Congratulations To All the Winners of the 6th Annual Good Food Pie Contest!

Photo credit information: Top four photos by Caught in the Moment Photography, remaining photos by Lisa Peters.

The results are in for this year’s Good Food Pie Contest. Hosted in sweltering heat at UCLA’s Wilson Plaza outside of the Fowler Museum, nearly 400 bakers submitted their pies in 7 categories, including World Pie in honor of the Fowler Museum’s collection.

Breaking precedent and sparking furious debate among the judges, Alison Brooker won both in the Savory Pie category and Best in Show for her Chicken Pot Pie Galette. A galette winning a pie contest, Jonathan Gold explained “is like a camel winning the Kentucky Derby,” but nonetheless, the judges ultimately agreed that it was the best tasting “pie” at the event.

Full List of Winners:

Best in Show:

Allison Brooker, Chicken Pot Pie Galette

Best Crust:

Alina Bezdikian & JP Bolles, Apple Pie

Fruit Category:

1st – Merida Gorman, Classic Apple

2nd – Alina Bezdikian & JP Bolles, Apple Pie

3rd – Alicia Luther, Sour Cherry

Savory Category:

1st – Allison Brooker, Chicken Pot Pie Galette

2nd – Susan O’Bryan, Beer Braised Pork Pie

3rd Hallee Hirsh, Winter Pie of Grassfed Beef Cheek with a Spelt Crust

Cream Category:

1st – Gloria Zarate, Rosewater & Orange Blossom Water Cream with Peaches, Pistachios and Chocolate Hazelnut

2nd – Claudia Choi, Cream Pie with Frangelico Whipped Cream & Hazelnut Brittle

3rd – Emily Cofrancesco, Butter Beer Butterscotch Mousse with Speculoos Crust, Butter Whipped Cream, Chocolate & Pop Rocks

Cooked Custard Category:

1st -Staci Agapiou, Mandarin Orange Meringue

2nd – Edlyne Nicolas, Salted Honey Pie

3rd – Helen Brooks, Chai Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Crust and a Pecan Toffee Topping

Nut Category:

1st – Samantha Seeholzer’s Date Pecan Pie

2nd – Claudia Guevara, Pecan Pie

3rd – Kyle Gatlin, All-Butter Crust Bourbon Pecan Pie

Vegan Category:

1st – Edlyne Nicolas, Plum Nectarine Crisp

2nd – Claudia Guevarra, Vegan Apple Pie

3rd – Morgan Simons, Peach Bourbon Cherry Pie

World Category:

1st – Cybelle Tondu, Mayan Vessell Pie with Chocolate, Peanut Butter & Corn

2nd – Jaime Shaheen, Cajeta Apple

3rd – Todd Whitford, Calmansi Pie (Filipino Pie)

Photo credit information: Top four photos by Caught in the Moment Photography, remaining photos by Lisa Peters.