Still Time to Enter the 2016 Piermont Apple Pie Contest

PIERMONT, NY — Rev up the ovens: The 4th Annual Piermont Pie Contest will be held at Piermont’s Down to Earth Farmers Market on Sunday.

All home bakers are welcome-- bring us your best apple pie, organizers say!

Contestants may register online through the Piermont Chamber of Commerce by clicking here.

The contest judges this year are Mark Tasker, Head Pastry Chef of Balthazar, esteemed Piermont community member, Sylvia Welch, and — new this year — Deborah Tyler, AKA The Pie Lady of Nyack.

The panel will determine the winner by assessing the pies’ tastes, looks, creativity, and tradition.

It’s been stiff competition over the years with 12-year-old Grace Jackson winning top honors in 2013 – will we see her again? In 2014, Michelle Langer Lynn amazed all with her Apple Crumb Pie with Bourbon Soaked Dried Figs and a Cheddar Crust. Then in 2015, Norma DeSousa wowed the judges with her Carmel Walnut Apple Pie.

Is 2016 your turn?

Do you have the talent – and the courage – to face these baking virtuosos? Come to the Piermont Farmers Market on Sept. 25 to find out!

Pie Lady & Son will also be a guest vendor of the market that day with their wonderful pies available for purchase whole or by the slice.

Piermont’s Down to Earth Farmers Market takes place every Sunday, from 9:30 am-3:00 pm, through Nov. 20, 2016.

It’s located in the M & T Bank parking lot at the corner of Piermont Avenue and Ash Street. The market brings together local farmers and food makers who offer seasonal produce; pasture-raised meat, poultry, and eggs; fresh breads and baked goods; artisanal cheese and bread; pickles; flavorful olive oils, and more. The weekly food event also hosts rotating day vendors who sell unique specialties as varied as organic chocolate nut butters to French macarons.

PHOTO/ Down to Earth Markets