A celebration for a community that likes pie
Pie Fest 2024: COMING JUNE 2024
Location TBA
Congratulations to our 2023 Pie Fest winners!
Grand Prize: Brenda Alluisi - Gingerbread Spice Apple Pie Tart
People's Choice: Maureen Scott - Chocolate Bourbon Pecan
First Prizes:
Maureen Scott - Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie (boozy)
Lisa Seymour - Glazed Strawberry Rhubarb Pie (fruit)
Connor Brothers - Mud Pie (nutty)
Greg Ochsenschlager - Swine Symphony Pork Pie (savory)
Justin Vesser - Coconut Cream Pie (surprise us)
Second Prizes:
Kate Scales - Apple Pie (fruit)
Tina Eshleman - Mocha Pecan Pie (nutty)
Justin Vesser - Short Rib Pie (savory)
David Sobel - Vinegar Pie (surprise us)
Third Prizes:
Alison Buchanan - Strawberry Fields Forever (fruit)
Julie Bowersett - Chicken Pie (savory)
Emma Bramer - Black Bottom Oatmeal Pie (surprise us)
Honorable Mention:
Meredith Hicks - Blueberry Lemon Crumble Pie (fruit)
Violet Moore - Vegetarian Cheeseburger Pie (savory)
Nikki Hastings - Salted Honey Pie (surprise us)
Alexis Trouillot - Beets Me (fruit)
A fundraiser event organized by WTJU
Free to attend. Taste 3 pies for 5 bucks.
Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers is a band with roots firmly planted in the riverbank soil of Richmond, Virginia. Led by the traveling troubadour, Cassidy Snider, this is a grassy assortment of her wanderlust-filled soul with sounds of the New Orleans bayou, the Blue Ridge mountains, and every accent between. Each song kicks dirt off the dance floor with story-filled twang. Blending genres, yet always tinged in Cassidy's blues, they have developed a unique sound that morphs the musical styles of the American past with a voicing that can only be sung by this band's bright future.
QUESTIONS? Write to cvillepie@virginia.edu
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Judging Criteria
Overall flavor.
20 points.
No one wants a pie that doesn't taste good, so this is the single most important judging criterion. It is worth twice of what any of the others are. Be sure that your pie is tasty, preferably delicious, and ideally divinely flavored.
Presentation.
5 points.
They say you eat with your eyes first. A beautiful pie will make the judges hungry for more, and they will be expecting greatness. If you can make your pie look as great as it tastes, you will be on your way to a winning pie.
Crust.
5 points.
The crust separates a good pie from a fantastic pie. People who are serious about pie are very serious about crust, and a poor crust will virtually ruin a pie experience for them.
Originality OR Traditionality.
5 points. This is a specialty of the Cville Pie Fest.
Other pies break new ground in pie making. There may be a flavor combination never before dreamed, or something that would ordinarily be a whole fruit that is, instead, a custard pie. Whatever it is, we may never have seen it before. These are the Original Pies.
Sometimes a pie will transport you back to your childhood, reliving the ideal life of the best apple pie you've ever eaten. They will remind you of holidays, and favorite relatives, and all of the good times you've ever had in your life when a pie has been present. These are the Traditional Pies.
Cville Pie Fest pies should be one or the other.
A minor deviation from tradition will get neither points for Originality nor Traditionality, but going big one way or the other could get you the full points for this category.
