The bakery achieves the best grade from a jury of professionals who have assessed the flavour, honeycomb, puff pastry, colour, format and finish
You already know which one is Best Artisan Butter Croissant in Spaintitle of the contest organized by the Pastry Guild of Barcelona and in which workers from all over the country participate: the channel pastry, from Barcelona. In the previous edition, Panem won, from Madrid (Fernán González Street, 42), who became the first non-Catalan winner in the history of the contest.
Between 8:00 and 10:00 this morning, the candidates have delivered 12 artisan butter croissants cooked at the Pastry School of the Guild of Barcelona, where the competition was held. Half an hour later, the professional juryin which there were recognized pastry professionals, the tasting and deliberation has begun.
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The pastry channelfounded in 1970 by Xavier Canal and currently run by his nephew Lluís Estrada, has already won the contest in 2016 and 2019. With establishments in the streets of Muntaner and Calvet in Barcelona, it has introduced innovation into tradition, making pastries and pastries classic and contemporary, in addition to having a catering service.
In the contest, several factors have been taken into account when issuing the ruling: the flavor (40 points), honeycomb (15), puff pastry (15), color (10), format (10) and finish (10). Criteria that are in line with what the contest precisely intends: to encourage and reward the skills of artisan pastry chefs in pastries.