Good Food
PieCast 1: If pie were in the Olympics
Ahead of our October 2 pie contest, here's the first installment of KCRW's 2016 Good Food PieCast. It's a podcast about pie, a piecast -- get it?! -- dedicated to our love of pie. We're going to take you on a delicious journey in three parts to meet pie lovers, pie eaters and expert pie makers across the country.
By Evan Kleiman • • 32m ListenFor the second installment of our PieCast series, listen to it here.
In this episode
3 storiesThe great pie terminology debate
Are cheesecakes and gallettes pies? Where does pie territory end and tart territory begin? Is a square pie just as tasty as a round pie or a slab pie?
Read the story13 minHow to win a competitive pie eating contest
Michelle Lesco is 112 pounds and 5-feet, 4-inches tall. Despite her small frame, she is one of the top female competitive eaters in the world and has eaten ungodly amounts of all kinds of things in contests, including hot dogs, chicken wings, and you guessed it, pie.
Read the story8 minPie-making tips from a national pie contest champ
Now that we've covered competitive pie eating, it's time to move to competitive pie-making. Our next guest, Evette Rahman, has won eight blue ribbons at the American Pie Council-sponsored National Pie Championships, including best-in-show.
Read the story11 min
