Paris: Best Baguette of 2015
Mar 27th, 2015 | 09:24 AM
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Mar 27th, 2015 | 10:15 AM
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Like the Beaujolais Nouveau, this marketing gimmick has lost all of its attraction in France. Only about 8% of the bakers in Paris participate in the first place. I think it is great for the winner, who will probably get a 10% spike in customers for a month or two.
Mar 28th, 2015 | 02:31 AM
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The only people who are really interested in the best baguette of the year are the people working in the boulangerie, which receives a yearly contract to provide bread to L'Elysee, and the people who will eat the bread during the official meals they must endure there.
Mar 28th, 2015 | 03:59 AM
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I would make a special journey to eat their baguette. They have won before so must be good. I love the walnut bread they make in Paris best though, slathered with good French butter. Nothing better. It is an honor bestowed on bakers and that is a big deal.
