14 FROM THE COVER described this experience as “a beautiful, incredible adventure, at times a bit crazy. I still remember one morning when the chef showed up at 11:30 am with some zucchini picked from the garden, asking me for a dessert for lunch!” An experience that taught her the importance of studying the ingredient. Today sheisaconsultant forplateddesserts at Alta Formazione in Tione (in the province of Trento), and she also works as a pastry consultant with important starred restaurants. Annalisa now feels the need to share her knowledge, to teach and create new formats such as, for example, the concept of the “long breakfast,” a gourmet breakfast with both sweet and savoury dishes. Love for learning Annalisa was late to the profession of pastry chef, she struggled to find her way, she missed the time offered by traditional schooling. She learned the value of hard work, not to mention the importance of teamwork, and that’s why she wants to make her experience available to future pastry chefs. Pastry is more than a job, it’s a form of expression. It’s a search for elegance, beauty, taste, but also energy and kindness. It’s a way of interpreting life, of searching for lightness and the right balance. By its nature, it eludes definition. Different occasions, different seasons give rise to different methods of creation. Tradition and innovation alternate as if in a dance, as in the flow of water that effortlessly takes on different forms without ever losing its essence. This is what Annalisa teaches young people. Talking to her, we discovered that she still has a dream to strive for, to publish recipes in a magazine so as to create a direct line with professionals and inaugurate a new mode of communication capable of overcoming prejudices, the competition with others, to instead focus on becoming one’s best self. Only when pastry chefs become aware that a dessert is the conclusion of a journey, of an experience, will the art of dessert be recognized as essential to the success of a lunch or dinner. In order for this to happen, it is necessary to learn to dialog, debate, and cooperate.
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