PIE PALOOZA! Want to eat locally?  It's as easy as Pie! Join REAP for the 8th annual Pie Palooza November 2012             Goodman Community Center 149 Waubesa St.  Madison, WI

What is Pie Palooza?
 

A delicious Sunday brunch which includes:

Your choice of two slices of scrumptious  sweet or savory pies baked by area chefs using local products; plus a farm-fresh salad; and beverages.

Chefs and bakers all over town dream up special sweet and savory pie recipes for this annual celebration of all things pie.  The hardest part is deciding which slices to try!

All proceeds from Pie Palooza support REAP Food Group programs, which promote the inclusion of healthy, local, sustainably grown foods in schools, restaurants, food stores and home kitchens.

 What kinds of pies are served?

Previous years have included...

Savory Pies:
Napoli Country Cheese Pie with Prosciutto
Wild Rice, Sweet Potato and Asiago Cheese Tart
Sharp Cheddar, Sweet Apple, and Bacon Pie
Spaghetti Pie with Pancetta
Moroccan Lamb and Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie
Autumn Harvest Quiche
Cheddar and Onion Pie
Roasted Root Vegetable Individual Pies
Savory Vegetarial Quiche
Curried Pumpkin with Almonds, Lemon, Caramelized Onions and Tamarind
Pizza Pie with Pesto Sauce

Sweet Pies:
Wisconsin Chevre, Door County Peach and Rose Petal Preserves Tart
Peanut Butter & Jelly Pie (peanut butter cream pie w/concord grape topping)
Sweet Potato Pie
Cranberry Apple Gallettes
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust
Fresh Apple Whoopie Pies with Maple Cinnamon Buttercream
Pumpkin Pie
Chocolate Winter Fruit Tart
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Cranberry Pear Pie
Chocolate Walnut Pie
Cranberry-Pecan Relish Pie
Apple Pie Pockets

Note:  Not all pies will be available at all seatings, but we promise to have a wonderful selection of both sweet and savory pies available throughout the day!

How do the timed seatings work?

We sell tickets for four timed seatings to assure shorter lines and plenty of seats.  You may purchase a ticket for 9:30-10:30am, 10:30-11:30am, 11:30am-12:30pm, or 12:30-1:30pm.  Walkups welcome if slots are not sold out.

How do I buy tickets?

You may purchase tickets on-line (highly recommended) or stop by the REAP office to purchase paper tickets.  (Unfortunately, we can't accept credit cards for purchases at the office.)  To purchase on line, you will need to register each guest in your party by name.  (Sorry, but we don't have control over how that system works.)  The system will then walk you through the payment system and allow you to print out your own tickets.

 
Are there tickets for kids?

We do not sell children's tickets.  But since a meal consists of two slices of pie and a salad and drink, you can choose to share it any way you like.  We will sell "extra slice" tickets at the door for ticketholders who feel two slices aren't quite enough.  (Extra slice tickets will be $5)

Will there be options for vegetarians?

There will be options of both vegetarian and meat savory pies and sweet pies without lard in the crusts throughout the day.  Since we never know what the chefs will create, we cannot garantee options for vegan, gluten free, or other dietary restrictions will be available.   

Who bakes the pies?

All pies are baked and generously donated by many of your favorite local chefs and bakers.
So far we have pie pledges from the following... 

The 608 Community Supported Kitchen
Beans 'n Cream Coffeehouse
Bloom Bake Shop
Crema Cafe
Fresco
Grace Cheesecakes
Harvest
Honey Bee Bakery
Hubbard Avenue Diner
Humble. Sweet & Savory Pies
L'Etoile
Lombardino's
Madison Concourse Hotel
Market Street Diner
Merchant
Mermaid Cafe
Metcalfe's Market
Monty's Blue Plate Diner
Porchlight Products
RP's Pasta
The Roman Candle
Sunprint On The Square
Weary Traveler
Willy Street Co-op

Please thank our bakers for donating to Pie Palooza!

PIE PALOOZA 2011 is generously SponsorED By

Photos From Past Pie Palooza Events...