Pain au chocolat, chausson aux pommes, croissant, pain aux raisins, pain au lait... viennoiseries are truly part of France's culinary heritage. And some are more popular than others. Such is the case of the croissant, which remains the favorite viennoiserie of the French.
A large number of bakers offer it for sale. But how do you find your way around, and where can you find the best butter croissant near you? Every year, competitions are organized in the Paris region to find the best butter croissant in each département. Following on from the Greater Paris awards, the Yvelines Chamber of Trades and Crafts has now unveiled the results of the Yvelines 2023 Best Butter Croissant competition.
The 6th edition of this competition took place this summer. A resounding success, it brought together 94 bakers and confectioners from the Yvelines region. Each and every one of them redoubled their efforts to demonstrate their know-how and win first place.
Chaired by Olivier Gerard, head of the Fédération de la Boulangerie-Pâtisserie and the Syndicat patronal des Artisans Boulangers-Pâtissiers des Yvelines, the awards ceremony went to Jimmy Haelewyn of boulangerie Haelewyn in Marly-le-Roi. The craftsman won the competition for the best butter croissant in the Yvelines region in the " Entrepreneurs" category.
And this Marly-le-Roi bakery had reason to smile twice, since Benjamin Lacan, also working at the Haelewyn bakery, took first place, this time in the " Employees" category.
Finally, Romain Gaultier, from the Au Soleil bakery in Poissy, won the " Apprentice " category.
Congratulations to all participants!
