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Melissa Tate<\/p>\n
Every year in April, Rockwall gets a little bit sweeter thanks to Texas Pie Fest<\/a>. The annual celebration of flaky, golden crusts filled with gluttony is hosted by Tate Farms, one of the last family-owned ranches in Rockwall County. <\/p>\n The farm was established in 1962 by G.L. Tate Sr., and the family has maintained the tradition of raising Hereford cattle for over 50 years and selling grass-fed and finished (meaning it\u2019s not just fed some grass) beef across Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Over time, they\u2019ve introduced horse boarding and training and an event space, but the family\u2019s best idea yet was making Texas Pie Fest a tradition in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n It brings together the state\u2019s top pie makers for tastings, an artisan market for locally made goods, old school pie eating contests, a pie fight and local celebrity judges. Last year, chef Tony Archibald of Michelin recognized Quarter Acre, was a guest judge, as was Valery Jean-Bart of Val\u2019s Cheesecakes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Contest Information<\/p>\n The contest costs $10 per entry, and you can bake either a sweet or savory pie. Each one is judged on taste, creativity and overall presentation.\u00a0<\/p>\n There\u2019s also a pie-eating contest, which costs $5 to see who can eat a 12-inch pie the fastest. Entries are divided by age group (kids ages 4-10, kids ages 11-15, adults ages 16-100 and dogs).<\/p>\n For those two contests, you must pre-register, but anyone can join in on the pie fight. The \u201cfight\u201d is a free-for-all with aluminum pie tins filled with whipped cream getting flung across the farm grounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ticket Options<\/p>\n