The Pie Academy Presents - October 3rd - 5th, 2025
Register today - space is limited
It's the Pie Vacation of Your Dreams in America's Most Charming City
If you could design the perfect pie getaway, what would you include? A fabulous kitchen to bake in, shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow pie lovers? Personal pie lessons from one of America's foremost baking authorities? Quaint, one-of-a-kind shops...fabulous dining everywhere you turn...in a place steeped in history, beauty, and Southern hospitality?
Yep, us too. And that's why we've put all of that together, once again, in our Lowcountry Pie Getaway 2025 - and you're invited!
But don't delay - you won't want to miss out. Space is limited.
Want a close-up look at the Lowcountry Pie Getaway experience?
Then check out the video below.
Whether You're an Old Pie Hand...Can't Wait to Make Your First Pie...or Want to Polish Some Rusty Skills, We've Got You Covered
The beauty of an intimate event like ours is that we can tailor the instruction to your needs. The curriculum will include many of our most popular sessions and recipes from past Getaways...not to mention others from Ken's pie and baking books. Here's a sampling of recipes and the sorts of sweet and savory pies we've made in the past.
Meet Your Pie Getaway Guide
Ken Haedrich - dean of The Pie Academy - has been in love with the kitchen and cooking for almost as far back as he can remember. "I come from a big family and the kitchen was always the center of it all. It's where we did homework after school, where I'd sit with my mom and watch Yankee games while she smoked her one cigarette of the day, where it always smelled delicious and where, apparently, the seeds of a life spent happily in the kitchen were planted."
He remembers fondly one particular family tradition, his mom and dad's pie making on fall weekends. "They'd pile the seven of us into the station wagon - this was before seat belts, mind you - head out into the country and buy a bushelful of apples. Back home, they'd make a pie together, just the two of them. Mom peeled the apples, dad always did the crust, a Crisco crust, and it was outstanding. Best apple pie I ever had."
At age 17, Ken joined the Navy and, unsurprisingly, found himself in the kitchen as often as possible. While his Navy buddies were spending their paychecks on Springsteen albums and expensive stereos, he was buying cookbooks written by his early mentors - James Beard, Julia Child and Marion Cunningham, whom he would later befriend.
Ken moved to New Hampshire after the Navy to take a job as the head cook, only cook, and bottle washer at a home for disadvantaged children. "I loved the job and the work was rewarding, but the pay was miserable, so I started writing cooking articles for magazines to make a little extra."
That was hundreds of articles, 18 cookbooks, and a Julia Child Cookbook Award ago. Today, Ken spends most days tending to his duties as "dean" of The Pie Academy community - ThePieAcademy.com - making YouTube videos and hosting online baking and cooking classes, ably assisted by his wife and partner, Bev. They look forward to meeting you at the Lowcountry Pie Getaway 2025 in Charleston.
Are you ready for the pie experience of a lifetime?
We'd love to have you join us in Charleston for this one-of-a-kind baking weekend. Click the button here to get the details and find the registration form. We expect to fill up quickly, so let us know right away if you're interested.
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