• The inaugural Stissing House x Substack Pie Fest took place in November. • There were 33 pies entered for 14 judges — including Martha Stewart — to choose from. • According to James Beard award-nominated chef Clare de Boer, judges were between two pies.

I've been living in the US for 15 years, and there's one thing I really look forward to during the holidays: pies.

I'm always looking forward to having my favorites (apple pie is at the top of the list) and trying new ones brought by friends and family.

Now I have a new one to add to that list: the salted maple bourbon pie that Martha Stewart chose as the 2025 winner for the Stissing House x Substack Pie Fest.

The instructions are intimidating, but it sounds delicious

Nikki Freihofer describes her now-famous pie as "a pancake bre

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