LA CAVALESE 50 Top Pizza Asia Pacific 2023

When becoming "Ambassadors of Italian food and wine culture" is no longer just a wish, but a reality. His "Pizzeria Cavalese" in Jakarta has obtained the coveted international recognition.

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Pizzeria Cavalese Jakarta, Indonesia

You can define a "Chef Pizza maker", Dicky Kartono Tjhin. Not even ten years ago, he attended among the school desks of the Italian Culinary Institute of Costigliole d'Asti (or rather, among the cooking stations) to learn and lively taste the Italian regional culinary excellence during the "Master in Cuisine and Oenology of the Regions of Italy". Six months that change lives: some students decide to tattoo an indelible sign of the "Italian and professional turning point" on their skin; whether it is the castle of Costigliole d'Asti where there are school spaces dedicated to ICIF, or an inscription such as "mantecatura" (creamy). Everyone prefers a different way to keep the memory alive. Dicky K.T. he made a less "rock" choice, different, but equally poetic: to name his pizzeria after the Trentino town where he trained during the practical ICIF cooking phase.

At the "Cavalese", the pizza is inspired by the Italian style but with local contaminations. Scrolling through the menu, you will find both classic and more creative pizzas created to satisfy a strong and more spicy Asian taste. Fusion: a risky road but also full of satisfactions, if perpetrated with conscience, finesse, harmony and respect for the traditions that merge. The most influential pizza sector guide "50 Top Pizza" has rewarded Dicky's effort, assigning him 48th place in the ranking of the best Pizzerias in the Asia-Pacific area for 2023.

The next appointment with "50 Top Pizza" is fixed for 27 June in New York, to discover the excellences in the United States of America.

Will there be another ICIF student among the winners?