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La Biscotteria is top cannoli; Romolo’s the people’s choice
The cannoli made by La Biscotteria, of Redwood City, took the top honors. (Staoto)
It was a friendly but hard-fought competition.
Ricotta-filled pastry bags in hand, bakers from across the South Bay and up the Peninsula filled hundreds of cannoli shells for the Little Italy San Jose Foundation’s first-ever Cannoli Tournament on May 6. There were nonnas with decades-old recipes, professional bakers, restaurant cooks and catering specialists.
The bracket-style competition ensured some very tough rounds. And truth be told, judging cannoli is harder than judging, say, chili. There are simply fewer variables with cannoli: You’ve got your filling and you’ve got your shell. And there are lots of good versions out there.
Two hours into the competition, the three judges — Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito; National Italian American Foundation regional VP Jeffrey Capaccio; and yours truly, a half-Italian journalist — were having to take extra nibbles to determine a winner in each bracket. (Whoever said “you can’t have too much of a good thing” never judged a cannoli competition. As Esposito emailed the day after, “Stanotte sognavo cannoli,” which translates to “Last night I dreamed of cannolis.”)
In the end, two Peninsula professional bakeries were left to vie for the title. And both came away winners.
La Biscotteria, of Redwood City, won the judges’ title for best cannoli. Romolo’s Cannoli, of San Mateo, took home the people’s choice title.
The other contenders included Dolce Sicilia, a mother-son Sicilian baking company/caterer based in San Jose; Holy Cannoli, a startup baking company, also based in San Jose; The Charming Kitchen, San Jose bakers/caterers who specialize in cannoli parties; the pizzeria restaurant A Slice of New York (San Jose, Sunnyvale); and two longtime home bakers, Mary’s Cannoli (Campbell) and Teresa Cefalu Dirkson Cannoli (San Jose).
Bel Bacio, the new Italian coffeehouse and lunch spot in San Jose’s Little Italy neighborhood, hosted the competition.
Erin Hurley
January 10, 2014
30 Things You Need to Know About Redwood City Before You Move There
This California city's climate is the best in the country, period. And that's according to the government, so you know it must be true, right?
Making the list at #19. It Has Killer Biscotti
Picture Source: Flickr user Janet Hudson (Not La Biscotteria's actual biscotti in image used by blogger)
For a sweet taste of Italy in Redwood City don’t miss La Biscotteria, where you’ll drool over traditional Italian classics like panettone, cannoli, and of course incredible biscotti. The charming bakery has been serving these delicacies to the public for 10 years and still gets rave reviews. Make a detour (and some room in your stomach) for these sweets. Delizioso!
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BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Food & Dining
Editors' Picks - Best Biscotti, La Biscotteria
March 27 - April 2, 2013
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La Dolce Vita at La Biscotteria
One sniff outside the door at La Biscotteria, and you'll be hooked. Serving handmade pastries and pasta made from authentic Italian recipes, La Biscotteria has perfected the biscotti and more in an unassuming bakery shop in Redwood City on El Camino Real.
Delicious on their own or paired (even dipped) with a dessert wine or gourmet coffee, it's easy to become enamored with these biscotti. Let me count the ways:
The February 2005 issue of Fancy Food & Culinary Products magazine highlighted La Biscotteria's biscotti in their monthly column, "What's New? Ask Nancy". La Biscotteria is proud to have garnered the attention of such a prestigious magazine.Fancy Food & Culinary Products is a standout in the gourmet retailing marketplace, writing exclusively for retailers of gourmet food and the culinary products they sell. Visit Fancy Food Magazine at www.FancyFoodMagazine.com.|
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