We asked Leon Bailey of Regency Institute in South Australia why Regency has competed so success- fully in most National Baking and pastrycooking competitions. All of our National competition Training is underpinned by three key craft Baking Principals. These principles enable our South Australian competitors to re-work the ordinary into the extraordinary. Practice, Practice, Practice. As in all Craft Baking pursuits, products are made predominantly by hand, and hence, the mark of the maker implies intimate knowledge of ingredients, techniques and processing which transforms the raw materials into form.
Ownership is a key element to success.
It creates identity, dignity, utility, craftship and cultural continuity. Finally, we tell our competitors its great to win, but more importantly to be gracious in defeat and live to bake another day. This competition is open to anyone in Australia and is sure to attract most entrants from the Great Aussie Pie Competition. The Great Aussie Pie Competition has increased previous winner's sales turnovers more dramatically than any other bakery event in Australia. Victorian bakers are expected to turn out in droves to win the state's major pie award which attracts large media coverage.