Celebrate National Pie Day on January 23, 2016. National Pie Day, celebrated annually, is an unofficial national holiday created by the American Pie Council simply to celebrate the pie. This year, the holiday falls on the fourth Saturday in January.

Emile Henry officially celebrates the day with a pie contest that runs from January 1 through January 28. Details can be found on the Emile Henry facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1QYdZm9

The winner of the contest will receive a $250 Gift Card for Emile Henry product and Five Essential Pie Baking Tools: an Emile Henry Modern Classics Pie Dish, a Lékué Baking Mat, a Rösle Egg Whisk, a Rösle Kitchen Spoon and a Duralex Large Glass Bowl.

Emile Henry created its first pie dish for the American market 20 years ago and was awarded a design patent for the fluted shape. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gachrOJTtSQ. The Emile Henry pie dish is a natural product handcrafted from Burgundy clay in France. The dish is highly resistant to breakage and can go directly from the freezer to the oven. The Emile Henry Pie Dish is the Official Pie Dish of the American Pie Council and the championship.