RIMINI, Italy – The best Italian pastry chefs will be elected at Italian Pastry Championships scheduled at SIGEP 2015 (Rimini Fiera, 17-21 January), the world´s leading artisan confectionery expo.
In the Pastry Arena (Hall B5) on Monday 19th January, the spotlight will be on the great Italian pastry Masters, who will compete for the title to be won in the Italian Senior Pastry Championship.
The nine finalists will fight it out on the theme ´Pastry-making – core characteristic´, interpreting and anticipating the best of Italian-made products.
The following day, Tuesday 20th, space will be dedicated to young Italian pastry chefs, who will compete for the Italian under-23 Junior championship.
The creative fantasy of youngsters from all over Italy will be inspired by an icon of youth and style – the Vespa – which will be presented in an original innovative manner with artistic sugar and chocolate creations, in sync with the tests set by the contest. The six contestants will be three men and three women.
The Pastry Arena´s tiered seating will be packed with a large audience of trade professionals, watching the competitions. 175,000 trade visitors, 35.000 of whom will be from abroad, are awaited at the five days of SIGEP
