Irish bakers take Silver at European Bakery Cup in Denmark April 2004!

L to R James Griffin (Coach and Jury member), Robert Humphries (Breads), Dolores Spain(Pastry), Michelle O Connor ( Artistic piece)

The Irish national Bakery team scooped a historic Silver at the European Bakery Championships at Herning, Denmark earlier this Month . The team finished Second behind Switzerland and Denmark was third. The team had to produce in a marathon eight hour working day a range of Pastry, bread and an artistic bread piece. The team coach and Irish jury member, Jimmy Griffin of Griffin's Bakery, Galway was over the moon with the result. The team consisting of Jimmy Griffin - Jury member (Galway) , Dolores Spain from Co Clare ( Pastry), Michelle O Connor from Co Kerry ( Artistic Piece), Robert Humphries from Co Kildare all teaching Staff at the National Bakery School, DIT Kevin Street, Dublin. Mr Derek O Brien head of bakery department at DIT, the team selector, was delighted with the success of the team. This event is now held annually in Europe and is the premier craft bakery competition in Europe with teams competing from most European countries. The Irish competed against the biggest names in European bakery, beating off the challenges of Luxembourg, France and Iceland to claim their Silver placing.

This is the first time in history that Ireland have had a Silver podium finish in a Bakery event. Ireland have had previous success in this event with the same team taking Bronze last year at Nantes and a team with Jimmy Griffin at the helm took the Bronze in 1997. The team wowed the Judges with their stunning "Carnival" artistic piece, hand made fermented sourdough breads and delicious butter pastries to finish just behind the Swiss and in front of Denmark. It is a fantastic achievement for Ireland and the Irish Bakers have proved that they can compete with the very best Europe has to offer. The team are setting their sights on Gold in France next year.

 

Griffin’s Bakery  Get the nod in Bridgestone Irish Food Guide

 

“ This humungously busy bakery in the centre of Galway looks pretty conventional at first - the breads and cakes look pretty much the same as those that are sold in every other bakery in Ireland – but look further and you will see that they sell interesting sourdough and pain au levain breads and other artisan quality baking”

 

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