Second place may not sound like much. But second place in the world sounds pretty good.
And second place in bread-baking when you beat France and Italy? Even better.
Charlotte’s Harry Peemoeller, a senior instructor at Johnson & Wales University, was part of a three-member team that placed second in the prestigious Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie on March 5 in Paris. The team from Japan placed first and Taiwan placed third. Peter Lehmuller, the dean of academic affairs at the Charlotte campus who was present during the competition, said that Team USA missed the gold medal by a half of 1 percent in total points scored.
Peemoeller and his teammates, Mike Zakowski of Sonoma, Calif., and Jeremey Gadouas of Salt Lake City, are Team USA’s bread specialists. All three now qualify to return in 2016.
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