Panettone Day 2019: the list of the finalists

Panettone Day jury, led by Iginio Massari, has announced the list of 25 finalist confectioners who will pass to the final selection. The contest, organized by Braims in partnership with Novacart Group and with the collaboration of Callebaut, Vitalfood and CAST Alimenti, is now in its seventh edition.

The jury selected the best panettone creations in the competition, 15 for the traditional panettone category, 5 for the creative category and 5 for Ruby chocolate category, a new feature of this edition introduced in collaboration with Callebaut.

The winners will be announced for each of the three categories on September 12th in Mengoni room at Ristorante Cracco in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan.

The 25 creations will then be on sale throughout the month of October at the Temporary Store Panettone Day in Corso Garibaldi 42 in Milan.

Below are the names of the finalists by category.

Antonio Amati – Vanilla Prelibata Gelateria – Legnano (MI)
Giovanni Bertolini – Casa del Dolce – San Bonifacio (VR)
Mario Caretto – Pasticceria Caretto – Surbo (LE)
Tiziana Caruso – Pasticceria Caffetteria Caruso – Minturno (LT)
Gennaro Cavallaccio – Panificio Cavallaccio – Trentola Ducenta (CE)
Antonio Di Bari – Cooperativa Sociale Alle Cascine Onlus – San Giuliano Milanese (MI)
Vito Freda – Pasticceria Bar Lello – Cellole (CE)
Santo Giarrusso – Pasticceria Pasubio – Catania (CT)
Alessandro Luccero – Dolce Stil Novo – Cassino (FR)
Alessio Manfredini – El Furneer – Pandino (CR)
Elio Mattiauda – Dolce Idea – Boves (CN)
Samuele Mazzocchi – Panificio Lavelli – Borgonovo V. T. (PC)
Andrea Musso – Il Paradiso del Goloso – Alba (CN)
Matteo Talpo – Panificio Talpo Matteo – Ospedaletto Euganeo (PD)
Ferdinando Tammetta – Panificio Ferdinando Tammetta – Fondi (LT)

Francesco Cantarella – Caffè Scandura – Biancavilla (CT)
Matteo Frigeni – Pasticceria Capriccio – Presezzo (BG)
Andrea Galvagno – Stark’s Café – Catania (CT)
Giancarlo Maistrello – Pasticceria Maistrello - Villaverla (VI)
Mattia Premoli – La Primula – Treviglio (BG)

Piero Bertoli – Pasticceria Bertoli – Varallo (VC)
Barbara Veronica Braghero – Storie di un chicco di grano – Fiumefreddo (CT)
Domenico Napoleone – Pasticceria F.lli Napoleone- Rieti (RI)
Maurizio Orsi – Il Forno di Orsi – Missaglia (LC)
Monica Poloni – Croissanteria La Rocca – Cologno al Serio (BG)