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BREADWINNERS Team USA Profile Bread Bakers Guild Team USA was awarded first place for North and Central America in the Louis Lesaffre Cup, the prestigious international baking competition held in Las Vegas, NV, during IBIE 2010, the largest baking trade show in the United States. By winning this title, Bread Bakers Guild Team USA has secured a coveted place in the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie (The World Cup of Baking), which will take place in Paris in 2012. Leading up to this event, Baking Buyer will profile one Team USA member in each issue this year. This month we feature Mike Zakowski, who competes in Baguette & Specialty Breads. 1.) How did you get your start in baking? By chance, delivering bread for a bakery. 2.) Where do you work today, and what do you like most about it? Artisan Bakers in Sonoma, California. I enjoy having the time to bake and practice. 3.) What motivated you to become part of Team USA? To further master my baking skills. 4.) How would you evaluate your performance at the Louis Lesaffre Cup in Las Vegas? It was okay. I was well prepared but didn’t have the day I would have liked. 5.) What are your favorite memories of the competition? The camaraderie among all the competitors. Mike Zakowski competes in Baguette & Specialty Breads for Team USA. 6.) What products did you make, and what techniques did you execute in the Louis Lesaffre Cup? Farro Spezzato, Pain Biologique, Macoa, Baguette, Pain de Mie. A lot of different techniques, from short mix to intensive mixing. 7.) Overall, where do you gain inspirations for your work? Everywhere around me. 8.) What do you consider to be your greatest strengths as a baker? Organization, cleanliness, attention to detail, formulating. 9.) What does it mean to you to be part of Team USA? It’s a huge thing to be representing the United States in France at the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie. 10.) How do you like Team USA’s chances at the Bakery World Cup in Paris next year? Good, as long as we prepare and execute with minimal hiccups. 22 · BAKING BUYER · MAY 11

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of bakingbuyer - May 2011

bakingbuyer - May 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE - The Bakery Showman
CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
APC/Crisco National Pie Championships
Caravan Launches New Website
National Honey Board Offers Bakery Formulas
Cake Boss Joins Get Back to Scratch
The Baking Channel
Preferment Primer
Birth of the Slider
Team USA Profile
Extremem Cakes
Macaroon Sushi
Think Outside the Bakery
Chocolate Mousse: Tips & Techniques
Get your Grill on
Effective E-Newsletters
"The Greatest Show on Earth"
Welcome Home
Getting to Know You
Brandon’s Cookies
Re-Cakes
Lessons Learned
Wedding Statistics
Efficiency in Motion
Syrups vs. Grounds
FEATURED PRODUCTS
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
MARKETPLACE NETWORK
AD INDEX
Baker's Dozen

bakingbuyer - May 2011