Pics from Sweet Potato Pie Bake-Off
Folks from the Harrison Museum of African American Culture sent along a couple of pictures from Saturday evening’s Sweet Potato Pie Bake-Off at the Claude Moore Educational Complex. This was round one of the competition, where local chefs judged and narrowed down the pool of contestants from 15 bakers to six. The six finalists will compete at the 22nd Annual Henry Street Heritage Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Here are the judges and a couple of committee members:
Judges, left to right. Front Row: Sonny Pendleton (La'Cove Restaurant), Gloria Manns (committee), Penny Ahuero (Viva La Cupcake), Alex Eliades (Bread Craft), Charles Hooper (Crock 'n' Roll); Second row: Jerome Bonds Jr. (Norah's Cafe), Charles Price (committee)
And here are the lucky finalists:
Order in photo (left to right): Front row, Petunia Barlow, Shirley M. Buchanan; Second Row: Gloria Manns (Committee), Dr. Nancy W. Wilson, Barbara N. James, Jen King (represented by Ben Westin), Brenda McClay-Shifflett; Third row, Charles A. Price (Committee)
August 29, 2011 - 11:13 AM
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Any chance of getting the winning recipes?
Evie, I’ll certainly ask, but I’ll wait until after the final competition in September. Thanks.
My mother, Shirley M. Buchanan!!! So proud of you! You go girl!!! She makes the best sweet potato pie I’ve ever eaten!!! You are my superstar!!! Love you MOM!!!!
Congratulations to my, Grandmother Shirley M. Buchanan she bakes the best sweet potatoe pie that has ever been made…My grandmother is the best!!!She cooks straight from the heart thats what makes it even better.Love You Grandma!!!
Lindsey, where are those winners’ recipes from the 2011 Sweet Potato Pie Contest? See article & posts of August 29, 2011?
I was one of the participants, not a winner. I was a winner in the aspect of gaining a new friend in Shirley Buchanan.
Wonder if she is entering this year’s contest? Would be interesting to do a follow up story of her.
This is the only recipe from the contest that was released. It was on WDBJ7′s Weekend Diner: http://www.wdbj7.com/lifestyle/food/wdbj7-awardwinning-sweet-potato-pie-on-the-weekend-diner-20110918,0,4186758.story
I would imagine that if the same women who competed last year want to compete this year, they want to keep their pie recipes to themselves.