Love a good pie? Here's where to go to buy the best in the country
You'll need to head to Tauranga to treat yourself to the best pie in New Zealand this year and, no, it's not mince and cheese. For the second time, Patrick Lam of Goldstar Patrick's Pies has taken the Supreme Award for a bacon and egg beauty at the Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Awards. Patrick first won the top prize for this Kiwi picnic classic back in 2010. Even more impressively, this is the fifth time the former Cambodian refugee has now taken the Supreme Award for one of his pies.
More than 5000 entries were received for the 2016 competition, now in its 20th year. See below for the full list of winners, announced in Auckland on July 26.
In the meantime you might like to try making an award-winning bake of your own with this venison pie created by Mark Southon, head chef at O'Connell St Bistro and resident chef on TV3's The Café. Mark joined the Bakels judging team this year.
SUPREME AWARD
Gold Award Bacon & Egg, Patrick Lam, Patrick's Pie Group Goldstar Bakery, Tauranga
MINCE & GRAVY
Gold Award Mab Chheur, Angkor Wat Kiwi Bakery & Café, Napier; Silver Award Roger Cathro, Pak n Save Petone; Bronze Award Vichheka Lieng, Blagdon Bakery, New Plymouth; Highly Commended Cheth Bun, Eurobake & Cafe, Kumeu Auckland
STEAK (DICED) & GRAVY
Gold Award Michael Kuoy, Counties Bakery, Pukekohe Auckland; Silver Award, Srieng Choeu, Fresh Bun Café, Tuakau Waikato; Bronze Award Eav Huy Ing, Bakehouse Café Ngaruawahia; Highly Commended Keang Heang Ea, Food for Thought Thames
CHICKEN & VEGETABLE
Gold Award Savanchamroeun Ly Sawanjamrune,Savans Bakery Warkworth; Silver Award David Liem, Greenland Bakery & Café, Botany Auckland; Bronze Award Tongmin Li, Hillpark Bakery, Manurewa Auckland; Highly Commended Srieng Choeu, Fresh Bun Café, tuakau Waikato
GOURMET FRUIT
Gold Award Blueberry, Spiced Apple & Apricot, Bunnarith Sao, Dairy Flat Bakery, Albany Auckland; Silver Award Caramelised Walnut, Black Doris Plum, Dan Shaw, Havelock North New World, Hastings; Bronze Award Apple, Try Kong, Bakers Oven, Stanmore Bay Auckland; Highly Commended Cointreau Pear, Apple, Cherry Cheesecake , Patrick Lam, Patrick's Pie Group Goldstar Bakery, Tauranga
GOURMET MEAT
Gold Award Steak & Mushroom, Roger Cathro, Pak n Save Petone; Silver Award Mushroom, Bacon & Cheese, Try Kong, Bakers Oven, Stanmore Bay Auckland; Bronze Award Venison, Mushroom, Bacon & Cheese, Geemun Chao, Baker Bobs Bakery & Café, Greerton, Tauranga; Highly Commended Steak, Mushroom & Cheese, Sarith Ruon, Beaut Bakery, Taupo
VEGETARIAN
Gold Award Broccoli, Pumpkin & Carrot, Jason Danielson, The Bakery Wholesale, Wanaka; Silver Award Potato, Pumpkin & Kumara, Raymond Khau, Better Quality Pies Ltd, Rotorua; Bronze Award Spinach, Pumpkin & Kumera, Geemun Chao, Baker Bobs Bakery & Café,Greerton, Tauranga; Highly Commended Carrot, Peas & Corn, Meng Hong Ly, Rushgreen Bakery & Café, Papakura Auckland
BACON & EGG
Gold Award Patrick Lam, Patrick's Pie Group Goldstar Bakery, Tauranga; Silver Award David Liem, Greenland Bakery & Café, Botany Auckland; Bronze Award Eav Huy Ing, Bakehouse Café Ngaruawahia; Highly Commended Tongmin Li, Hillpark Bakery, Manurewa Auckland
MINCE & CHEESE
Gold Award, Buntheng Wong, Panmure Bakehouse, Panmure Auckland; Silver Award Sreymoh Vong, Julia's Bakery, Ellerslie Auckland; Bronze Award Neville Jackson, Jackson's Bakery, Havelock, Hastings; Highly Commended Ming Zheng, Nana's Bakery, Kingsland, Auckland
STEAK & CHEESE
Gold Award Geemun Chao, Baker Bobs Bakery & Café; Silver Award, Patrick Lam, Patrick's Pie Group Goldstar Bakery, Tauranga; Bronze Award Lee Ing, Fast & Fresh Bakery, Taupo; Highly Commended Vong Hean, Mairangi Bay Bakery, Mairangi Bay Auckland
POTATO TOP
Gold Award Roger Cathro, Pak n Save Petone; Silver Award, Oudorm Lai, Corner Bakery, Hillsborough Auckland; Bronze Award Geemun Chao, Baker Bobs Bakery & Café, Greerton Tauranga; Highly Commended Try Kong, Bakers Oven, Stanmore Bay, Auckland
COMMERCIAL/WHOLESALE
Gold Award, Terry McMahon, Couplands Bakeries, Hornby Christchurch; Silver AwardEddie Grooten, Dad's Pies, Silverdale Auckland; Bronze AwardMurray Swetman, Ponsonby Pies, Tauranga; Highly Commended, Paul Barber,Goodtime Foods, Napier
CAFÉ/BOUTIQUE
Gold Award Smoked Warehou & Tarakihi, Brad Dalton, Ginger Dynamite, Motueka; Silver Award Cream of Chicken, Leek, Carrot, Celery, Ham & Cheese, Fiona Townsend, Replenish Café, Timaru; Bronze Award Pork, Kumara & Apple, Melissa Kelsey, Warkworth New World, Auckland North; Highly Commended Venison, Mushroom, Ales, Red Wine & Juniper Berries, Donna Putnam, Bosco Café, Te Kuiti, Waikato