Congratulations to the 7th Annual KCRW Good Food Pie Contest Winners!

Congratulations to all the winners of KCRW’s 7th Annual Good FoodPie 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:

(L–R: Jonathan Gold, Rebecca Tosdevin and Evan Kleiman) Best in Show went to Rebecca Tosdevin’s Steak & Guinness Pie, which also won first place in the Savory category. (Photo by Caught in the Moment Photography.)

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