Press & Awards
James Beard Award 2022 Semifinalist
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Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel
Evette Rahman of Sister Honey’s is selected as a 2022 Semi-finalist for the Outstanding Baker Award. The James Beard Foundation Awards are among the nation's most prestigious honors recognizing leaders in the culinary and food media industries.
Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards 2022 Best Bakery
Sister Honey’s is selected as Critic’s Choice for Best Bakery in the Orlando Sentinel’s 24th Annual Foodie Awards. Read the full article by multimedia food reporter, Amy Drew Thompson, here.
Orlando baker is the first-ever 3X winner of World Dessert Championship
Photos: (left) World Food Championships, (right) Chasity Maynard for Orlando Sentinel
Orlando's baker Evette Rahman is the only competitor in the World Food Championships history to earn a category win for the third time. Read the "Pie-fecta" story by Amy Drew Thompson in the Orlando Sentinel here.
Go Epicurista: Award-Winning Desserts and Sweet Inspiration at Sister Honey’s
Photo: Christina Thomas
“For the love of pie! Have I got a deliciously inspiring conversation to share with you! I recently had the chance to chat with the owner of one of my favorite bakeries in Orlando, Sister Honey’s. We talked about food and travel inspiration.”
Read the full story by Christina Thomas here.
Orlando Magazine 2020 Dining Hall of Fame
Sister Honey’s is inducted into Orlando Magazine’s 2020 Dining Hall of Fame. Read the full article by Joseph Hayes here.
Photo: Roberto Gonzalez for Orlando Magazine
Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards 2020 Best Bakery
Photo: Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda for Orlando Sentinel
Sister Honey’s is selected as Critic’s Choice for Best Bakery in the Orlando Sentinel’s 22nd Annual Foodie Awards. Read the full article by multimedia food reporter, Amy Drew Thompson, here.
World Food Championships Dessert Champion 2019
The World Food Championships is the highest stakes food competition in the world. This four-day feature showcases the best of the best squaring off to crown champions in multiple food categories.
Pulptown: Sister Honey’s bakery in SODO
“Evette Rahman opened Sister Honey’s Bakery in Orlando's SoDo District in 2012. The homestyle bakery is named after Rahman's late mother Eulalee Runcie whose nickname was Sister Honey.”
Read the full article by Kayla O’Brien here.
Florida Travel: Orlando Like a Local at Sister Honey's Bakery
“Known by Orlando locals for award-winning baked goods, Sister Honey's is the place to get fresh cakes, pies and more. Be sure to try the cheesecake cupcakes! Explore more of Orlando with Dalia Colón here.”
Edible Orlando Magazine
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Featured in The Artisan Issue of Edible Orlando magazine, Spring 2017. Read the full article by Rona Gindin here.
Orlando Sentinel Class of 2017 Culinary Hall of Fame
March 16, 2017 | Lauren Delgado, Food Reporter
Read the full article here.
World Food Championships Dessert Champion 2016
Orlando Magazine
Story of a Baker, Orlando Magazine, June 2016
Read the full article by Jennie Hess here.
Photo: Roberto Gonzalez
2016 APC National Pie Championships
Three Consecutive Years Winning the Best of Show at the APC National Pie Championships! Super Crunch Pecan Pie Takes the Top Prize in 2016
Evette Rahman earns 8 Blue Ribbons, including a new category with her Savory Herb Chicken Pot Pie
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“‘We pack our pies in containers with ice before heading to the competition, but we'll still blast the air conditioner in the car, so it's so cold we actually have to put on jackets’” -Evette Rahman
Photo courtesy of Delish
“A few people sweep the show…but no one quite like Evette, who's told at one point to "move [her] chair up to the stage," as she racks up 10 awards total, including Best in Show for the third year in a row with her Super Crunch Pecan Pie.”
“I have decided not to compete in the pie contest after 2016 in order to focus on other projects”
Excerpts by Candace Braun Davison. Read the full article on Delish.com here.
2015 APC National Pie Championships
Photos Courtesy of the American Pie Council
"Peanut Butter Satin Pie" wins Best of Show
2015 APC National Pie Championships
2014 APC National Pie Championships
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Orlando Life Magazine’s Silver Spoon Award
Sister Honey’s Receives Silver Spoon Award for Best Retail Bakery from Orlando Life Magazine
As one judge put it, Sister Honey’s baked goods are “yum covered with an icing of yum, filled with gooey, rich yumminess.”
November 2013
2013 APC National Pie Championships
America’s Best Pies Book Signing 2012
Book signing at Sister Honey’s in October 2012 featuring American Pie Council’s Executive Director Linda Hoskins with some of the best pie bakers in the country!
Orlando Sentinel
Sister Honey's Home-Style Sweets
October 12, 2012 | Heather McPherson, FOOD
”Step inside Orlando's newest bakery and brace yourself for a sensory overload. There is a waft of sugary scents from the back kitchen and a colorful array of confections in the showcase. The walls are awash in egg yolk yellow and rose petal pink. And a logo overhead is accented by graceful swirls...”
Photo by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda
Top honors at the 2012 National Pie Championships
Evette R. wins the Blue Ribbon in in the Crisco Innovation Pie Category with her Strawberry Kiwi Green Tea Pie and in the Crisco Classic Cherry Pie Category with her My Cherry Amour Pie. These pies were featured on the Crisco® website.
*These pies are not available for order.