KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 29 -- Most bakers would probably keep a competition recipe under wraps when a place at the world stage is at stake. Ang Bo Ling is doing the opposite.

After nearly 100 batches of Classico panettone developed for the Panettone World Cup final in Milan this November, the baker-owner of Twenty-Two Bakery is inviting the public to taste his latest version... before the judges do.

Twenty-Two Bakery will hold a series of Panettone Tasting Sessions this October, giving customers the opportunity to try Ang's Classico panettone before he takes it to Milan to compete against bakers from Italy, France, Switzerland and beyond.

It is a chance to see what almost a year of tweaking, testing and learning has produced since Ang won ...