Jonathan Gold, Sherry Yard and Nicole Rucker Return to Judge the 7th Annual Good Food Pie Contest!

For the seventh year in a row we’ve invited LA’s best bakers, chefs and food writers to judge the Good Food Pie Contest . The event is Sunday, October 4th at the Fowler Museum at UCLA.

This year’s judging panel includes Pulitzer Prize winning critic (and cream pie aficionado) Jonathan Gold as well as pastry chef Sherry Yard and previous pie contest champion Nicole Rucker. We are thrilled to bring back pie judging pros and welcome new faces to the judges deck. Check out the full list of judges below.

The deadline to ENTER YOUR PIE is Sunday, September 27th at 11:55pm.

Laurel Almerinda, Huckleberry, Milo + Olive, Cassia

Noelle Carter, LA Times Test Kitchen

Carol Cotner Thompson, culinary instructor and catering

Jonathan Gold,LA Times

Valerie Gordon, Valerie Confections, Valerie at Grand Central Market, and Valerie Echo Park

Clemence Gosset, The Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories

Jonathan Grahm, Compartes

Roxana Jullapat, Elysian

Ann Kirk, Dominick’s, Little Dom’s and 101 Coffee Shop

Sarah Lange, Elysian

Rose Lawrence, Red Bread

Christine Moore, Little Flower Candy Company and Cafe, Lincoln

Dahlia Narvaez, Mozza Restaurant Group

Chris Phelps, Salt’s Cure

Meadow Ramsey, Sqirl

Akasha Richmond, Akasha Restaurant and Sāmbār

Nicole Rucker, Cofax

Hourie Sahakian, La Brea Bakery

Mariah Swan, BLD, ICDC

Lesley Bargar Suter, Los Angeles Magazine

Shannon Swindle, Craft LA

Zak Walters, Salt’s Cure

Robert Wemischner, LA Trade Tech College

Sherry Yard, iPic and Helms Bakery