Driver’s 5th Anniversary Pie Contest!

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

 

Honorable Mention

OUR JUDGES
(L-R) Sherry Page, founder of Culinary Getaways; Candace Rowan, pastry chef at Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco; Marissa Cruz of Driver’s Market; and Tera Ancora, owner of Cibo in Sausalito.