Founding Member of the Italian Academy of Pastry Chefs. Top consultant for Icam and CiocoPasticceria
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He began working as an apprentice pastry maker at the age of 15.
From 1967 to 1969 he attended the ELNAC Pastry School in Milan, where he took top marks in the diploma examination, as well as first prize in the year-end competition.
As early as 1972 he took first place in the prize “Le quattro stagioni” held in the exhibition centre in Milan.
In 1973, in Rimini, he won the silver medal at the competition with the theme “Soggetto giapponese” (Japanese subject).
Thanks to these successes, he was appointed Italian team leader in the various international competitions.
In 1983 he won the golden Oscar at the competition “I lavori di zucchero in pasticceria” "Working with sugar in pastry making". In the same year, he also won the golden Cornet for “Le decorazioni artistiche” (Artistic decorations).
In 2000 he took part in the "World Pastry Championship", where he won the silver medal; two years later, in 2002, he was awarded gold.
In 2003 he took the bronze medal at the "Ice Cream World Cup" .
In 2004, these repeated victories earned him the title of "Pastry Chef of the Year" awarded by the members of the Academy of Italian Master Pastry Chefs.
In 2005 and 2007 he won the gold medal at the "Ice Cream World Cup".
The successes and awards achieved have earned him the appointment of Chairman of the International Jury that will be selecting the members of the teams of the various nations set to be taking part in the next edition of the "Ice Cream World Cup".
A further indication of the international standing of the Master chef that heads our pastry making staff.
To contact the pastry chef, write to:
ciocopasticceria@icamcioccolato.it