MERCATINO DEL GUSTO 2026
Mercatino del Gusto Award in 27 Editions
Wednesday AUGUST 7th, LICEO CAPECE - MAGLIE (LE)
INVITATION-ONLY EVENT
Since its inception, the Mercatino del Gusto has placed the Culture of Design at the forefront of its actions. A sensitivity that over time has expanded to 360 degrees, in various fields and sectors, not only those of hospitality, food, wine and tourism. Today the Mercatino del Gusto is a Community, within which the value of social relations has become strategic. This is why every year the Mercatino del Gusto Award is awarded to women and men who have a contemporary, original and innovative social vision aimed at global sustainability.
Towards their work, towards people and towards the future. In every field and sector: food and hospitality, agriculture and oenology, art and culture, communication and new languages, circular economy, entrepreneurship and strategic design, conscious tourism and quality of good living.
The Award, therefore, as an opportunity for the inclusion of more ideas, as a contamination of experiences and skills, as a potential and real network of future ambassadors of good living, of the multi-dimensional beauty of Apulia and the Italian system.
The Award consists of a valuable luminaria signed by Mariano Light, one of the most famous and renowned companies in the world: to tell the story of Apulia with eyes pointing confidently ahead.
The ceremony will be presented by actor Antonio Stornaiolo and Anna Maria Ferretti.
The outdoor spaces and furnishings of Mercatino Del Gusto Award are furnished by DEGHI
The Mercatino Del Gusto Award cutlery is by Detertecnica
The Mercatino Del Gusto Award plates were created by Fratelli Colì
The list of award winners
There were also many award winners in the various editions, including:
Apollonio F.lli – Premio Barocco
Argentieri Pierangelo – Presidente Feder Alberghi Brindisi
Associazione Parco Paduli
BionIT Labs per il progetto Adam’s Hand
Bleve Anacleto – Imprenditore
Buffo Lucia – Eat Parade Rai 2
Cavalieri Benedetto – Pastificio Cavalieri
Centrone Pasquale – Ristoratore
Chiapperini Danila – Apulia Kundi
Chirivì Enrico – Imprenditore balneare
Concari Cintya – Presidente Associazione H2O Milano
Cuscito Giuseppe – Pugliesi nel Mondo
D’Andrea Valentina – Illustratrice
De Carolis Valentina
De Luca Pino – Etnogastronomo e scrittore
Delle Donne Luciana – Made in Carcere
Degl’Innocenti Eva – Taranto ex direttrice del museo Marta di Taranto
Favale Marcello – Giornalista
Forno Sammarco – Foggia
Galgano Michele – Inchiostro di Puglia
Garibaldi Roberta – Consulente Turistica
Garofano Severino – Enologo
Giaffreda Danilo – Blogger il venrte dell’architetto
Giuliano Salvatore – Preside
Giordano Angelo – Brindisi Agronomo
Guida Antonio – Lecce Chef del Seta Mandarin Oriental a Milano
Hackford Taylor – Attore
Inglese Angelo – Stilista e imprenditore
Lalli Bartolini Marina – Imprenditrice (Terme di Margherita)
Maglio Maurizio e Massimo – Imprenditore
Manni Daniele – Professore Istituto Costa
Marcatti Roberto – Architetto
Marchi Paolo – Identità Golose
Marino Nicola – Intech Start Up
Mirren Hellen – Attrice
Montanaro Giuseppe – Azienda Agricola Amastuola
Musso Teo – Imprenditore, Birra Baladin
Pacella Nunzio -Giornalista
Paolini Davide – Giornalista Il Gastronauta
Partipilo Luigi – Comuinicazione
Pederzolli Nereo – Giornalista
Pellegrino Floriano – Chef
Pisanello Gianpiero – Salento Book Festival – Lecce
Peragine Michele – Bari Giornalista RAI 3
Raeli Pamela – Giornalista
Renzi Fabio – Segretario Symbola
Rizzo Cristina – Le Costantine – Lecce
Romano Michelangelo – Mordilapuglia Blog
Romano Sandro – Giornalista e gastronomo
Rubini Sabina – Biologa e consulente sulla sicurezza
Rutigliano Aaron – Ristoratore Londra
Savino Giuseppe – VaZapp
Scordari Domenico – Imprenditore Naturalis is Better
Seracca Guerrieri Portaluri Maria Luigia
Stornaiolo Antonio – Attore
Toringe Sanna – Giornalista Svezia
