Thursday, August 19, 2010

Pastry Chicago calling on all pastry and culinary students

Pastry Chicago's third annual amateur fruit and raisin pie competition, sponsored by the California Raisins Marketing Board, will take place Sept. 18.

Black raspberry apple pie, the 2009 first place winner by Chelsey Torres, graduate and current chef assistant of The French Pastry School

Current pastry and culinary students as well as amateur bakers are invited to register for the pie-making competition. Local pastry shop owners will join Pastry Chicago in judging the pies. Additionally, a master pastry chef/instructor from The French Pastry School will be demonstrating a tart recipe.

For more information or to register, visit www.pastrychicago.org.