Event Mon Oct 17 2011

After serving as a judge and sampling over a dozen pies, I stumbled out of the Bucktown Apple Pie Contest at Holstein Park's fieldhouse like a drunken sailor, hoping the walk home would help me digest the sugary indulgences of the morning. After a long walk, a long nap, and a lot of water, I conclude that the event was lot of fun. If you're jealous that you couldn't participate in this fundraiser for the Friends of Holstein Park, you have roughly a year to perfect your recipe; I'll see you at the starting block.

Update: we have info on the winners! Dinah Grossman of Cheap Tart Bakery won the professional division, and Alison Summy took top honor among the amateurs.





I'm a sucker for strong lattice work; isn't it beautiful?



Cool design, eh?



I thought the tree design was charming.

The attention to detail is admirable--and the results very eye-catching.

Looks like someone got married recently and decided to live in the center of a pie!

The event had close to 150 submissions--this is a small group of entries, awaiting the calm before the storm. The gym smelled amazing.