During the Grande Cucina Talent Prize awards ceremony held on October 24th, a special moment was set aside to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Congusto Institute. The prize, conceived by Federico Lorefice—who founded the Milanese cooking school together with entrepreneur Daniel Stoico—was born as a project stemming from his role as editorial director of Grande Cucina magazine.
The future of Italian catering
The jury for the prize, dedicated to young Italian culinary talents under 30, included Congusto's didactic director, chef Roberto Carcangiu, who was tasked with coordinating and supervising the work of the three finalists competing for the title of Talent Chef of the Year 2023.
Congusto students meet great professionals
A group of student cooks was also present to support the staff in assisting with the finalists' preparations. Also in the kitchen was Roberto Preziuso, resident cook instructor of the Congusto Institute's professional chef course.
Director Carcangiu also on the Talent Prize jury
The young students had the opportunity to take an active part in an event attended by the best professionals in the restaurant industry. Indeed, the jury also included chefs Cesare Battisti, Eugenio Boer, Luca Marchini, Gaia Giordano, Filippo Saporito, Antonio Guida, and pastry chef Ernst Knam.
Congusto instructors train young future chefs and pastry chefs
To round off the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Milan’s first food and wine campus—part of the large DBInformation group, which brings together an integrated and cohesive system comprising various sectors: training, events, and publishing, including magazines and books—a stunning cake was created by master pastry chef Marco Pedron, pastry director at Congusto.
Marco Pedron's cake to celebrate 20 years of Congusto
The "Giardino" (Garden) cake for Congusto's twentieth anniversary was made with a base of crisp shortcrust pastry and almond caprese, a citrus creamy layer and gelée, and almond-vanilla mousse, topped with fresh fruit and cress sprouts.
By the editorial staff
