The Bakel’s Supreme Pie Award goes to Shane Kearns of Viands Bakery in Kihikihi. He won the competition with a gourmet fruit pie, only the second time in the 15 years of the competition that a fruit pie has won the coveted award.
Shane’s pie was a spiced plum, port and apple pie.
The Kearns’ win ended the dream run of pie maker Pat Lam, of Gold Star Patrick’s Pies in Tauranga and Rotorua, who has won the supreme award four times, including twice with a creamy bacon, mushroom and cheese pie.
Here’s a list of all the winners in the Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards for 2011. I’ve only included the meat winners – really, we’re not interested in the vegetarian versions.
Congratulations to everyone who entered this 15th competition.
| SUPREME WINNER – Gourmet fruit pie | ||
| Shane Kearns | Viands Bakery | 80 Lyon Street Kihikihi, Te Awamutu |
| MINCE AND GRAVY | ||
| Gold | ||
| Ian Holloway | Hollies Bakery | Flaxmere Shopping Centre, Swansea Road, Hastings |
| Silver | ||
| Brent Hughes | Pukekohe Pak N Save | Corner Harris Rd & Queen St, Pukekohe |
| Bronze | ||
| Shane Kearns | Viands Bakery | 80 Lyon Street, Kihikihi, Te Awamutu |
| Highly commended | ||
| Geemun Chao | Fast & Fresh Bakery Café | 8 Horomatangi Street, Taupo |
| STEAK (DICED) VEGETABLES & GRAVY | ||
| Gold | ||
| Jenny Ly | Penny Lanes Bakery | 248 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga |
| Silver | ||
| Suoi Hi Ly | Whenuapai Bakehouse and Café | 79 Brigham Creek Road, Whenuapai |
| Bronze | ||
| Geemun Chao | Fast and Fresh Bakery | 89 Horomatangi St, Taupo |
| Highly commended | ||
| Bunnarith Sao | Dairy Flat Bakery | 1443 Dairy Flat Highway 17, RD4, Albany |
| CHICKEN & VEGETABLE | ||
| Gold | ||
| Neville Jackson | Jacksons Bakery and Café | 15 Middle Road Havelock North |
| Silver | ||
| David Liem | Greenland Bakery and Café | S3 Market Square, Botany Town Centre |
| Bronze | ||
| Bill Lenh Liem | Greenland Café | 5/28 Subway Road Pukekohe |
| Highly commended | ||
| Suoi Hi Ly | Whenuapai Bakehouse and Café | 79 Brigham Creek Road, Whenuapai |
| GOURMET MEAT | ||
| Gold: Chicken, Bacon & Mushroom | ||
| David Liem | Greenland, Bakery & Café | 3 Market Square, Botany |
| Silver: Chicken, Pistachio & Cranberry | ||
| Iolie Murphy | Eternent Café | 26 Victoria Street, Wanganui |
| Bronze: Beef Stroganoff | ||
| Peter Wheeler | Bays Pies/Barringtons | Unit 1 / 5 Miro Place, Albany |
| Highly commended: Chicken, Bacon, Cajun & Spinach Sauce | ||
| Patrick Lam | Goldstar Pats Pies | 19 Bethlehem Road, Bethlehem Town Centre, Tauranga |
| BACON AND EGG | ||
| Gold | ||
| Brent Hughes | Pukekohe Pak N Save | Corner Harris Rd & Queen St Pukekohe |
| Silver | ||
| Patrick Lam | Goldstar Pats Pies | 19 Bethlehem Road, Bethlehem Town Centre, Tauranga |
| Bronze | ||
| Chhai Heng Chrin | Merrivale Bakery | 405 Fraser Street, Merrivale, Tauranga |
| Highly commended | ||
| John Van Der Berk | Johns Bakery and Café | 358 Heretaunga St West, Hastings |
| MINCE AND CHEESE | ||
| Gold | ||
| Brent Hughes | Pukekohe Pak N Save | Corner Harris Rd & Queen St Pukekohe |
| Silver | ||
| Patrick Lam | Goldstar Pats Pies | 19 Bethlehem Road, Bethlehem Town Centre, Tauranga |
| Bronze | ||
| Jenny Ly | Penny Lanes Bakery | 248 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga |
| Highly commended | ||
| Mana Endoo | Ngaruawahia Bakery and Café | 88 Great South Road, Ngaruawahia |
| STEAK AND CHEESE | ||
| Gold | ||
| Ian Holloway | Hollies Bakery | Flaxmere Shopping Centre, Swansea Road, Hastings |
| Silver | ||
| David Bell | The Bakery | 12 Clifford Road, Wakefield, Nelson |
| Bronze | ||
| Sray Senq | Blagdon Hot Bread Bakery | 555 Devon Street West, New Plymouth |
| Highly commended | ||
| Michael Kloeg | Ten O’Clock Cookie Bakery and Café | 180 Queen Street, Masterton |
A fruit tart wins the National Pie Competition?! It’s a travesty of justice, I demand a public inquiry!
Also interesting to note only one of the finalists is from the South Island…
Mr Hunt – thank you for your comment. According to Stuff today the Chief Judge thought that the winning pie shouldn’t have won – he thought it was more a ‘tart’ than a pie as it didn’t have a pastry top. A travesty indeed. Plus, where is the classic Steak and Mushroom as a category?