What do you get when you ask a community reporter, a food editor, a chef, a cig mom, and foodie phenom to convene over a yinzer salad? The 2025 Strawberry Pretzel Jell-O Salad Standoff Yinzer Panel of Judges of course.
The fourth annual SJPS Standoff is going to be epic thanks to 12 purveyors, Western Pa’s most community-oriented non-profits and five judges to decide who will make a cameo at the Pittsburgh Pierogi festival the following week. Let’s get to know the judgy yinzers:
Eric Heyl: This Patch Pittsburgh Field Editor has three decades of experience as a reporter, editor and columnist. Now SJPS extraordinaire!
Gretchen McKay: The PG Food Editor started out with little food knowledge in 2000, but now with experience and Pittsburgh love, she is ready to tackle some versions of the epic dessert.
Jackie Page: As a chef and owner of Jackie Kennedy Catering, this mover and shaker has her hand in farm-to-table initiatives, Table Magazine food stories and now SJPS tasting!
Kimmi Rhoades: Best recognized for her comedy skits and makeup tutorials, this TikTok star is well known as the Cigarette Mom and can add strawberry pretzel Jell-O tasting to her list of notables!
Ana Eats PGH: Focused on the amazing small businesses of Western PA, this food food influencer gives us all the deets on Pittsburgh eats. May 10 she is declaring a fave of her fave dessert!
These five will choose the purveyor to vend at Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival but YOU choose the 2025 champ whose charity wins $1k! See you on May 10th! https://www.yajagoff.com/product/strawberry-jell-o-pretzel-salad-stand-off-2025/
Rachael Rennebeck is half of the jagoff duo behind the award winning YaJagoff Podcast and co-owner of YaJagoff Media, LLC. specializing in marketing, PR and content management. Married for over two decades with three amazing kids, Rachael appreciates a dark roast cup of joe, a throwback song to the New Edition days, Stitch Fix for simplifying shopping, and a good walk that doesn’t leave you glistening.
