{"id":384334,"date":"2026-07-03T00:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/384334\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T00:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:04:17","slug":"ikedas-california-country-market-in-norcal-voted-1-pie-in-america-how-legacy-family-bakery-achieved-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/384334\/","title":{"rendered":"Ikeda’s California Country Market in NorCal voted #1 pie in America: How legacy family bakery achieved American dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There’s nothing more American than apple pie and the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n

If you’re going up to Lake Tahoe for the long weekend, we’ve got the perfect place for you to stop.<\/p>\n

It turns out a stop along I-80 in Auburn is the number one pie in America, according to a brand-new USA Today contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ikeda’s California Country Market is a beloved family-run institution — and it’s more than just a place to get a pie or fresh fruit.<\/p>\n

The family that started it is an embodiment of the American dream: one of perseverance, ingenuity and community.<\/p>\n

MORE: Enjoy a taste of cloud 9 at Della Fattoria Caf\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n

The business was started by Sam and Sally Ikeda after one of the darkest chapters of U.S. history: Japanese-Americans being sent to internment camp during World War II. What started as a fruit stand has evolved into the Northern California staple that it is today.<\/p>\n

Derek Ikeda, third generation in the family business, joined ABC7 Eyewitness News to talk about his family’s legacy and their delicious pies.<\/p>\n

Watch the full interview in the player above.<\/p>\n

\"Now<\/a><\/p>\n

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