Youngsters bake; judges rate
This is the first year that the San Joaquin Fair’s cooking contests are not interactive, but that doesn’t mean the judges don’t taste everything that’s submitted - with rare exceptions.
Judges have seen it all. A teen once brought in a plate full of salty cookies, according to food judge Autumn Dedini. And then there was the avocado pie judge Bette Rossi once had to face. Made the night before judging, it had not been refrigerated. By the time it came up for a tasting, it was a blackened mess. more…
