CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — For the first time since 2017, the U.S. will be represented at the prestigious Mondial Du Pain in October, and the cherry on top is that the team is from Cleveland Heights.

Often called the “Olympics of bread baking,” the biennial competition in France gathers top bakers from around the globe.

On The Rise Artisan Breads Owner and Head Baker, Brian Evans, will head to the competition in just two weeks alongside his assistant baker, Val Kertesz and coach Louis Volle, a James Beard semifinalist and past Mondial medalist.

"Twenty-one different countries from around the world. There is no greater honor than being able to go to compete at something like this," Evans told me.

Evans said he applied to represent the U.S. in early 2024.

He described the interview proce

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