foreshadowing international tidbit?
April 26, 2005 – 11:50 pmsubstitute the words “scandinavia” for “france” and “barista” for “bread-making” and you get a sneak preview of next year’s world barista championships in this urgent breaking news story.
PARIS — The United States’ bread-baking skills were crowned superior to those of France and the rest of the world the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie, the World Cup of Baking, held in Paris, France.
The 2005 U.S. Bread Bakers Guild team was coached by Didier Rosada and included Jeffrey Yankellow, both of the San Francisco Baking Institute. They beat 11 other countries’ teams to win the competition, the Bread Bakers Guild of America reported today.
*sigh* if only competitors from a certain cafe in copenhagen could be disqualified or, er, handicapped, based on an unrighteous three world championships in only six years of sanctioned competition. blarg.
