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Slide Show: Portland Pie-Off

August 26, 2009

Peninsula Park was the setting for the Portland Pie Commission’s Second Annual Pie-Off, an old-fashioned baking competition that pitted crusty locals against one another in nine pie categories.

Photography by Meghan Colson

Best Savory Pie: David Molner for Moroccan Lambstravaganza.

Photography by Meghan Colson

Prettiest Pie: Elizabeth Fuss for Stavros Pie.

Photography by Meghan Colson

Best Fruit Pie: Sabrina Miller for a Cranberry-Apple Pie.

Photography by Meghan Colson

Best Nut Pie: Miranda Layton for Pecan Pie.

Photography by Meghan Colson

Best Stone Fruit Pie: Jenny Cook for Brown Butter and Bourbon Peach Pie.

Photography by Meghan Colson

Best Custard Pie: Jennifer Hudspeth for Buttermilk Chess Pie.

Photography by Meghan Colson

Best Crème Pie: Sara Gray for Coconut Cream Pie.

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Best Berry Pie: Ares Philabaum for Berry Sweet Pie.

Photography by Meghan Colson

Best Mash-Up Pie & Grand Prize/Best Overall Pie: Alison Greco for Cucumber Honeydew White Chocolate Icebox Pie.

Photography by Meghan Colson

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On Sunday August 16 some 300 pie-loving Portlanders’ made their way to historic Peninsula Park in NE Portland for the second annual "Portland Pie-Off". Hosted by the Portland Pie Commission (i.e., three pie-obsessed pals), this contest was a testament to the power of community owned, organized, and executed events. And undoubtedly the best part about the whole sugary shindig? People, ahem, like myself … with absolutely no pie-making talents, still got to take part i...
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