Comment du Jour

Winter Olympics End with Norway on Top

TEAM USA in Fourth Place 

The PyeongChang Olympics have ended in South Korea with stunning set of
Gold/Silver and Bronze medals for Norway in nearly every category of Winter sports.

The Norwegian team came in first with 39 medals including 14 Gold.
Germany came in a strong second with 31 medals including  14 Gold.
And Canada earned third place with 29 medals including 11 Gold.


Team USA could have done much better.  Nonetheless the Americans won
23 medals overall with 9 Gold.

Overall of the top ten country standings, seven are West European.

Austria for example earned 14 medals which include 5 Gold.

Among the big surprises included Hungary winning a Gold Medal in speed skating,
a Olympic first for the Central European nation.  Equally the USA winning a Gold in
Curling! And the USA Hockey Women's GOLD against powerhouse team Canada!

The hosts South Korea came in seventh place with 17 medals including 5 Gold.

The PyeongChang Games benefited from cold temps and more than enough snow for the sporting events.

Thanks to South Korea for hosting an amazing and safe Winter Olympiad!!

Comment du Jour

Croissant Bake Off Contest

New York was the setting for a unique French culinary contest;
choosing the best Croissant and Pain au Chocolate in the City.

Sponsored by the Franco/American web magazine FrenchMorning.com
the event saw over 700 enthuiasists converge at a Midtown pub 5th & Mad
to taste and retaste selections from fifteen selected bakeries.
Equally a group of five French bakers served as the jury to blind taste the
selections: Crossiants and Chocolate Croissants, the venerable Pain au
Chocolate.

 

Some of the participants shown above are from Pain d'Avignon (Top)
Maison Kayser (middle) and Boulangerie in Forest Hills (above).


Then came the Judging...

Et Voila...

The Results.   Best croissant in New York goes to  Financier Patisserie in 
the Financial District.

Best Pain au Chocolate goes to Maison Kayser with many locations in Manhattan.

The Contestants and the Winners!!   

Bon Appetit!