The lucky winner of the Grand Prix de la Baguette 2022 edition, organized by the Paris City Hall in partnership with the Syndicat des boulangers du Grand Paris, is Mr. Damien Dedun, from the Frédéric Comyn bakery and pastry shop, located at 88, rue de Cambronne (15th).
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He may, if he wishes and has the capacity, supply the Élysée for one year.
"It's incredible"
declared on the telephone to AFP, very moved, the young man who is already double European champion of bakery (2017 and 2019).
His baguette won ahead of 134 others submitted for the competition - 57 were not tasted because they did not meet the criteria for size (50 to 55 cm) and weight (250 to 270 g).
The 14-member jury, chaired by Olivia Polski, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of trade, crafts, liberal professions and artistic and fashion professions, and composed, among others, of Guillaume Gomez, former -chef of the Élysée and personal representative of Emmanuel Macron for gastronomy and food, and of the starred chef Mory Sacko, decided between the competitors on the aspect, the cooking, the crumb and the honeycomb, the smell and taste.
The winners of the 28 previous editions claim that this prize has brought them
“30% additional turnover”
, therefore
“an important economic contribution but also international recognition”
, commented Mr. Gomez.
Last year, the winner, Makram Akrout, of the bakery Les boulangers de Reuilly, had not been contacted by the Élysée, after a controversy due to old posts hostile to France having resurfaced.
