Congratulations to all the winners of KCRW’s 7th Annual Good Food Pie Contest, which brought in 382 submissions this year. Pie contestants competed across a range of seven different categories ranging from Fruit, Savory, Cooked Custard, Cream, Nut and Vegan, along with a special “World” category, inspired by our event host, the Fowler Museum at UCLA.
As could only have been expected, the competition was fierce, with so many creative entries submitted for each of the categories. Pies were tasted, inspected and even lifted at times by several of our judges who were curious enough to check out the undersides of your pies! Thankfully, any pie fights were narrowly avoided and heated debates settled as pie peace was established over the following selections:
Best in Show: Steak & Guinness by Rebecca Tosdevin
Best Crust: Pecan Espresso Chocolate Chip by Tracy DeVore
Fruit
First: Triple Berry Cabernet by Tracy DeVore
Second: Salted Caramel Apple by Nicole Bigley
Third: Blood Orange with Vanilla Bean by Annette Eason
Savory
First: Steak & Guinness by Rebecca Tosdevin
Second: Lemon Herb Chicken Pot Pie by Sarah Mahoney
Third: #Chicken Pot Pie by Amal Flores
Cooked Custard
First: Lemon Blueberry Icebox by Carolyn Wheeler
Second: Coconut Custard by Geoffrey Geib
Third: Indiana Sugar Pie by Michael Parsons
Cream
First: Salted Chocolate Mud Pie with Rye Crust by Melissa Merritt
Second: Chocolate Silk Pie with a Brown Butter Shortbread by Emel Shaikh
Third: Chocolate Caramel Cream Pie by Mark Mitchell
Nut
First: Bourbon Maple Pecan Pie by Scott Smith
Second: Pecan Espresso Chocolate Chip Pie by Tracy DeVore
Third: Chocolate Pecan Pie by Claudia Guevara
Vegan
First: French Apple Pie by Christopher Riedesel
Second: Bourbon Pear Frangipane by Jacqueline Pasche
Third: Vegan Peach & Berry Pie by Andrew Reilman
World
First: Yuzu Pie by Todd Whitford
Second: Apple, Gogi Berry with Himalayan Honey & Sesame Pie by Lily Yu
Third: Southwest Ceylon Pumpkin, Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache, Cacao Nib, Pepita & Pine Brittle Pie by Sarah Bromell