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Do You Make An Award Worthy Green Tomato Pie?

June 3, 2017 By Dayton937 Leave a Comment

Green Tomato Pie Contest Saturday June 10th

June 10th, 2017 will be a day to mark your culinary calendars.

Calling all cooks, young, old, professional or fly by the seat of your pants. There is a contest and big trophies and bragging rights are at stake for the top 3 spots.  The venue will be the crowded Riverfront Park in Miamisburg at the Rock N Green Tomato Festival, on June 10th.  The pie competition starts precisely at 5pm.

MostMetro is helping organize the festival and Dayton’s favorite foodies,  The Food Adventures Crew will be judging the pie contest.  Will  Chef House, The Big Ragu and Hungry Jax pick your pie?

There is still time to enter the event.

 

HERE’S THE SKINNY ON THE GREEN TOMATO PIE CONTEST:

WHERE:
THE ROCK N GREEN TOMATO FESTIVAL
 at Riverfront Park in Miamisburg, behind Ron’s Pizza Tavern near the stage.

WHEN:
SATURDAY, JUNE 10th at 5pm  (the festival goes from 11am – 10pm)

WHAT:
Green Tomato Pie Baking Contest
– Whose tastes the best???

Green Tomato Pies

WHY:
To see who the bragging rights and gets trophies fpr the best Green Tomato Pie !

WHO:
We are expecting professional Pie entries from Ron’s Pizza, Mz. Pickles, Blue Note Bistro, Bennetts Publical (last year’s champ), and maybe Bullwinkles.  We are also expecting some amateur cooks like the “Scanlan Girls.”

HOW TO JOIN THE CONTEST:
Bring your pie to Ron’s Pizza Tavern at 1 s. Main St., Miamisburg, between 1pm and 4pm.  Ask them to put the pie in the cooler for you.  The contest will start at 5pm, last about 30 minutes and trophies will be presented immediately afterwards.

Last Years top 3 were Bennets Publical, Blue Note Bistro and Mz Pickles Sandwich Shop

Contest is WINNER TAKE ALL – with trophies awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place….

 

Other Featured events at the ROCK N  GREEN TOMATO FESTIVAL:

5k Donut Run,  $250 Cornhole Tournament, Hula Hoop Contest, Live Music, Elvis Tribute Band, Food Vendors, Craft Vendors, Kids Bouncy House, Dunk Tank, Hamburger Wagon Burger Eating Contest, Poker Run /Motorcyles, Green Beer at Ron’s Pizza, 

Join us for a Food Adventure Saturday June 10th – A fun time will be had by all.

Below are some pictures from past TOMATO PIE CONTESTS !!

2014 champ, was an amateur !

Bacon topped pie !

Green Tomato Pie pre baked

Whipped Green Tomato Pie

June 10th it all goes down, 2017

Rock n Green Chair Jack Sperry flew in some guest judges from Fairborn in 2016

Will it be savory or sweet ?

Anyone can enter a pie !

If you havent tried Greent Tomato Pie – youre missing out

Oh wow the creativity !

Slicing up a savory pie

Jax and Chef House determine the 2015 champ

Trophies for the winners !

Experiment in your kitchen and give it a try !

Chef House has judged the contest in past years

The 2015 Champs were Amateur cooks !

Elvis would love this

2014 runner up

Raw Material

 

 

Filed Under: Dayton Dining, Food Adventures, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Elvis, festival, green tomato pie, hamburger wagon, hula, jitterbug, likve bands, miamisburg, pie contest, rockn, tomato pie

Rock n Green Tomato Festival to Feature Pie Baking Contest !

May 25, 2014 By Dayton937 4 Comments

Delicious pie

Green Tomato Pie – Can you make the best one?

Calling all bakers!!  Miamisburg needs you.  Saturday June 14th is the 4th Annual Rock N Green Tomato Festival.  One of the features is a “GREEN TOMATO PIE CONTEST.”  

Can you bake the best pie?  Do you have what it takes?  Can you be the champ?  Prizes will include 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies.  Register and prove you have the skills to make the most delicious pie of them all!

The judges for this contest are the only locals with mouths big enough to fit the bill, Chef House, Hungry Jax and Big Ragu from Food Adventures !

 

***TO ENTER THE BAKING CONTEST, Fill out and send in this form by June 11th !  —> click here for form

You have to register by June 11th, then bring your pie to Ron’s Pizza house at 5:30pm on June 14th.  The contest begins at 6pm.  Ron’s will keep your pie warm or cold for you at your direction.  The Food Adventures Crew are serious eaters, and are sure to have their taste buds tuned up and ready for the test …  Are you kitchen savvy enough to win?  Then get your oven mitts, pie crusts, and baking pans ready for this Green Tomato Pie Baking Contest.  But most of all, you have to sign up !

Green Tomato Pizza

Green Tomato Pizza? It was Delicious !

 

This event promises to be a festive Food Adventure at Miamisburg’s Riverfront Park!

The Rock N Green Tomato Festival is relatively new, but has picked up a loyal following in 4 short years.

This cozy festival is a blast and a MUST EAT on your summer list of festivities.  It is a friendly, fun atmosphere with plenty of food and drink.  Speaking of which..

We also have a side contest***  WANT TO WIN DINNER with THE FOOD ADVENTURE CREW at the Rock n Green Tomato Festival for you and a friend?  Then comment on the story below and tell us why you deserve it!  One winner will be chosen at random, and they may bring a guest and meet us at the festival at 4pm.   It looks like Hamburger Wagon Burgers and Ron’s Pizzas are on the menu !  You cant beat a free dinner for you and a pal with 2 original Dayton Food Adventurers!

Fried Green Tomatoes

We love the Fried Green Tomatoes at the festival

 

*******FESTIVAL INFO*******

WHAT: ROCK N GREEN TOMATO FESTIVAL

WHEN: SATURDAY JUNE 14th from Noon – 11pm

WHERE:  Downtown Miamisburg, next to Ron’s Pizza At Riverfront Park

WHAT ELSE:  

— CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT $250 to winner – click here to enter –

— LIVE MUSIC from Noon – 11pm   – schedule of bands here –

Hamburge Wagon Burger

This Hamburger Wagon Burger didn’t last long on our plate

 

— 5k RUN/WALK at 10am – click here to register –

— FOOD AND MERCHANDISE VENDORS – -want to be a vendor? CLICK HERE –

— HAMBURGER EATING CONTEST

— KIDS GAMES and BOUNCY CASTLE

— HULA HOOP CONTEST

— JITTERBUG CONTEST

 

*****For all the event info visit: www.rockngreentomato.com/   *****

The Food Adventures Crew will see you there !  Don’t forget to comment on this article for a chance to win dinner with them  the night of the festival !

Browse through our Food Adventure photo gallery below from past 3 years of “Rock n Green Tomato Festivals.”    Also, “like” Food Adventures on Facebook by clicking HERE !

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