# Vincenzo Tiri

> Vincenzo Tiri, born in 1981, is one of Italy’s leading masters of leavened doughs. At Scuola Tessieri he passes on the art of leavening with unique…

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The great leavened cakes

Vincenzo Tiri, born in 1981, is **one of Italy’s leading masters of leavened doughs**.

At Scuola Tessieri he passes on the **art of leavening** with unique dedication: on his teaching days he **gets everyone up at five in the morning**, students, office staff and assistants alike. The **refreshing of the starters** is a sacred moment and must be respected as such!

It is this constancy that has earned him two consecutive awards for **“Best Panettone in Italy”**, more than **ten million panettoni sold** and orders arriving from the Land of the Rising Sun: at just 36, Vincenzo Tiri is regarded as a **master of the art of leavening**.

His flagship product is a **panettone leavened for 72 hours**, with ingredients chosen and measured according to a **family tradition** of over sixty years. The renowned Tiri pastry shop is now a **regular stop for food lovers** who adore panettone, and Acerenza, the small town of 2,300 inhabitants in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, that is home to the family business, welcomes visitors all year round as a result.

In October 2021 he received the prestigious **World Pastry Star**, an international award dedicated to the world of pastry.

*“We are the first pastry shop in the world to sell **only leavened products**. I wanted to do more, I wanted to dare and try to convey, through panettone, the **emotion of being together**.”*