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breads

The United States will be represented by two bakers at the

selected based on the best scores obtained as individuals

prestigious 2018 Masters de la Boulangerie competition, which

during the two previous competitions, and six have been

is scheduled to take place February 3-6, during the 2018

selected for their promising potential.

Europain show in Paris, France.
Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie
The global competition pits 18 bakers from around the world

Looking ahead, the Bread Bakers Guild of America is officially

for an elite showcase of baking expertise, challenging their

beginning the selection process for Bread Bakers Guild Team

creativity, innovation, and technical prowess. The candidates

USA. This team will compete in the Coupe Louis Lesaffre regional

will be competing in one of three specialties: nutritional bread

qualiﬁer in 2019 and, if selected, subsequently will compete in the

making, gourmet baking, and artistic bread making.

2020 Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie in Paris.

Team USA's representatives are Jeffrey DeLeon and Jacob

Bread Bakers Guild Team USA will consist of three team

Baggenstos. DeLeon is the group pastry chef for Farmshop in

members and three alternates for each category: baguette &

Santa Monica, California, and will be competing in the gourmet

breads of the world, viennoiserie & savory bakery, and artistic

baking specialty. Baggenstos is the pastry chef at Bakery

creation. For more information, please email Cathy Wayne at

Nouveau in Seattle, Washington, and will be competing in

cathy@bbga.org.

artistic bread making.
This year, the Guild-sponsored US team of candidate Louis Volle
The Masters de la Boulangerie will take place over an intense

and commis Lucas Monahan (and coached by Mitch Stamm) will

three days, as competitors look to become the World Master

compete at the Mondial du Pain on Tuesday, October 24. Teams

Baker. Currently, only six bakers in the world hold this title.

from eight other countries will also compete on that day.

Attendees can meet the candidates in Paris as part of

The Mondial du Pain is similar to the Coupe du Monde in that

the Europain show, which will take place in the Parc des

the team is required to present a variety of bread and vien-

Expositions at Paris Nord Villepinte.

noiserie, as well a showpiece within an 8-hour time frame.
However, it differs in that the team for the Mondial du Pain is

Launched in 2010, the Masters de la Boulangerie, a global

comprised of only one lead baker candidate and a commis

competition for individuals, is part of a four-year international

(assistant), as opposed to a three-person team. 

competition cycle: Louis Lesaffre Cup, Coupe du Monde de la
Boulangerie and Masters de la Boulangerie.

The candidate must perform all categories with the support of
the commis during the competition. The commis does not work

In all, 18 candidates will take risks in pursuit of the World

separately from the lead baker as an independent competitor.

Master Baker title in their specialty. Among them, 12 have been

The batch sizes are smaller in the Mondial du Pain than in

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