Ever wondered what goes into those mouth-watering pies that bear the DC State Fair blue ribbon? The website of the Makes-me-wanna SHOUT! Pie Baking Challenge recently revealed just that. Profiling both the person and the recipe, the post on Sharon Winget’s Chalfant Apple Cranberry Pie is not to be missed.
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Everyone wins at the DC State Fair. Anyone who entered a pie competition for the first time or snapped a sweet picture at our photo booth knows that! But of course we also have contest winners. So without further ado, here they are.
If in the rush of the Fair we missed or miscategorized anything, please let us know.
Photography:
1. Early Morning Fishing, ekelly80
2. Hear, Capitol Quarter Photos
Homebrew:
1. Sean Gugger: Nelson RyePA
2. Nathan Rice: Peach Sour
Best Malt: Brian Haroldson: Hookie Dark Cream Ale
Best Fruit & Spice: Paul Stepnowsky: Baby Blues
Best Roast/Smoke/Wood: Rob Pitingolo: Pennsylvania Ave Porter
Honey:
Best of Show: Izzy Hill
Extracted Honey: Izzy Hill
Best Tasting Honey: Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild
Kids’ Poetry:
Darren Hazzard, “Good Food, the More You Eat the Better You Feel”
Craft Contests
Newborn Hats:
1. Karla Koudelka, Cupcake
2. Karla Koudelka, Pumpkin
3. Kenneth Moore, Pumpkin
Knit/Crochet:
First Place Knit: Whitney Meagher, DC Themed Gloves
First Place Crochet: Karla Koudelka, Cat Sweater
Bicycle Accessory:
1st place and Best Design & Function: Crispen Wilson, Quick Attach and remove child seat for Capitol BikeShare
2nd place and Best Adaptation: Jamal Kadri, 1934 rear steer tandem retrofit
3rd place and Most Creative: Nthabi Rand, Doll carrier
Kids’ Art:
1. Nthabi Rand
Baked Goods Contests
Pie:
Best in Show: Sharon Winget, Chalfont Apple Cranberry Pie
Best Apple: Chalfant Mother’s Apple Cranberry Pie by Sharon E. Winget
Best Pie Crust: Salty Oat Apple Pie by Christine Perez
Savory Show: Mushroom Lambkin Pie by Ellen McBarnette
Cupcake:
1st Place: Tatiana Cook, Red Pepper Cupcake with Goat Cheese Frosting and Red Pepper Jam
Best Cake: Joy Dingle, Chocolate-Almond Cupcake with Almond Meringue Icing
Best Presentation: Kimberley Trainor, Coconut Ginger Cake, Lemon Curd Filling, and Meringue Frosting.
Prepared Foods Contests
Cucumber Pickle:
1. Mark Perry
2. Melanie Egorin
3. Chris Forney
Other Vegetable Pickle:
1. Margaret Mook, Green Martini Tomatoes
2. Kara Elder, Sweet Pickled Jalapenos with Coriander and Cumin
3. (tie) Kara Elder, Sweet Pickled Jalapenos with Ginger; Mike Hankey, Cilantro Pickled Radishes
Fruit Pickle:
Chris Forney, Mom’s Watermelon Pickles
Jam & Jelly:
1. Erin Behrmann, Smoky Peach Pepper Jam
2. Erin Behrmann, Peach Basil Jam
3. Sarah Cohen, Spicy Raspberry Lime Jam
Fermented Vegetable:
Rhea Kennedy, Locavore Kimchi
Vegetable Contests
Tastiest Tomato:
Malin Moeller, Cherry Tomato
Longest Vegetable:
Stephanie Dock, 46-inch squash
Heaviest Vegetable:
Jesse Fenty, 18-pound pumpkin
Heaviest Fruit:
Ellen McBarnette, watermelon
Funkiest-Looking Vegetable:
Andrew Robie, Maize
In December 2012, DC State Fair sponsor Whole Foods P Street put out the red carpet for our pie and cupcake winners. A team led by Daniel Thaeler transformed the store into an ode to some of D.C.’s best bakers, designing profiles and recipe cards for each baker and confection, and inviting the winners to share samples.
The people who went from Fair contestants on 8th Street to stardom on P Street included (pictured from left):
Best Cupcake: Esther Ventus with the Juan Carlos Cupcake, a chocolate-raspberry creation
Most Creative Pie: Frank Asher and Sarah McLaughlin with Vegan Pot Pie
Best Apple Pie: Megan McConville with her Classic Double Crusted Apple Pie
Most Creative Cupcake: Heidi Goldberg with The Sweet and Salty, a sweet potato cupcake with salted caramel buttercream
(More photos after the jump!) Continue reading “Competition on 8th Street to stardom on P Street”
