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Trade Show
As mentioned earlier, the 36 SIGEP
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showcased the extraordinary quality of the
artisan gelato, pastry and bakery chains, as
well as those of food service, coffee and
pizza; excitingly, the stirring competitions
are held for each sector. Some of the com-
petitions were international; some were to
select the Italian representatives for the
international competition.
First, GELATO! The SIGEP GELATO D´ORO Gelato
makers: 1st Giordy Luca Babbo - 2 Stefano Dassie, the
nd
Chefs: 1st Alberto Carretta - 2 Stefano Buttazzoni, the
nd
Pastry Chefs: 1 Antonio Capuano - 2 Giacomo Siracu-
nd
st
sano, and the Ice sculptors: 1 Amelio Mazzella di Regnella
st
- 2 Mauro Sbalzer. The Best Chocolate Flavoured Gelato
nd
winner is Le Procope - Vere Gelaterie Artigianali (Catan-
zaro). The next amazing competition is: A Thousand Ideas
For A New Gelato Flavour, 1 Antica Gelateria Strati - En-
st
rico Cusenza (Siderno, Reggio Calabria) - 2 Lampone e
nd
cioccolato - Lucia Gobetto (Castiglione Torinese, Turin)
- 3 Gelateria Pasticceria Papa (Sidney, Australia).
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Some other moving competition includes, the Junior World Pastry
Competition, for this year winner: Yoshiaki Nagamune (Japan), winning
first place for “The Star of Sugar” competition which is a challenge be-
tween contestants from nine nations. It was later announced that France
came second and Taiwan third. Livia Chiriotti commented on the Japa-
nese team as, “They have intense style and sense of detail.” Also, Master
pastry chef Iginio Massari: “This victory by the young Asian pastry chefs
is a lesson for Europe, which is losing the social value of work, sacrifice
and dedication.” The Japanese team was formed by team manager Kajiro
Mochizuki, the great Master Pastry Chef at Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel, one
of Japan’s most famous and historical hotels (1,000 rooms and 55 pastry
chefs at work!), and by the young contestants Kazumasa Yoshida and
Koushi Oyama. So far, at SIGEP, Japan has won both the international
contests: The Star of Sugar and the World Championship. Iginio Massari,
acknowledged as “Master Of The Italian Masters”, comments, “These
Asian boys show our youngsters how a strong work culture can ensure
absolute competitiveness. In this sense it’s a lesson to take advantage
of. Seeing a boy crying with emotion transmits us the social value of
work, something we are losing in Europe.” So, big congratulations to the
Japanese team, you have worked hard and you earned it!
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