PUNTOITALY N°1 -January - June 2012

Shows 24 THE REIGNING QUEEN OF PASTRY Sigep has put together a programme crammed with events dedicated to the world of pastry. One of the most eagerly anticipated is The Pastry Queen, the first world championship for women pastry cooks. At the 2012 Sigep Expo, women are taking centre stage to show off their skills in artisan pastry. The first world champi- onship for women, The Pastry Queen, is scheduled for Satur- day 21 and Sunday 22 January. It will attract the best female pastry cooks from all over the world. Women are a rising force in this profession, and in all emerging markets it is the women in particular who are raising the standards. Representatives from 10 nations are competing. They come from Brazil, France, Japan, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Poland, United States, Tai- wan and Ukraine. The women’s championship consists of four tests. All partic- ipants have to produce a cake made with Domori chocolate, an innovative dessert served on a plate with a matching fruit sorbet, a sugar and pastillage sculpture, and an exclusive dessert served in a glass based on marrons glacées, to be made in the stand of the partner company Agrimontana. The Championship is the brainwave of Maestro Roberto Rinaldini,