Adam Fazekas Wins Gelato Festival Next Generation in Rome
Hungarian gelato chef Adam Fazekas of Fazeks Cukrászda in Budapest won the “Next Generation” contest at the 2019 Gelato Festival in Rome. His “Pistachio Fruit” took him straight to the final of the Gelato Festival World Masters 2021, representing the Under 30 category.
The podium and special prizes
The race took place at Villa Borghese. Beating 13 other young gelato makers from 6 countries, Fazekas won the gold medal made by goldsmith Paolo Penko, plus a place in the final of 36 scheduled for September 2021.
- Technical jury winner: Hosanna Amanuel of Sweden with “Almond Deluxe”.
- Also on the podium: Steff Janssen of the Netherlands, with an apricot and almond flavour.
- Tonda Challenge: a challenge to make the perfect 60 gram cup. It was won by Stefano Rosso Viera of the Fragola shop in Tenerife, with cups weighing 58 and 60 grams.
Fazekas joins finalists already qualified for the 36: Eugenio Morrone (last year’s All Stars winner), Giuseppe Cimino (winner of the first German final) and the first two American finalists, Mike Guerriero and Diego Comparin.
Two tons of gelato, then on to Turin
Over two days Rome tasted almost two tons of artisan gelato. Besides the competing flavours there were gelato by Massimiliano Scotti for Air Italy, flavours from the Italian Gelato Makers Association led by Eugenio Morrone, Sicilian specialities from Elenka and a cooking show by chef Massimo Viglietti.
The festival is organised with strategic partners Carpigiani and Sigep – Italian Exhibition Group, with Air Italy as global partner and Intesa Sanpaolo as top sponsor in Italy. Next stop was Turin’s Piazza Vittorio Veneto on 27 and 28 April, then Piazza Cannone in Milan on 4 and 5 May. Tastings, themed activities and workshops took place in three 13-metre food trucks, including the “Buontalenti”, described as the largest mobile gelato production laboratory in the world.
From the end of May the tour moved abroad: Berlin (1-2 June), Warsaw (8-9 June), Baden near Vienna (19-20 June), London (29-30 June) and Barcelona (6-7 July).
About the Gelato Festival
The festival debuted in Florence in 2010, inspired by the first gelato recipe by architect Bernardo Buontalenti in 1559. It spread across Italy, then Europe, and from 2017 the United States, reaching 64 festivals before launching the Gelato Festival World Masters 2021 world championship.
What this means for gelato makers in Australia
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Source: Carpigiani news. Rewritten for Australia by Majors Group.