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    Good Food

    A National Pie Champion Shares Her Pie Tips

    Nicole Mournian swept KCRW's 4th Annual Good Food Pie Contest , taking home four blue ribbons. She went on to travel to the largest national pie championship in Florida earlier this year where she won a blue ribbon for technical excellence with her Perfect Apple Pie. She is now the pastry chef at Gjelina and Gjelina Take Away .

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Nicole Mournian swept KCRW's 4th Annual Good Food Pie Contest, taking home four blue ribbons. She went on to travel to the largest national pie championship in Florida earlier this year where she won a blue ribbon for technical excellence with her Perfect Apple Pie. She is now the pastry chef at Gjelina and Gjelina Take Away.

    Pork and Peas Pie recipe.

    here to enter your pie in the 5th Annual Good Food Pie Contest.

    The full episode

    3 of 8
    A Pie Champ Shares Her Tips, California Wheat, Wet Burritos
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 9:59A Historic Combo Plate in Placentia
    3. 16:02A National Pie Champion Shares Her Pie TipsYou’re reading this
    4. 26:13Wicked Whoopie Pies
    5. 32:34Colonial America's Food Traditions
    6. 39:47America's Best Lost Recipes
    7. 45:11American Cheese
    8. 51:19A Hot Dog for Everyone at The Slaw Dogs
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

      Associate Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    3 of 8
    A Pie Champ Shares Her Tips, California Wheat, Wet Burritos
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 9:59A Historic Combo Plate in Placentia
    3. 16:02A National Pie Champion Shares Her Pie TipsYou’re reading this
    4. 26:13Wicked Whoopie Pies
    5. 32:34Colonial America's Food Traditions
    6. 39:47America's Best Lost Recipes
    7. 45:11American Cheese
    8. 51:19A Hot Dog for Everyone at The Slaw Dogs
    Back to Good Food