The Pie Social is sure to be a delicious and entertaining afternoon event with local bakers – both amateurs and professionals – supplying a wide array of pies.  Be assured this event is not only for those with a sweet tooth, the pies will cover all categories including fruit, creamy, savory and nut, so shoppers can come to shop, eat lunch and get dessert!  To top off the pie, kids and adults are invited to try delicious frozen custard from Danny Meyer’s, Shake Shack, which will make its home in Downtown Brooklyn in mid-December.  And make sure to feed your savory side, with famous ‘Grumble Grumble’ grilled cheese sandwiches donated by Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain.

One of the most exciting parts of the day is sure to be the pie competition.  Bakers are invited to bring pies to be judged by parents and a panel of celebrity judges.

The panel will consist of Gail Simmons, Food & Wine and “Top Chef,” Danielle Kyrillos, “Top Chef: Just Desserts,”, Chef Marc Anthony Bynum of Food Network’s Chopped, and MooBurger and local restaurant owner Jeff Lederman, of Strong Place, Bocca Lupo and Nectar.  The winner will receive a gift package from Food & Wine and bragging rights for the year!  Judging will take place at 1pm.

The Gift Fair will highlight local artisans, craftspeople and merchants, and promises to provide a huge variety of handmade, local and sustainable gift-giving choices, from jewelry, to exclusive eco-friendly Brooklyn clothing from Dumbo’s Half Pint Citizens, to handmade toys from Fork + Pencil. More than twenty different vendors from the local Brooklyn flea markets will be displaying and selling their handmade goods.

Families can make this holiday season their time to give back.  Toys for Tots donations will be collected by our very own U.S. Marines! Considering purchasing toys for donation from Fork + Pencil or Half Pint Citizens, both who will be donating all profits to PS 29 PTA.

And while you shop, children of all ages can participate in holiday craft workshops hosted by art teachers from Children’s Museum of the Arts or face painting by Mini Max Toys & Cuts.  Kids can also make holiday gifts the whole family will cherish by bringing (or making) artwork to transfer onto Poloppo’s t-shirts, mugs, canvas and more.  Or give a smile!  Professional photographers will be holding holiday photo shoots, with all proceeds to PS 29.

Thank you to our event sponsors for donating all proceeds to PS 29 PTA – Fork + Pencil, Half Pint Citizens, Shake Shack, Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain, Mini Max Toys & Cuts and Children’s Museum of the Arts.