Customers get to pick the flavor of their pies, but not the maker—taking the chance that their $20 pie will come from Harvard and not other, more gourmet Cambridge establishments like Henrietta’s Table, Finale and Harvest.
Every $20 pie sold raises enough money to feed the equivalent of a meal to a family of four, according to Waters.
The Pie in the Sky program also features special celebrity pies, that for $100 come with signed memorabilia from the likes of Nomar Garciaparra, Eminem and Sheryl Crow.
“Nobody would pay $100 for one of our pies,” joked Director of Residential Dining Rosemarie McGahey, who has been volunteering in the baking for the past 5 years. “But it’s a great program and we’re glad to be a part of it every year.”
—Staff writer Wendy D. Widman can be reached at widman@fas.harvard.edu.