Bread-Bakers v107.n033.9

Hello,

France 2 television ran an interesting programme last night, about 
people trying to make better bread in France.  A few familiar names 
came up such as Poilane and others which were new to me, Frederic 
Lalos, Eric Keyser and Steven Kaplan.  There was also mention of an 
outfit called "Les Troublions du Gout", who visit all the bakeries in 
Paris tasting baguette and croissant au beurre and then grading them 
on the quality of their service and goods.

You can watch the programme on the net at: 
<http://envoye-special.france2.fr/emissions/36249420-fr.php> go to 
the bottom of the page and click on "Voir ou revoir ce 
reportage".  Even if you don't speak French it's an interesting one 
to watch.  Eric Keyser on his "levain" and developing speciality 
bread, Steven Kaplan on improving the bread served in restaurants, 
Frederic Lalos on the quality of flour and visiting his miller and 
their cereal farmers.....

The Troublions du Gout have a website about bread at 
<http://www.vivelepain.fr/> - the bread awards and ratings seem a 
little outdated, but might still be useful to those of us visiting 
Paris in search of good bread.

Happy baking,
Andreas

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