THE ART OF PASTA
2019 EDITION'S THEME
In 2019, Pasta World Championship reaches its 8th edition, and this year’s theme is “The Art of Pasta”.
Is pasta an art? For us it is.
Each piece of pasta is a small piece of design that combines beauty and taste.
Creating with pasta means playing with the colors of a painting, the grace of a ballet, the sounds of a symphony.
It is form and movement, and creates masterpieces.
It is an art, or the sum of many arts.
Pasta is the ultimate summa: something simple and essential that can be reinterpreted, transformed and continually revolutionized by the greatest Masters in the world.
This is the art that explodes all over the world.
This is the Art of Pasta.

PASTA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2019
If there’s one thing Paris is known for all over the world, it is being the
capital of art. On October 10 and 11, the city will gain a new title,
becoming the capital of pasta.
In fact, Pasta World Championship has chosen the charming setting of
Pavillon Cambon as the location of the 2019 edition, in which:
14 chefs will compete to demonstrate their mastery.
3 challenges will push them to create three artwork recipes.
5 judges among starred chefs and artists will look for “the art of pasta” in
every dish.

THE 3 MATCHES

In this challenge, the chefs will create and present their
Masterpiece:
their signature dish throughout this edition.

Chefs will be asked to embrace a new Gastronomy perspective:
by
using the Better-For-You pasta types, they will create a recipe
able to combine creativity with a holistic concept of
well-being.

The piece of resistance, the work – and the dish – by which the
chef will be remembered.
The chefs will be invited to
reinterpret the Masterpiece of their first challenge, by adding
an unexpected twist.
Chefs Participants
BILLIS NIKOLAOS
SEBASTIAN BUTZI
NICOLA PELLIGANA
KEITA YUGE
KSHITIZ SETHI
JAY BOYLE
EDOUARD CHOUTEAU
CHRISTIAN CARRIERI
GABRIEL HEINTJES
SEAN TURNER
LÉA MARION
ZORA KLIPP
HEAVEN DELHAYE
MATTEO CARNAGHI
The Jury
DAVIDE OLDANI (Chef)
"Art and artisan have the same roots. Pasta is an artisanal form of art. It’s the art of fine taste, something that changes depending on the ingredients we put on the plate."AMANDINE CHAIGNOT (Chef)
"I see pasta as a canvas that each chef can use in many ways. It’s an ingredient you can use to express different things, it gives you such freedom!"Her creativity is rooted in the talent instilled by the French chefs she rubbed shoulders with, like Ducasse, Alléno and Fréchon. Bocuse de Bronze in 2012, she's very involved in charity through her work with the NGO World vision and she will open soon her new restaurant “Pouliche”.
SIMONE ZANONI (Chef)
"For me, the art of pasta is about the ability to enhance and transform what is basically a social, everyday item into something artistic."PAOLA NAVONE (Designer)
"Pasta is a beautiful example of democratic design. Simple, natural, universal. I think it's a magnificent "creative medium”: it can make anyone feel a little bit like an artist."ASHLEY ALEXANDER (Food photographer)
"Like art, pasta can not only evoke emotion and inspiration in the moment but can spark and inspire further creativity and future work."HOSTS

LORENZO COGO
Lorenzo Cogo, chef and owner of “El Coq” in Vicenza, is the
youngest Michelin-starred chef in Italy and the Master of
Gastronomy of Pasta World Championship 2019.

STÉPHANE ROTENBERG
French journalist and host of TV show “Top Chef”, Stéphane
Rotenberg acts as Master of Ceremony of the 2019
edition.
Discover Pasta World Championship 2018 Edition
Pasta is a never-ending journey
from field to table.
Becoming a master is no different: it’s a
journey made of passion, dedication and the constant search for
perfection.
PASTA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2018
17 young chefs participated in the 2018 edition of Barilla Pasta World
Championship in Milan.
After winning the final round with Chinese finalist Toby Wang, USA
representative Carolina Diaz has earned the title of Master of Pasta,
becoming the first female winner in the history of the contest. She
was able to demonstrate her skills during all the “Mastery Challenges”, by
showing an exceptional ability in balancing flavors and by putting her heart
in every dish.
