Dolci Design
Cakes, mousses and leavened bakes by Bartolomeo Giordano, from the Amalfi Coast to the Bake Off Italia 4 tent.
About me
I am simply one of you, with a passion for pastry-making, eager to share it with anyone who would like it and, at the same time, curious and impatient to learn plenty of new things.
I was born on 24 January 1972 in Tramonti, a small hill village on the Amalfi Coast, into a humble and very close-knit family. My parents were farm labourers and, from an early age, I always lent a hand with the work: the smell of fresh, just-milked milk is one of the most recurring memories of my youth!
A carefree childhood, rich in memories of work in the fields: the grape harvest, gathering chestnuts and hay, the fruit trees and the delights of the undergrowth.
Bake Off
Talking about Bake Off means going back over a very intense period of my life. Last year I watched the episodes from home, comfortably seated on my sofa, and imagined what I would have done at one of those counters. Then I said to myself “why not give it a try?” and sent in my application: I never imagined I would be selected! Instead I was contacted and, after two castings, one in Milan and one in Naples, I became one of the 20 magnificent ones.
Arriving in Milan I found myself in a world to be discovered: together with the other contestants we imagined what it might be like to make a television programme and fantasised about the audience's possible reactions on seeing us on TV.
Latest recipes
The five most recently published recipes, with quantities that rescale to the number of servings.
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