2021 wishes from our Debic Ambassadors

The past year will certainly go down in history books for obvious reasons. All over the world restaurants were forced to shut down temporarily and chefs and bakers had to come up with alternative and creative ways of reaching their customers.
More than ever, we are ready to welcome in a new year and at Debic we look forward to continue innovating and delivering quality products and inspirational content made by and for you, the professional chefs and bakers. Curious to know what our Debic ambassadors are hoping for in 2021? Read on to discover their new year’s wishes! 
 

2021 wishes from our Debic Ambassadors
Thomas Bühner, Osnabrück, Germany
Thomas Bühner, Osnabrück, Germany

"Dear colleagues in kitchens and patisseries, 
The past year has shown the value of our work, also in terms of the common good and social interaction. I wish us all a year without restrictions, with satisfied guests, fulfilled work and the opportunity to catch up on missed 'joie de vivre'."
 

Meet Thomas Bühner
Jordi Guillem, Lo Mam, Tarragona, Spain
Jordi Guillem, Lo Mam, Tarragona, Spain

"Above all, I wish you good health, a lot of courage and a lot of positive spirit, three essential things to be able to move forward. And if these three things do not fail, whatever happens, I am sure you are able to reinvent yourselves."
 

Meet Jordi Guillem
Carito Lourenço, Fierro, Valencia, Spain
Carito Lourenço, Fierro, Valencia, Spain

"My main wish is that all of you keep the strength and enthusiam, two of the "engines" that move this profession. Obviously, putting your health and well-being first, both physical and emotional, and maintaining the fighting spirit, entrepreneurial and creative that characterizes the horeca professionals."

Meet Carito Lourenço
Daniel Álvarez, Dalua, Elche, Spain
Daniel Álvarez, Dalua, Elche, Spain

"If you have ambitions, dream about what you want to achieve and then work hard to get it, always surrounding yourself with the best and if it is possible with the best professionals."

Meet Daniel Álvarez
Sergi Vela, The Lab, Barcelona, Spain
Sergi Vela, The Lab, Barcelona, Spain

"Dear pastry chefs, it is time for change and adaptation and we can do it perfectly. We are creative people who are inventing new concepts every day. Together we will overcome the current situation. Happy new 2021 and always with Debic!"

Frank Haasnoot, Pastry chef, the Netherlands
Frank Haasnoot, Pastry chef, the Netherlands

"2020 was a year that will never be forgotten, we also got a chance to see our own flexibility and positive drive to succeed in the hardest times. I wish we all keep pushing this amazing mindset and that this gives us all prosperity and joy for the new year to come."

Meet Frank Haasnoot
Gert De Mangeleer, L.E.S.S. by Hertog Jan***, Brugge, Belgium
Gert De Mangeleer, L.E.S.S. by Hertog Jan***, Brugge, Belgium

"I wish all chefs great health and a fantastic comeback for their business in 2021."

Meet Gert De Mangeleer
Christophe Roesems, Wittamer, Belgium
Christophe Roesems, Wittamer, Belgium

"In these difficult times, I would like you to stay on track. Keep working on the path you have chosen. I know it's not easy, but your desire to always do your job well with the best products that have made your reputation, will not prevent the passion that drives us from rising above all these problems. We will still find much happiness and satisfaction to do our job. Happy New Year 2021."

Meet Christophe Roesems
Wouter Hanssens, Patisserie Hanssens, Belgium
Wouter Hanssens, Patisserie Hanssens, Belgium

"2020 was the strangest year of my career, and not just for me. We were one of the few to keep going, we were and are essential. We did that with full conviction! It was certainly not always easy, but we were there for our customers, we brought a spark of light, a small moment of happiness, a pioneer in bizarre times. We are proud of that. 2021 will be a year of new insights, awareness, the start of a new society. Together we are strong and we can continue to add value to the common good. I wish you and all those close to you an enriching and also a pleasant 2021."

Sidney Schutte, Spectrum**, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Sidney Schutte, Spectrum**, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

"Bad times make you better! Next year we’ll shoot it out of the park!"
 

Meet Sidney Schutte
Salamon Paweł, Chef, Poland
Salamon Paweł, Chef, Poland

"Dear Ambassadors, Dear Chefs ! In this new year, 2021, I wish you that all your dreams, plans and expectations will come true as soon as possible. May this New Year be filled with joy and passion."

Leonardo Di Carlo, Pastry Concept, Conegliano, Italy
Leonardo Di Carlo, Pastry Concept, Conegliano, Italy

"To my dear colleagues, but also to each one of us I wish the most important thing that makes you smile when you open the eyes and still makes you take the first step in the morning: HOPE!
To quintals, regardless of everything, to infinity. We Pastry Chefs do not create basic necessities..., but we distribute DREAMS  and SMILES! GOOD 2021!"

Meet Leonardo Di Carlo
Davide Malizia, World champion of artistic sugar 2013, Sucre D’Or 2020, Italy
Davide Malizia, World champion of artistic sugar 2013, Sucre D’Or 2020, Italy

"And Christmas has arrived ... An invisible tornado has put us to the test in this 2020, but will power remains stronger and more dynamic than sad thoughts, we must be strong in mind, steel in spirit, and timely in acting to change a world that has changed, and that asks us to go hand in hand. THESE FESTIVITIES, we must live it to the fullest, in our made in Italy that the whole world LOVES us, and continuing to promote the king of Italian sweets that has made us famous in the world, the PANETTONE, sweet of infinite goodness, growing business and hope!!!!
May it be a new year with the spirit of change, technological, productive, social-media, and increasingly specialized professional growth, because this too will be the future, return to deep training, stores and boutiques increasingly specialized in a few products but of great quality and consistency over time.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy said:
'Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future'
A wish of great prosperity to all of you!"
 

Luca Montersino, contemporary chef, Italy
Luca Montersino, contemporary chef, Italy

"That all this bad period remains only a bad memory and that from all things one must always take, or at least try to take, some lessons. When we will be faced again with the hard work that distinguishes our category, we will then have to remember how hard it was to stay without doing anything forcibly, so as to appreciate our work even more. 
Finally, I hope that during this period my colleagues have been able to study, experiment and deepen techniques that in the frenzy of work you can never succeed, and then put them to use in the new year, which will be more splendid than ever!"
 

Meet Luca Montersino
Pascal Molines, L’atelier Sucré de Pascal, Anneyron, France
Pascal Molines, L’atelier Sucré de Pascal, Anneyron, France

"After the complicated year that we have just gone through, I wish all the craftsmen in the sector to find a balance in their work, so that they can continue to delight the gourmets."

Meet Pascal Molines
Clément Bouvier, Ursus*, Tignes, France
Clément Bouvier, Ursus*, Tignes, France

"My wish to approach this new year, to keep the hope and to hold on emotionally. Most of all not to stop believing, never! And to be in solidarity with each other."

Meet Clément Bouvier
Anabelle Lucantonio, World Pastry Queen 2018, France
Anabelle Lucantonio, World Pastry Queen 2018, France

"This year more than ever we all have a common wish, that the new year will be beautiful, more beautiful than last year, that it will be rich in delicacies and sharing. More than ever I wish you all the best."
 

Meet Anabelle Lucantonio