In Milan, the birthplace of panettone, lievito madre is the one and only yeast bakers are allowed to use. We visited Pavé, a local bakery, to find out what else makes Milanese panettone so special.

The heaviest recorded panettone was made in 2018, weighing 332kg, 150 centimetres high and 115cm wide, by a team of chefs in Milan in 2018 who won a Guinness World Record for their efforts.

Diana Lee: Journalist covering food and lifestyle trends in Italy, based in Milan. The piece de resistance is the panettone, the cupola shaped sweet bread synonymous with Christmas in Italy.

Alba, the new flour from Mulino Caputo, will be the star at Tuttofood in Milan from May 5th to 8th. At the fair, attendees ...

Panettone is a Christmas staple now. The gloriously festive sweet bread from Milan has conquered the world, becoming a yuletide tradition on almost every continent. Tall and elegant, ideally with ...