Beth Howard Biography

In 2001 at the height of the dot-com boom disillusioned and having just left her job as a successful web designer Beth Howard walked into a popular cafe in Malibu known for its pie and tried to order a slice. Told they were “too busy to make any” she suggested they hire her to make pie for them. Asked what her qualifications were she replied “I’m from Iowa.”
While people assume Beth acquired her pie baking talents from her Midwestern grandmothers it wasn’t until the age of 17 during a bicycle trip in Washington State that she had her first pie lesson. Caught stealing apples from the tree of a retired pastry chef she found herself put to work in the old man’s kitchen mixing dough by the light of a kerosene lantern. And so—voila—her passion for pie was born! She spent one year in Malibu baking pies for customers that included the likes of Barbra Streisand (lemon meringue) Dick Van Dyke (strawberry rhubarb) and Steven Spielberg (coconut cream).
Born in Iowa Howard has been on the move her entire life living and working around the world. A writer at heart Beth is a veteran journalist. Her outdoor adventure and profile articles have appeared in many magazines including Elle Shape Travel & Leisure and Sports Illustrated for Women. While on assignment she’s had to sky dive dog sled scuba dive with sharks and compete in the Eco-Challenge a ten-day multi-sport wilderness race.

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