Gelato Festival World Masters, the main category tournament with partners Carpigiani and Sigep - Italian Exhibition Group, is on its new journey around the world for the period of time 2022-2025 searching for the world’s best gelato. The first Norway stop was in Lillestrøm where 11 Norwegian gelato artisans took part in the sweetest competition of the year hosted at the UMAMI ARENA trade show by Carpigiani’s distributor Primulator Norge. 
The winning gelato artisans and the best gelato artisans in Norway for 2023 are:

First place
Patrick Dufaud of Kaffebakeriet in Oslo with the flavor “Sjokolade sorbet med key lime”. Description: A fresh chocolate sorbet with key lime, basil and cocoa nibs

Second place
Jolanta Ulys of Siddis Gelato AS in Stavanger with the flavor “Triple Pistacchio”. Description: A sumptuous pistachio gelato variegated with a pistachio sauce and pistachio grains

Third place
Anne Marstein Andersen of Alimenta in Frogner with the flavor “Myse, ku, geit, bær og vafler”. Description: A whey gelato made with cow and goat milk, brown cheese, variegate with lingonberry sauce and decorated with waffles

The selected gelato artisans will go on to the European Finals of Gelato Festival World Masters scheduled for 2025. Flavor, structure, creativity and presentation are the four parameters used for the evaluation, highlighting the choice of ingredients, the craftsmanship in elaborating the recipe and the visual impact of the gelato (see below the full list of participants). 

The jury was composed of: 
- Lars-Erik Undrum, owner of Villa Sole Konditori, and Executive Chef & Pastry at Lily Akerkvartalet
- Bernhard Azinger. pastry chef at Tine, the largest dairy producer in Norway
- Mia Christina Nilsen, owner of Soed Confectionary and Gelato, and Cafe Victor

Gelato Festival debuted in Florence in 2010, inspired by the creation of the first gelato recipe by the versatile architect Bernardo Buontalenti in 1559. Since then the event has expanded its borders, first to the rest of Italy, then to Europe and – starting in 2017 – the United States, with a total of 80 Festivals held, before embracing the entire planet with the world championship of Gelato Festival World Masters 2021, which concluded in December 2021 - with the victory of Adam Fazekas from Budaest - and saw a record of 3,500 gelato artisans judged by international juries. 

GELATO FESTIVAL WORLD MASTERS 
Norway Challenge 
February, 16th 2023
Lillestrøm – UMAMI ARENA Trade Show
Carpigiani distributor: Primulator Norge

WINNERS

First place
Patrick Dufaud of Kaffebakeriet in Oslo with the flavor “Sjokolade sorbet med key lime”. Description: A fresh chocolate sorbet with key lime, basil and cocoa nibs

Second place
Jolanta Ulys of Siddis Gelato AS in Stavanger with the flavor “Triple Pistacchio”. Description: A sumptuous pistachio gelato variegated with a pistachio sauce and pistachio grains

Third place
Anne Marstein Andersen of Alimenta in Frogner with the flavor “Myse, ku, geit, bær og vafler”. Description: A whey gelato made with cow and goat milk, brown cheese, variegate with lingonberry sauce and decorated with waffles

List of the other participants:

•    Alfredo Fabio Esposito of DDS AS in Drammen with the flavor “Dark Secret”;
•    Caitlin Aarholt of Diplom Is in Hagan with the flavor “Fastelavn Italiano”; 
•    Giovannino Fittipaldi of Gelatiamo in Hamar with the flavor “S´Aranzata”; 
•    Alma Sundøy of Sundøys in Trondheim with the flavor “Vaffel & Brunost”;
•    Tiziana Tosi of Trovatelli in Hol with the flavor “Kubbeost med pærer”; 
•    Dirk Kiefer of Lamella AS in Ålesund with the flavor “Tiramisu”;
•    Silje Kristine Hindar of SVAL Gelato og Kaffe in Kristiansand with the flavor “Black Currant Dream-Solbær Drøm”; 
•    Lilli Bruntse Baardsen of Lilli’s Gelato Cafe in Lillesand with the flavor “Chili/Lime/Lakris”;