{"id":9213,"date":"2016-10-24T23:41:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T07:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=9213"},"modified":"2016-10-28T17:10:51","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T01:10:51","slug":"judging-bc-fruit-pie-competition-celebrating-harvest-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/judging-bc-fruit-pie-competition-celebrating-harvest-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Judging at BC Fruit Pie Competition And Celebrating the Harvest Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the thanksgiving weekend, I received\u00a0this\u00a0great honour from\u00a0Vancouver Farmer’s Market<\/a>, and became\u00a0one of the judges for their BC Fruit Pie Competition<\/strong>. \u00a0As part of the annual Harvest Festival\u00a0<\/strong>by the Farmer’s Market, this competition has welcomed bakers from all neighbourhoods in the city to showcase their pie creations from their creative or classic recipes.<\/p>\n

The pies will be judged on: 50% for taste, 20% for appearance, 20% for crust and\u00a010% for originality & overall appeal.\u00a0\u00a0So I get to eat\u00a0those delicious pies and critique them?\u00a0This sounds like way too much fun for a food enthusiast like me!<\/p>\n

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BC Fruit Pie Competition @ the Harvest Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are the judges… We have Kevin from Hua Foundation<\/a>\u00a0and The Choi Project<\/a>, Warren, pastry chef from Elysian Coffee<\/a>, and ME!!!<\/p>\n

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Judging at BC Fruit Pie Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are the 6 contestants in the pie showdown!<\/p>\n

Autumn Glory Pear Pie\u00a0<\/strong>(with honey roasted pear)<\/p>\n

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Autumn Glory Pear Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Apple Pear Ginger Chocolate Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/a>
Apple Pear Ginger Chocolate Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Salted Caramel Apple Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Salted<\/a>
Salted Caramel Apple Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pear and Concord Grape Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Pear<\/a>
Pear and Concord Grape Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cranberry Raisin Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Cranberry<\/a>
Cranberry Raisin Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Salted Maple Apple Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Salted<\/a>
Salted Maple Apple Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At end of the tasting, the judges were unanimous. And the winner is…<\/p>\n

Pear and Concord Grape Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pear and Concord Grape Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since there was\u00a0still a lot of pie left, the rest of the pies were available\u00a0for public tasting by $2 donation to the market society. And other festivities would go on for the next couple weeks including the RIPE 2016 Feast<\/a> held at Roundhouse Exhibition Hall.<\/p>\n

It had been such another amazing\u00a0“Summer”season for Vancouver Farmer’s Market<\/a> and their 6 locations (West End,<\/strong> Downtown<\/strong>, Main Street Station<\/strong>, Trout Lake<\/strong>, Kitsilano<\/strong>, and Mount Pleasant)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Although the “Summer” season will be marked to an end (Oct 27), \u00a0we are still able to continue to eat fresh and eat local<\/strong> when the\u00a0“Winter” season is arriving\u00a0soon in the following locations:<\/p>\n