Tastemakers | 50 Pies, 50 States Book Talk and Signing with Stacey Mei Yan Fong
One of the wonderful and magical things food can do is root something in place and create a home.
Whether she knew what she was doing or not, Stacey began an epic adventure in place-making when she started making pies in her New York apartment during the pandemic. She’d been laid off due to pandemic cuts, and feeling disconnected and without purpose, so she set about pursuing her citizenship in her adopted country.
As she dove into learning to perfect pie-making, she soon realized that she might feel more connected to her new home if she knew more about it and the people from the places she knew little of. So, she set out to bake a pie that was representative of every state in the US and give it to someone from that state. The result: a beautiful collection of stories, pies, and friends (old and new). And lots and lots of pies.
Join us to hear about Stacey’s life growing up in Singapore and Hong Kong, her love of American culture, and why pie was the ultimate place-making tool for her in finding and creating “home.”
You’ll also have the opportunity to buy her book and have it signed, plus enjoy some pie and coffee!
See you there.
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Tickets are $15 ($12/members, $10/students), reserve your spot online or with the Box Office at (479) 657-2335 today.
The pie crusts contain egg, dairy, and gluten. Gluten-free 1:1 flour will be available for guests who want to work with GF flour. Please note that wheat flour will be present. Please make and consume at your own risk. No other substitutions will be made.
About 50 Pies, 50 States
“There’s nothing quite so American as a slice of pie. That’s what I learned growing up in Singapore and Hong Kong, watching movies set in the United States and dreaming about taking a road trip from coast to coast, stopping at diners along the way. After college in Savannah and a decade as a fashion designer, I turned my passion for home baking into an ode to my chosen home: honoring the people, places, and flavors that made me love this country with a pie for each state.
Every pie is an opportunity to celebrate—or defend your home state’s honor. Bake your way through this book, and you’ll taste the full range of flavors that America has to offer.
The recipes are organized like the all-American roadtrip everyone has wanted to complete, this book is a journey through the wonders of pie for bakers of all skill levels–and the story of how I chose to make this place my home” — Stacey Mei Yan Fong
