space in via Palermo.

Who, when and how to participate

From November 30th to December 2nd the event will host about 5 thousand visitors and more than 60 exhibitors, not to mention experts and specialists who will alternate to entertain the curious events. On the first day of Friday, November 30, the festival opens its doors to operators in the sector, while the public will be able to participate on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 December buying tickets on site or on the official website.
For the more socials grab the free passes will be a real fun, just publish on Instagram your breakfast in bed with coffee and pajamas, using the hashtag #coffeeinpj, and the minds of the 10 most original shots can enter for free to the event.

The new trends in the world of coffee

Like any great reality, even that of coffee has evolved touching peaks never before climbed. From a simple end-of-meal drink to the protagonist of the third wave of coffee, a sensorial experience that enhances the grain from the plant to the cup. It is therefore appropriate to speak of specialty coffees, cupping sessions, filter coffee, Chemex, Aeropress, French Press and V60. If these terms are obscure and you remained in mocha, coffee machine and American coffee this event is the right opportunity to discover all the new trends in the world of coffee. A world now far from the frenzy of a cup drinking nimble at the counter and then away. You will then enter into a parallel universe, made of contemplation, expectation and amplification of the senses, to fully enjoy the new experiences that coffee offers.

Scheduled appointments

A mixture of events and exhibition areas that will combine the tradition of espresso with new fashions, like the unmissable Art Live Latte, opportunity to test yourself with fantastic decorations or simply attend the competition letting you be fascinated by the leading exponents of Latte Art.

Tastings, workshops, demonstrations, conferences and debates to be attended by specialists in the sector, the best Italian coffee roasters and mixologists. Among the guests, Saturday at 12 will also be present Ferran Adrià, who will present the new book Coffee Sapiens, in collaboration with Lavazza. The book is an integral part of the Bullipedia encyclopedic project, on western gastronomy, to which the chef has been working for a long time.

Following the international format Coffee Masters, the festival will also host the first and long-awaited competition CMx ™ – Italy, 3 days of challenge with 8 protagonists among the best Italian baristas. Will be 7 disciplines on which they will challenge and there will be a jury of experts to decree the Italian winner, who will directly access the world final of Coffee Masters London 2019.

Particular attention will be paid to the art of the mixology: Great bartenders will alternate and will give the coffee a new look, with innovative and original cocktails, and there will be no lack of Signature Drinks, another trend that sees mixologists try their hand at personalized cocktails.

To respect the Milanese tradition every day is expected the aperitif or 'clock, which will see Salvatore Aloe of Berberè prepare your pizzas accompanied by a tasting of organic wines and craft beers.

If these activities have intrigued you, do not miss the chance to experience them in person at the Milan Coffee Festival.