A celebration for a community that likes pie
SAT, OCTOBER 19, 2024
Pie Tasting: 10 AM - 1 PM
Live Music: 1 - 2 PM
Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center
233 4th St NW, Charlottesville
A fundraiser event organized by WTJU, in partnership with JSAAHC
Live funky r&b music from 1pm to 2pm
E.J. and ‘em
A celebration needs good music!
QUESTIONS? Write to cvillepie@virginia.edu
Thanks to these sponsors:
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.
