What: Hipster Harvest Fest
Where: Enid’s in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
When: Sunday, October 19, (pies are due at 6pm)
Why: Despite the warm weather we’ve had of late, the calendar says it’s October, month of crisp autumn days, colorful leaves, ghost stories, and… apple pie? Yes indeed, autumn is the traditional time for harvest festivals and making gooey crusty don’t-skimp-on-the-calories apple pie. Hipster haven Williamsburg may well be the last place on earth one might expect a pie baking contest, but all the better reason to have one at Enid’s, where the 6th Annual Apple Pie Bake-Off is something of a, well, tradition.
Wannabe bakers will throw their pies in the mix, to be judged by food dignitaries, including Rachel Wharton, Food & Wine’s senior online editor, Harry Rosenblum of Brooklyn Kitchen, and Emily Farris, author of “Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven.” Stuff your face with pie, then dance it off to the jams of DJ Jonathan Toubin. It’s a harvest fest, B-burg style.
Cost: Free
How to get there: Refer to HopStop below for directions via subway. (Enid’s, 560 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, 718.349.3859, enids.net)
Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
Carly Pifer is a freelance writer who has been known to follow whims inspired by romantic movie scenes or colorful street style shots to India, Japan, Tunisia and Argentina. After stints living in Seoul, Boston, Paris and Los Angeles, writing and searching for something intangible, she landed somewhat steadily in Brooklyn and has begun to find inspiration in her more immediate surroundings. 
Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram