{"id":405260,"date":"2025-11-26T05:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T05:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/405260\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T05:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T05:34:19","slug":"panettone-fest-brings-free-holiday-treats-to-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/405260\/","title":{"rendered":"Panettone Fest Brings Free Holiday Treats to NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your December plans involve bouncing between holiday markets<\/a>, parties and end-of-year deadlines, here\u2019s a sweeter pit stop to add to the list: Panettone Fest, a celebration of Italy\u2019s most beloved holiday cake, is landing right in Union Square.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Saturday, December 13, Minuto Bauli\u2019s bakery<\/a> at 866 Broadway will turn its shop into a pop-up panettone wonderland from 3:30pm to 5:30pm\u2014because nothing says \u201cseasonal spirit\u201d like a mountain of buttery, raisin-studded bread.<\/p>\n

The bakery, also known for its Italian-style baked doughnuts, is teaming up with GialloZafferano<\/a>, a global Italian recipe platform, to host an afternoon of free tastings and cozy festivities. Once you step inside, you\u2019ll be greeted with slices of Minuto Bauli\u2019s signature panettone, made with naturally leavened dough and a short-but-perfect ingredient list: butter, sugar, eggs, raisins and candied orange. It\u2019s the same recipe that the Bauli family has perfected for more than a century… and it shows.<\/p>\n

At the center of the event is a giant panettone, which will quite literally be cracked open for the crowd. After the big reveal, New York-based chef and food media personality Alessandra Ciuffo will step in for a live pastry-cream demo. Guests can try her freshly whisked crema spooned over a warm slice of panettone, ideally with a cup of hot chocolate prepared on the spot.<\/p>\n

The partnership with GialloZafferano adds an extra layer of culinary fun. The brand\u2019s U.S. arm, @giallolovesitaly<\/a>, has been steadily bringing real-deal Italian cooking stateside, and Panettone Fest channels that energy into something you can taste, watch and, most importantly, eat.<\/p>\n

Between the Union Square crowds and the holiday rush, the timing is perfect: you can duck in for a slice (or several), warm your hands on some hot chocolate and pretend for a moment that you\u2019re on a December stroll through Milan.<\/p>\n

Entry is free and the whole thing is open to the public\u2014no need to book a ticket unless you want a reminder through Eventbrite<\/a>. Just show up on December 13, walk into Minuto Bauli and let the panettone handle the rest.<\/p>\n