Let Them Eat Pie

One of our school’s most popular fundraiser events is Eat Pie and Shop. It’s an annual pie extravaganza, combined with an artisanal Holiday gift market. The main attractions are a celebrity judged pie contest for adult bakers, and some 300+ additional pies, which are sold to the general public by the slice. Flavors range from savory (quiche, meat pie) over fruity, nutty, to creamy and chocolate-crazy.

For the first time ever, the students had their very own pie contest – and Mika was chosen to be one of the five jury members! Submissions had to be baked with no or minimal help of adults. Winners were judged by the kid jury, and the sampling kid audience. The jury had to systematically sample 50+ pies (!), but everything was set up and paced professionally, so nobody got sick. Mika’s own pumpkin pie did not win an award, but Z & T’s team effort – a family recipe Apple Strudel – got second prize. Congratualtions!!!