LUDO Dine & Vibe 
3 Gluten-Free Pastry Shops in Milan 
With the arrival of Easter we can finally breathe a sigh of relief, this time in the open air. A truly magical holiday that coincides with mild temperatures and the joy of being together, perhaps under the sun.
Like any self-respecting holiday, Easter is celebrated at the table, enjoying excellent dishes but above all traditional desserts such as eggs and artisanal doves for moments of absolute sweetness and good humor. The Easter dove must be soft, fresh and fragrant so that it can be enjoyed at any time of the day, from breakfast to as a dessert after dinner.
Finding the perfect ones is certainly not easy but we at Flawless suggest you the pastry shops of the wonderful capital Rome where it will be impossible to go wrong. For an Easter in the name of excellence of taste.
DARIO NUTI-ROME CAVALIERI WALDORF ASTORIA
Via Alberto Cadlolo, 101
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Culinary excellence and a 5-star luxury hotel are definitely an inseparable pair. The Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria knows how to spoil its guests but also those who want to taste the best on every occasion, Easter included. This year the hotel’s Easter is more relevant than ever and speaks of sustainability , tradition and local raw materials . Sustainable and obviously delicious thanks to the artisanal colomba by Dario Nuti , former pastry chef of Imàgo, the restaurant that dominates the center of Rome at the top of the Hassler hotel, and now the flagship of the Rome Cavalieri kitchen . His is a classic colomba , made in a traditional way and embellished with candied fruit hand-made personally by the pastry chef using only organic Sicilian oranges . The true luxury of a delicious and sustainable Easter.
LE LEVAIN
Via Luigi Santini, 22
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Le Levain was born in December 2014 with the aim of creating emotions with every taste. Bringing the spirit and art of boulangerie , or French patisserie, to Rome was certainly the way to successfully excite and delight while adapting to the Italian context without losing spirit and identity. Easter at Levain means confectionery art, tradition and high quality and this Roman boulangerie could not miss the Easter cake par excellence, the artisanal colomba . The one baked by La Levain is classic and is prepared with natural yeast, artisanally candied Sorrento oranges and vanilla, then covered with a crunchy almond glaze. For an authentic traditional pleasure.
WALTER MUSCO
Largo Benedetto Bompiani,8
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A true artist in the world of pastry making, Walter Musco created a laboratory, which today is called “ Pasticceria Bompiani ” that translates artistic and aesthetic concepts into a “sweet” form capable of arousing deep and engaging sensations. This year too, the famous pastry chef dedicates his creativity and experience, in addition to his chocolate eggs that reproduce paintings by very famous artists, to Easter leavened products. Musco’s artisanal Easter doves are available in three delicious 1 kg variants : starting with the classic one for lovers of tradition, the chocolate one with a soft cocoa dough and the most original proposal with black cherries and poppy seeds .
CASA MANFREDI
Viale Aventino, 91/93
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Casa Manfredi is a place where you can feel good, just like at home. Giorgia and Daniele, a couple in work and in life, have created an artisanal pastry shop, where you can find the highest quality starting from the coffee to pair with their exquisite desserts. Here you can savour the uniqueness of the creative flair that gives life every day to small pastry works. Easter is an extra opportunity to create and offer typical desserts of this holiday and tradition such as the artisanal colomba that at Casa Manfredi you will find in the classic or chocolate version.
PUROSUD
Via Giorgio Baglivi, 4,
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Purosud, as the name suggests, has the task of bringing the best of southern artisanal pastry and gastronomy to the capital. For Easter, alongside its delicious Lenten biscuits, the pastry shop offers the traditional artisanal colomba : to prepare this soft leavened cake in full Purosud style, 3 different doughs and 3 different leavenings are needed , once ready it will then be covered with a sugar and almond glaze. In addition to the classic version , you can choose the artisanal colomba with orange, chocolate, lemon, hazelnut and the special pistachio edition . Take advantage of this Easter to rejuvenate your palate!
GRUÉ
Viale Regina Margherita, 95/99
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Marta Boccanera and Felice Venanzi left university to embark on a career outside of their plans made of a lot of study, sacrifice and work that in 2017 led the prestigious Gambero Rosso to award them as the best emerging Italian pastry chefs. Today Pasticceria Gruè is a more than established reality that reserves delicious surprises of flavor for Easter and more. Their artisanal doves have a soft and light dough, fragrant and aromatic, are free of preservatives and made thanks to a careful selection of ingredients. To obtain an impeccable dessert, 3 days of leavening are necessary exclusively with mother yeast, ancient traditional aromas and highly digestible raw materials. Among the 4 variations signed by Gruè, the classic artisanal dove called “Colombancha” with bancha tea, Oranciock with dark chocolate and Albi-Ciock with praline walnuts and apricots stands out . Let yourself be tempted, after all it is Easter.
BONCI
Via Trionfale, 36
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Gabriele Bonci, after hotel studies and many experiences in the restaurant world, began his journey in 2003 by opening the first restaurant that needs no particular explanation, Pizzarium. In 2012 the Panificio arrived, where everything is focused on research and experimentation. 2016 saw the opening of the third store, later the chef will make his entrance on Rai1 at “La Prova del Cuoco”, where he is now a permanent presence. And it is precisely from the Panificio Bonci that the delicious artisanal Easter doves with natural leavening, classic and chocolate , arrive . Each dove is enclosed in a colorful and very pop box created by the Roman artist Lucamaleonte . Art and goodness, these are the real surprises of Easter.
ANTICO FORNO ROSCIOLI
Via dei Chiavari 34
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The history of Antico Forno Roscioli is intertwined with the history of the capital, and began when Marco Roscioli took over an ancient bakery – whose original plant dates back to Rome in 1824 – to guarantee his fellow citizens the best possible bread every day. Many years have passed but tradition still holds a fundamental value. Tradition that combined with experience, mastery and quality leads to obtaining bread, cakes and leavened products with an unmistakable flavor and freshness. During the Easter holidays, let yourself be swept away by the taste experience of their artisanal doves offered this year in a classic version or garnished with the much-loved combination of pears and chocolate . The doves of Antico Forno Roscioli are produced by strictly respecting the leavening times of the dough, made in an artisanal way using natural yeast and highly selected ingredients.
VENCHI
Via del Corso,335
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On the occasion of this Easter 2022 Venchi really wanted to outdo itself by involving a starred chef for its limited edition artisanal colomba . A true masterpiece of high-end pastry making created by the starred chef Gian Piero Vivalda , from the Antica Corona Reale restaurant in the Cuneo area. The colomba is the result of a long leavening process with sourdough , stone-ground flours, Moscato d’Asti La Spinetta grape juice and candied oranges . All glazed with Piedmont hazelnut paste, Sicilian almonds and cocoa beans from Venezuela . A fine, high-quality dessert with attention to every detail, just like the great dishes created by the chef.
