April 2018 – The sixteen contestants in our 5th Anniversary Pie Baking Contest brought their A game to Driver’s block party this weekend. Thank you to all who participated, including our panel of expert judges: Tera Ancora owner of Cibo in Sausalito; Marissa Cruz of Driver’s Market; Sherry Page founder of Culinary Getaways; and Candace Rowan, pastry chef at Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco.
First Place
KEY LIME
Erin Pinkerly
Second Place
LEMON MERINGUE
Russ Zink
Third Place
BLUEBERRY
XLC Joloronde
CHOCOLATE CREAM
Drew Lama
Honorable Mention (not pictured)
STRAWBERRY BASIL
Nora Sawyer
LEMON MERINGUE
Jennifer Kehoe
ALMOND CUSTARD AND CHERRY CRUMBLE
Dörte Ahlgrimm
PRUNE + QUINCE CRUSTADE
Michael Waldron + Chantal Combes
APPLE
Danya Mosgofian
RASPBERRY ALMOND
Jamey Millie
MACADAMIA NUT MERINGUE
Carolyn King
STRAWBERRY APPLE
Lauren Barnum
SPRING CARAMEL COCONUT CREAM
Leah Rosenthal
Honorable Mention
SHAKER LEMON
Tula Biederman
SPANAKOPITA
Andrea Rey
Honorable Mention
APPLE
Anna Bowles