There was concern, after a couple of key departures from the lab last year, that the annual culinary competition might be over. Far from it! All it took was a nod from the new director and a couple of emails, and entries were out in force.
Competitors drew inspiration from their gardens and other local ingredients, from famous chefs and family members, from their cultures of origin and even from their jobs. I contributed a plate of Ottolenghi's butterbean hummus, and a lattice-topped cherry pie. For the first time in all my years of competing, I won the grand prize! The judges especially praised the pie's crumbly buttery crust, and one confessed to reaching for it three times in spite of abundant alternative offerings.
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congratulations on winning - your pie looks great and the creativity of the entries is impressive - where I work there is often a run to the doughnut shop for morning teas but we do have a few keen bakers there!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Johanna! We're lucky to have a few folks providing a steady stream of baked goods for group meetings throughout the year now as well.
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