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Pillsbury Pie Eating Contest

UC Merced employee celebrating after winning the Pillsbury pie eating contest

James Nardello reveals his empty pie tin and is crowned the inaugural Pillsbury pie eating champion.


Celebrity Chef Ed Porter Does a "Takeover" of the YWDC

Chef Ed Porter visiting the Yablokoff-Wallace Dining Center during a campus dining takeover event

Chef Ed Porter, winner of Guy Fieri’s Grocery Games and featured on Netflix’s "Pressure Cooker," visited campus for a takeover of the Yablokoff-Wallace Dining Center. With over 30 years of culinary experience, Porter has expanded into filmmaking and music production.