John Lehndorff (JohnLehndorff)

John Lehndorff is one of America's foremost authorities on pie. He has been eating pie for 50 years, baking pie for 30 years and has written about pie as an award-winning journalist and food editor for more than 25 years. He is the former executive director of the American Pie Council. He has judged dozens of pie contests and was the head judge for the National Pie Championships. He directed the Great American Pie Festival, was the spokesperson for National Pie Day, Jan. 23, and founding editor of the Pie Times newsletter. He has taught pie-making classes to young and old. His favorite pie is double-crusted wild blueberry a la moded with vanilla bean ice cream.