Sheffield tiramisú café celebrates first birthday with giant 3m Italian dessert classic
The café all began with founder Mattia’s grandmother’s very own recipe
A specialist Sheffield tiramisú café celebrated its first birthday by assembling a giant 3m x 2m platter of Italian dessert.
Around 400 people joined the fun as Paradiso Artisan Tiramisù marked the first anniversary of its home in Sharrow Vale Road in suitably sweet style.
The party at The Mowbray on August 2 saw the giant tiramisù assembled live before being cut and shared around.
A group of volunteers who had previously attended Paradiso's ‘Tiramisù Masterclasses’ joined founder Mattia Paradiso to take what they had learnt in the kitchen and put their skills to the ultimate test.
Paradiso Artisan Tiramisù says it has grown from one family's Italian recipe into a café that has welcomed more than 20,000 people through its doors in the first year.
Their story began with the traditional tiramisù recipe of Mattia's grandmother, Nonna Lina, back home in Puglia.
For Mattia, tiramisù has always represented much more than dessert. Growing up in Italy, it sat at the heart of family gatherings and occasions when everyone came together around the table.
Mattia Paradiso, founder of Paradiso Artisan Tiramisù, said: "When I started Paradiso, I wanted to bring a little piece of Puglia to Sheffield and recreate that feeling I remember from home, people coming together around the table and sharing something made with love.
"I don't think I could ever have imagined that one year later we'd have around 400 people celebrating our birthday with us while we made a three-metre tiramisù!
"Seeing so many familiar faces, customers, families and people who have supported us over the past year was incredibly special. The giant tiramisù might have been the centrepiece, but for me the best part was seeing everyone together.
"It was definitely a slightly crazy way to celebrate our first birthday, but I can't think of a more Paradiso way to do it."
Paradiso's tiramisù are handmade and alcohol-free, inspired by Nonna Lina's family recipe and available in a variety of flavours.