72 pies! 300 people! 13 committed judges! Ribbons! Prizes! Wow!

Congratulations to everyone who entered a pie in the Second Annual Portland Pie-Off. The competition was stiff but how lucky were we to have such a beautiful summer day to enjoy it all?

Welcoming back competitors from last year was like seeing old friends again, and meeting so many of you first timers? You definitely brought your game. It was on!

Here are the winners of the 2009 Portland Pie-Off:

Best Stone Fruit Pie: Jenny Cook for Brown Butter and Bourbon Peach Pie
Best Nut Pie: Miranda Layton for Pecan Pie
Best CPR Pie: Dereth Salchak for Coconut Pineapple Rum/Piña Colada Pie
Best Mash-Up Pie: Alison Greco for Cucumber Honeydew White Chocolate Icebox Pie
Best Custard Pie: Jennifer Hudspeth for Buttermilk Chess Pie
Best Berry Pie: Ares Philabaum for Berry Sweet Pie
Best Crème Pie: Sara Gray for Coconut Cream Pie
Best Fruit Pie: Sabrina Miller for {a cranberry apple pie}
Best Savory Pie: David Molner for Moroccan Lambstravaganza
Prettiest Pie: Elizabeth Fuss for Stavros Pie
Grand Prize/Best Overall Pie: Alison Greco for Cucumber Honeydew White Chocolate Icebox Pie

Thank you to our really wonderful sponsors who donated gifts for the winners:
New Season’s Market
Dagoba Organic Chocolate
Marisa McClellan
Trellis Earth
Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission
Pok Pok
American Red Cross
Whole Foods Market
Little Red Bike Cafe

And for the wonderful support from County Commissioner Cogen and our friends at OurPDX.

The Portland Pie-Off is completely volunteer run and funded by the Pie Commissioners out of our own pockets. Your donation for pie entries helps offset the costs of park rental, supplies, and event insurance: thank you!

See you next year!