American Pie Council announces best pies in America at 24th Annual APC National Pie Championships
The best professional and amateur pie-makers descended upon Orlando, FL on April 6 and 7 for the 24th Annual APC National Pie Championships at the Rosen Centre Hotel. It was here that 714 pies were entered by 71 pie-makers and entered into three divisions. In the commercial division, Bakers Square won the most first place ribbons with 25, while the inventive pies from Chef Kathy Hanson from the Ritz Carlton Orlando and amateur Jennifer Nystrom from Clarksville, Ohio also reigned supreme.
Chef Hanson won the professional best of show put of 107 pies. Titled "I Love a Great Love Pie," it won in the Royal Wedding category - which is a one-time category created to commemorate the upcoming royal nuptials between Prince Henry of Wales and Meghan Markle. Hanson's best of show pie featured bananas foster with vanilla bean and Marcona almond honey cookie crust and sprinkled on top with "Markle Sparkles."