The knives are down and the results are in – six Western Bay of Plenty pie bakers have walked away with eight awards at the Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards.
One Tree Bakery owner Bunchoeun Keo received a gold award for his steak and gravy pie, while his egg pie got a highly commended.
Patrick Lam of Patrick's Pie Group got two bronze awards, including one for a gourmet Cointreau, pear and apple cherry pie.
Patrick Lam of Patrick's Pie Group walked away with two bronze awards, including one for a gourmet Cointreau, pear and apple cherry pie.
The supreme award went to New World Greenmeadows in Napier for its potato-top pie.
A panel of 20 experts, including New Zealand chef Martin Bosley and chief judge Tim Aspinall, decided the winners for this year's awards.
More than 500 bakers entered the competition that saw more than 378 entries in the steak-and-cheese category and 340 mince-and-cheese entries.
The pies, which are all coded for "blind judging", will be judged in the following categories: mince and gravy, steak, steak and cheese, chicken and vegetables, gourmet meat, vegetarian, bacon and egg, mince and cheese, gourmet fruit, cafe boutique, potato top pie and commercial wholesale.
The baker of New Zealand's top pie will take away the Supreme Pie Maker trophy and $7500 cash, while gold award winners receive $1000 cash.
Results:
MINCE & GRAVY
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award
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Khemara Yin |
The Bakehouse Café Thames |
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Silver Award
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Buntha Meng |
Wildgrain Bakery |
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Bronze Award
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Srieng Choeu |
Fresh Bun Cafe |
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Highly Commended
|
Tongmin Li |
Hillpark Bakery |
STEAK (DICED) & GRAVY
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award
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Bunchoeun Keo |
One Tree Bakery |
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Silver Award |
Lam Ho |
Paetiki Bakery |
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Bronze Award
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Annie Hay |
Richoux Patisserie (Ellerslie) |
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Highly Commended
|
Roger Cathro |
Pak n Save Petone |
CHICKEN & VEGETABLE
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award
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Srieng Choeu |
Fresh Bun Cafe |
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Silver Award
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Bill Liem |
Greenland Bakery & Cafe |
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Bronze Award
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Bunnarith Sao |
Dairy Flat Bakery |
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Highly Commended
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Jason Hay |
Richoux Patisserie (Takapuna) |
GOURMET FRUIT
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award Blueberry & Spiced Apple |
Bunnarith Sao |
Dairy Flat Bakery |
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Silver Award Sherry'd Pear & Plum |
Shane Kearns |
Viands Bakery |
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Bronze Award Cointreau Pear & Apple Cherry |
Patrick Lam |
Patrick's Pie Group Ltd |
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Highly Commended Vanilla Bean, Poached Apple & Salted Caramel |
Jason Heaven |
Heaven's Bakery |
GOURMET MEAT
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award Butter Chicken |
Srieng Choeu |
Fresh Bun Cafe |
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Silver Award Chicken, Bacon & Mushroom |
Bill Liem |
Greenland Bakery & Cafe |
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Bronze Award Creamy Chicken & Mushroom |
Thi Thach |
Mr Baker |
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Highly Commended Thai Chicken |
Roger Cathro |
Pak n Save Petone |
VEGETARIAN
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award Bok Choy, Carrot, Parsnip & Kumara |
Bunthy Te |
Angkor Wat Bakery & Cafe |
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Silver Award Pumpkin, Broccoli, Veg |
Bill Liem |
Greenland Bakery & Cafe |
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Bronze Award Cauli, Silverbeet, Pumpkin |
Oudorm Lai |
Corner Bakery |
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Highly Commended Tomatoes, Chilli, Mango Chutney & Spice |
Shuly Ngann |
Le Royal Bakery |
BACON & EGG
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award |
Vong Hean |
Mairangi Bay Bakery |
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Silver Award |
Oudorm Lai |
Corner Bakery |
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Bronze Award |
Sarith Ruon |
Beaut Bakery Ltd |
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Highly Commended |
Bunchoeun Keo |
One Tree Bakery |
MINCE & CHEESE
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award |
Sopheap Chouk |
Te Awamutu Bakehouse Cafe |
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Silver Award |
Try Kong |
Bakers Oven |
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Bronze Award |
Patrick Lam |
Patrick's Pie Group Ltd |
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Highly Commended |
Meng Hong Ly |
Danny's Kiwi Bakery |
STEAK & CHEESE
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award
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Roger Cathro |
Pak n Save Petone |
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Silver Award
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Trang Tan Kiet |
Cherrywood Cafe |
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Bronze Award
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Sam Jampa |
Kaikohe Bakehouse Cafe |
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Highly Commended
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Buntha Meng |
Wildgrain Bakery |
POTATO TOP
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award
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Keith McDonald |
New World Greenmeadows |
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Silver Award
|
Oudorm Lai |
Corner Bakery |
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Bronze Award
|
Mike O'Reilly |
Bakers of Bethlehem |
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Highly Commended
|
Geemun Chao |
Baker Bobs Bakery & Cafe |
COMMERCIAL/WHOLESALE
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award |
Phil Lyons |
Couplands Bakeries |
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Silver Award
|
Michael Welch |
Dad's Pies |
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Bronze Award |
John Newell |
Oxford Pies |
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Highly Commended
|
Paul Barber |
Goodtime Foods |
CAFÉ BOUTIQUE
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Name |
Company |
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Gold Award Caramelised Walnuts, Pear & Blue Cheese Tart |
Craig Rust |
Divine Cakes & Desserts |
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Silver Award Banoffi Pie |
Andrew Fitzpatrick |
Cake Box |
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Bronze Award Chicken, Mushroon, Sundried Tomato, Camembert, Egg & Spring Onion |
Mike Buchman |
Robert Harris Matamata |
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Highly Commended Steak, Onion & Garlic
|
Murray Peterson |
Central Cafe |
SUPREME
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Gold Award Potato Top
|
Keith McDonald |
New World Greenmeadows |
6 comments
Congratulations
Posted on 22-07-2015 14:48 | By Mackka
... to you Bunchoeun Keo :) Your pies are the greatest and your smile and those of your friendly staff make your shop always a pleasure to visit :)
yummy.
Posted on 22-07-2015 17:08 | By graemec
Special congrats to all the asian names amongst the winners,they have certainly embraced our pie culture.Will Andrew Little and his mates be calling for them to be banned from NZ!
Humble Pie Eater - Andrew LITTLE
Posted on 22-07-2015 17:12 | By carpedeum
Well perhaps these award winners could each send one pie to Andrew LITTLE and see if he knows how to eat HUMBLE PIE after his seemingy racist comments. So many of these fine business people producing top class pies may be excluded under his Party's suggested Policy ???
Great Asian Bake-Off
Posted on 22-07-2015 18:45 | By Johnney
No one complaining about all the Asians cooking up great pies for us, not like the property market. Let's embrace their enthusiasm and hard work. Congratulations to all.
Thank you ..
Posted on 22-07-2015 19:18 | By Vuuren
One Tree Bakery best pies EVER! If you haven't tried! Get down there now!
Get your story right
Posted on 23-07-2015 10:20 | By Spy
I am no fan of Andrew Little but he is not saying ban Asians, never has said this. He is saying foreign buyers be they Chinese, German or whatever are having a negative effect on pricing. It just so happens it is Chinese who are prominent amongst the buyers, we would have the same conversation if they were Russians or Martians.
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