Registration for KCRW's 8th Annual Good Food Pie Contest is now open and I'm doing some reflection. How did I know eight years ago that my simple yet dogged desire to learn how to make better pies would turn into a community of crazed pie obsessives? Eight years ago I ...read more
On the eve of a lot of pie baking I gift you with a story of failure turned into success as a reminder that perfection is it's own kind of hell. Yeah, I know. You get to a point in life where you say to yourself, really? When will the ...read more
In my quest to both get better at making cream pies and to enjoy eating them I challenged myself to come up with some flavors I enjoy in general. It's the best kind of inspiration. Then you can fiddle around until the cream filling that embodies the flavor you're looking ...read more
I'll be honest. I don't need to eat gluten free so I don't spend a lot of time making gluten free baked goods. So when I was co-teaching Pie Camp with Barbara Swell I didn't focus on the spontaneous gluten free workshop that sprung up within pie camp. A few folks ...read more
Momofuku's Christina Tosi's Cereal Milk creations are legendary. It's to the point where they sell the prepared Cereal Milk in pint bottles so you can feed that itch on the go. As I was drinking the remaining milk from a bowl of cornflakes I wondered. Why not Cereal Milk Pie? ...read more