Domenico Manfredi
Master pastry chef, born into the trade. Since 1972 Pasticceria D'Elia has been the family shop in Teggiano; today it is the workshop of an internationally awarded Maestro.
Panettone can't be rushed: you wait for it. That's the whole secret, in the hours when nothing seems to happen.
The Maestro, in six lines
Pasticceria D'Elia, Prato Perillo di Teggiano (SA), in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park
Apprenticeship in the family pastry shop; head pastry chef around Salerno; creative pastry courses at Etoile in Chioggia since 1996
Italian Champion 2003 · 1st in Luxembourg 2005 · Best Colomba in Italy 2023 · Best Panettone of the World 2024 · Guinness World Record 2025 for the world's largest babà
FIPGC · Confederazione Pasticcieri Italiani · Federazione Cuochi Salernitani
Face of the TV show «I Sapori del Sole»
Certified Cilento National Park business · Vegan OK since 2015 · Eccellenze Italiane partner
The largest babà in the world
On 14 September 2025, in Piazza San Cono in Teggiano, the Maestro made the world's largest babà: 1.60 metres tall and 540 kilos, soaked in 340 litres of rum. A record that made it into the Guinness World Records.
Read the story of the recordFrom 1972 to today
The shop
Giuseppina D'Elia opens her pastry shop in Teggiano, in the Vallo di Diano.
The first apron
Domenico Manfredi begins his apprenticeship in his mother's pastry shop.
The great pastry shops
He joins the team of major pastry shops around Salerno and becomes head pastry chef. Then he comes home and takes over the family shop.
Creative pastry
He begins his training at the Etoile culinary arts institute in Chioggia.
Italian Champion
The first major title in pastry competitions.
First in Luxembourg
First place in an international competition.
Vegan OK
The certification for vegan products.
The Ultimate Dessert
Finalist in Perugia, at the Università dei Sapori.
Mastro Panettone
Finalist in the competition dedicated to panettone.
Best Colomba in Italy
FIPGC Italian Championship.
Best Panettone of the World
Innovative category, with Passione Nata.
Guinness World Record
The world's largest babà: 540 kilos and 1.60 metres tall, made in Piazza San Cono in Teggiano on 14 September.