Pie Challenge Finals Saturday
Winning pie bakers from six area farmers markets meet for a showdown Saturday at the Woodstock Farmers Market, located on Market Street downtown. Chef Judges are Tony Pisconeri of Pisconeri Studios in Jasper, Daniel Porubianski of Century House Tavern in Woodstock and Brian Jones of Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta.
Judging will begin at 9:30. A Pie Eating Contest for kids will take place at 10:30. Once judges have completed their reviews the pies will be available for the market visitors to taste and vote for the “People’s Choice” winner.
Competitors from Roswell Farmers and Artisans Market, Acworth Farmers Market, Sweet Apple Farmers and Artisans Market, Canton Farmers Market, Waleska Farmers Market and Woodstock Farmers Market submitted pies earlier this summer in three categories, Youth, Adult and Professional https://oesterreichischeapotheke.at/viagra-kaufen-oesterreich/. Criteria for judging was appearance, taste, texture and originality. Pies must have one locally grown ingredient not necessarily in season. There were more than 63 pies entered in the contests were sponsored by Cherokee County Farm Bureau, the Farmers Markets and their local communities.
Cherokee County Farm Bureau’s Main Focus is Agriculture Education to teach everyone the importance of Agriculture and how it is a part of their lives every day. Agriculture is the number one Industry in Georgia.
Acworth Farmers Market–1st Place Youth Winner – Luscious Lime Pie – Landon Dougherty
Acworth Farmers Market–1st Place Professional Winner – Banana Crème – Penny Dougherty- Blue Ribbon Bakery
Acworth Farmers Market–1st Place Adult Winner – Gracie’s Coconut Custard Pie – Tina Rhoades
Canton Farmers Market-1st Place Professional Winner-Key Lime Raspberry Pie-Shelly Farrar-Riverstone Corner Bistro
Canton Farmers Market-1st Place Adult Winner- Cast Iron Heirloom Green Tomato Pie- Bill Grant.
Roswell Farmers Market-1st Place Professional Winner-Buttermilk Pie, topped with Roasted Georgia Peaches and
Blueberries-Vivian Lee-Executive Pastry Chef of Osteria Mattone
Roswell Farmers Market-1st Place Adult Winner- Jennifer Liang-Peach and Blueberry Pie and Oat Crumble Topping
Sweet Apple Farmers Market-1st Place Professional Winner-Spinach Pie-Remzije Cerkini
Sweet Apple Farmers Market-1st Place Adult Winner-Zucchini Crisp-Carol Maddox
Waleska Farmers Market-1st Place Youth Winner-Lemon Cheese-Leora Winter
Waleska Farmers Market-1st Place Professional Winner- Peaches and Cream-Roxanne Janes
Waleska Farmers Market-1st Place Adult Winner-Blueberry Peach Strudel-Chris Wheeler
Woodstock Farmers Market-1st Place Youth Winner-Apple Crumb Pie-Catherine Beck
Woodstock Farmers Market-1st Professional Winner-Irish Car Bomb Pie-Careylin North
Woodstock Farmers Market-1st Place Adult Winner-Georgia Heirloom Tomato and Goat Cheese pie-Tina Rhoades