Pesto Championship News
Thursday, 10 May 2012 12:30
Il Campionato Mondiale di Pesto entra nel quotidiano degli Italiani! A "The Money Drop", il quiz a premi su Canale5 condotto da Gerry Scotti, la giovane coppia in gara punta tutto su Genova e vince! La domanda è "Il 17 marzo dove si è svolta la IV edizione del Campionato Mondiale di Pesto al Mortaio?".
Per vedere il video della puntata clicca qui.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012 11:17
The 100 competitors who challenged each other on Saturday 17 March for the title of World Champion were all very good at preparing the pesto and some of them confessed to having trained a lot, to the delight of their diners! But as in all competitions, the best wins! To know the top 10 finalists and the chart of the 100 competitors by group click here.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012 09:41
The fourth edition of the Pesto Championship saw the commitment of an exceptional jury composed of thirty judges, not only Italians, including expert food critics, chefs, tasters and sommeliers, food&wine journalists and bloggers of the area. This year the quality of Genoese Pesto "crushed" by the competitors has been generally higher, putting a strain on the palates of the judges.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012 08:21
The "Palatifini Cartoons" contest award, held on Saturday, March 17 on the occasion of the Fourth Genoa Pesto World Championship, was attended by the Belgian Constantin Sunnerberg winner of the"Pesto Genovese" theme, Vladimir Kazanevsky from Ukraine, winner of the "Food" theme, Marco De Angelis, journalist and cartoonist for La Repubblica , winner of the "City of Genoa" Prize and the mentioned by the jury Markus Grolik from Monaco of Bavaria, and Marilena Nardi, a professional cartoonist .
Monday, 19 March 2012 11:30
On the occasion of the Fourth Genoa Pesto World Championship Chefs from Genova Gourmet - the quality mark of the Chamber of Commerce of Genoa that identifies and guarantees the best restaurants - were the protagonists of Pesto Gran Gala which was held in the evening on Saturday 17 March in the splendid Hall of Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa. Chefs have presented guests a selection of dishes, between tradition and innovation, to fall in love with Liguria. The evening was attended, among others, by the winner of IV Genoa Pesto World Championship Sergio Muto and the winners of international humorous contest "Palatifini Cartoons".
Saturday, 17 March 2012 16:03
Sergio Muto is the winner of the fourth edition of the Genoa Pesto World Championship! He’s 58 years old, born in Cosenza (Calabria, Italy) and living in Germany since 1976 where he manages a delicatessen. After winning a Pesto preliminary competition in Stuttgart in 2008, for several years he has specialized in the mortar made pesto, so he actually gives courses on that in Germany.
Monday, 12 March 2012 14:23
The last preliminary competition valid for the IV Genoa Pesto World Championship took place in Florence at Taste the most prestigious Italian event dedicated to food quality.
10 competitors - it must be said - from all over the globe: Estonia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain, in addition to the Italian cities of Florence, of course, Naples and Piacenza.
Friday, 09 March 2012 12:27
“Palatifini Cartoons” first edition saw the participation of 169 authors from 49 different Countries worldwide. From Belgium to China, from Ukraine to Germany to Israel, more than 300 cartons submitted from around the world. Among these, 100 were selected to make part of the exhibition and catalog, among them were chosen by the jury 10 finalists.
See the Top100 cartoons clicking here!
Wednesday, 07 March 2012 16:06
Among the heady scents and vibrant colors of the Mercato Orientale - the most ancient and popular market of Genoa, took placea lively preliminary competition that involved customers and merchants as well. The winner is Sara Ottogalli, from textiles and fabrics boutique, followed by Cinzia Cevasco, from the Cevasco’s Butcher. In the third place Giorgio Rebagliati.
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