Piehole Project’s third annual virtual pie auction went live Monday, October 17 at 9:00 a.m. and offers 40 unique pies created, made, and donated by Dallas’ top chefs. The auction is part of FestEvents Foundation’s Piehole Project fundraiser which funds culinary scholarships for Texas students. The Piehole Project has expanded into Austin and features an online auction featuring 20 pies from Austin chefs.
FestEvents Foundation’s founders Alison Matis and Cheryl Weis created Piehole Project. Chefs participating in Piehole Project Pie Auction and their pies are:
| Matt Balke | Encina | Beef Tongue Shepherd’s Pie |
| Jill Bates | Cafe Momentum | Maple Bourbon Bacon Pecan Pie |
| Jeff Bekavac | Cane Rosso, Zoli’s, Thunderbird Pies | Timpano Genovese |
| Dunia Borga | La Duni Baking Studio | Blueberry Pie |
| Junior Borges | Meridian | Corn Cream Custard Pie |
| Justin Box | Chef Justin Box | Pork and Smoked Mushroom Pie |
| Keith Cedotal | KEESH | Pie au Chocolate |
| Katherine Clapner | Dude Sweet | The “Real” Crack Pie |
| Steve DeShazo | Dallas College | Old Fashioned Cocktail Cherry Pie |
| Eric Dreyer | Monarch Restaurant | White Chocolate Fig Tart with Crispy Prosciutto |
| Joshua Gianni Farrell | Will Call | Movie Theatre Floor |
| Dean Fearing | Fearing’s | Dean Fearing |
| Matt Ford | Billy Can Can | Rabbit and Black Truffle Pot Pie |
| Donna Griffin | Garden Cafe | Habanero Pecan |
| Joshua Harmon | Birdie | The Bird os the Word |
| Jeffrey Hobbs | Slow Bone BBQ | Severance Pie |
| Maggie Huff | Homewood | Sour Cherry Pie |
| Sean Jett | Humble: Simply Good Pies | Purple Rain and Modern Love |
| Jeana Johnson | Talbot-Hill Ranch | Southern Collard Green Pot Pie |
| Susan Lor | TJs Seafood Market | Cherry Bomb |
| Mike Matis | Fearing’s Restaurant | “Fear”-ito Pie |
| Andrea Meyer | Bisous Bisous Patisserie | Pumpkin Butterscoth Pie |
| Misti Norris | Petra and the Beast/STEPCHILD | Mushroom and Kentucky Rose Pie |
| Joel Orsini | Profound Microfarms/Allevare | Ambrosía |
| Chris Patrick | Bright Box Foods | Key Lime Raspberry Beret |
| Nikky Phinyawatana | Asian Mint | Thai Tea Tart |
| Daniel Pittman | 33 Restaurant Group | Pastrami on Rye Hand Pies |
| Janice Provost | Parigi | Coconut Cream |
| Anastacia Quinones-Pittman | José | Breakfast Pie |
| Kent Rathbun | Imoto | Shmore Pie |
| Jeramie Robison | Thompson Dallas | Huckleberry-Pear |
| Andrea Shackelford | Harvest Seasonal Kitchen | Bird’s Nest |
| Graham Shockley | Ocean Beauty Seafood Dallas | Louisiana Lobster Pie |
| Jon Stevens | Stock & Barrel | Butterscotch Meringue Pie |
| John Tesar | Knife | Caviar Pie |
| David Uygur | Lucia | Caramelized Onion Tart with ‘Nduja and Egg |
| Sharon Van Meter | Beckley 1115 | Balcones Baller Deep Dish Pecan Pie |
| Nick Walker | The Village Dallas | Pigeon Pie |
| Ashleigh Wright | Dallas Cowboys @ The Star | Red Velvet Custard Torte |
WHERE: The Pie Auction is online here.
WHEN: The Pie Auction runs from October 17 – October 27.
HOW: To bid, visit Log on to the auction site here to create account and start bidding.
WHY: Festevents Foundation created Piehole Project to raise funds for culinary and hospitality scholarships. To date, they have raised and funded nearly $30,000 for scholarships and hope to raise another $40,000 with this year’s auction in Dallas and now, in Austin.
