Tilt Announces Pearl Location & Other PDX Pie News

Exciting news from Tilt! They announced on their Facebook page that they will be opening a Pearl District location in late summer 2013.

Tilt has been turning heads with its scratch biscuit burgers and pies (specifically, my head) – but their only location is in the industrial Swan Island area, which works for their motto “Handcrafted Food, Built for the American Workforce”, but the location and the hours (only open Monday-Friday until 7 p.m.) make it difficult for the desk-job-working man who doesn’t work nearby to get in on the action. Hopefully with the addition of a Pearl District location, that will soon change.

Honey Pot Now Serving Breakfast
Perhaps taking a hint from the excellent breakfast offerings at Lauretta Jean’s and Pie Spot, food cart favorite The Honey Pot, is now serving the most important meal of the day! They’ll be slinging breakfast items on Saturdays and Sundays beginning at 9 am with an array of sweet and savory options.

Here is an overview of the Honey Pot’s breakfast menu:
Fresh berry vol au vents with either vanilla bean or cream cheese filling $4
Homemade pop tarts - flavors include cinnamon apple butter, strawberry and raspberry Nutella $2.50 each
Prosciutto egg cups (think of the prosciutto as the cup with slow cooked egg, zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese or mushrooms, kale, goat cheese and capers) $5 each
The Aristocrat - natural ground pork with chopped spinach, sage, garlic, lemon zest, onion, and Parmesan cheese, rolled into a puff pastry $3 each or 2 for $5

Random Order Pie Club? 
Random Order just posted a teaser today about #Pie Club… what could this mean? All they indicate is “The first rule of pie club… You Eat Pie.” That’s something I can get behind. More to come on this I’m sure…

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Calculating Pi with Pie

This video is pretty great – Happy Pi Day!

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The 411 on Portland’s 3.14 (Pi) Day Activities – 2013 Edition

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Here’s the 411 on the 3.14 (Pi) Day activities in Portland: 

Lauretta Jean’s: Lauretta Jean’s knows how to party. There will be pie, booze and live music from Brad Parsons and Caitlyn Olds at their Pi Day “shindig” from 7 to 10 p.m. the evening of Pi Day (3.14). Details

The Honey Pot Bakery: Pi Day is a special day for The Honey Pot – it’s not only a pie holiday, but also the birthday of their opening in Portland! Happy Birthday Honey Pot! They will be holding a buy two pot pies, get the third pie free deal all day (that’s 3 pies for $14). Plus, they’ll be giving out a free “pie bite” with every purchase over $5 all weekend long! Details

Pacific Pie Co.: Sarah at PPC says they’ll be baking up their “greatest hits” for the day, and all slices of dessert pie are $3.14 + whole pies are $23.14! Flavors available will be: Key Lime, Chocolate Bourbon Hazelnut, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Apple Sour Cream Streusel, Strawberry Rhubarb, Raspberry Chocolate Ganache, Strawberry Blueberry with Thyme and Chocolate Coconut Cream.

Random Order: $1 of each slice sold after 6 p.m. today (3/13) goes to local nonprofit P:ear. $1 off slices all day on Pi Day.  Also look for St. Patty’s Day-inspired specials at Random Order Pie Bar on Sunday include delicious Irish Coffee with Water Avenue French Press for $6 and Limited Edition Shepard’s Pie for $6/slice. In honor of Pi Day, St.Patrick’s Day, and Easter, Random Order is also offering a month-long cocktail special - Bourbon & Baileys for only $5.

The Original Dinerant: The Original will celebrate with its annual Pi(e) Trivia Contest. “Between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., we’ll be tweeting out Pi(e)-related questions. If you’re the first to Tweet us back with the correct answer, we’ll treat you to one FREE slice of pie the next time you drop by.Just follow our feed that day and keep your eyes peeled for Pi(e)-related trivia that’ll drop every 30 minutes. And remember, this contest isn’t necessarily about knowing the correct answer (you’re already getting the questions online, so the correct answer’s just a search away), as much as it is about being the first to Tweet us back with the correct one. Contest ends at 3pm, so submit your answers before then. And to make it easier, just follow the hashtag #OGTrivia.”

Willamette Valley Fruit Company (Salem): $1 Slice of Pie, $3 Fresh, Warm Chicken Pot Pie and $9.99 Frozen Pies.

Oh yes, and if you just want to find a slice of pie nearby, check out our Ultimate Portland Pie Guide!

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by on March 13, 2013  •  Permalink
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Pie Spot Opening Long-Awaited Brick & Mortar Shop

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Pie Spot is making the leap from food cart to full bakery as they move out of their adorable trailer and into The Ocean, a micro-restaurant hub in NE Portland. The new storefront has been in the works since late 2011, and Pie Spot moved the cart to the new NE Glisan location in September 2012. Now they’ve waved goodbye to their beloved pie cart and are putting the finishing touches on the new location.

The new location will feature coffee, a welcome companion to their “pie holes”.

Pie Spot will open its doors Friday, February 1 at 7 a.m.

We’ll keep you posted on the new location!

Pie Spot
521 NE 24th Ave
Portland, OR
(503) 913-5103

Photo via Pie Spot’s Facebook page

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It’s OK to Cry Over Spilled Pie

Barack Obama & Joe Biden Mourn the Loss of Pie Crust

This photo is absolutely priceless. View a larger format of the photo to get the full effect. At least Joe didn’t get it on the carpet.

The official White House caption says it is birthday cake, but close examination of the photo by pie experts (me) reveals that I think it is pie. The food on the ground looks just like pie crust & it appears to be a berry pie on his plate. The photo is also dated on Barack Obama’s birthday – and we know he’s a pie guy.

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by on January 18, 2013  •  Permalink
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Portland’s National Pie Day Activities – 2013 Edition

National Pie Day

After the holidays, the American Pie Council does not want us to forget about our dear old friend pie; that’s why they created National Pie Day, which we celebrate each year on January 23!

Here’s how Portland pie purveyors are celebrating this year:

Events

Pacific Pie Company’s 2nd Annual Pie Contest: Professionals and amateurs are welcome to submit their best sweet and savory pies. I’m honored once again to serve on the panel of judges. The winning pie recipes will be featured on PPC’s menu in February! Register in advance by emailing info@pacificpieco.com. Visit Pacific Pie Co.’s website for all the details. Pacific Pie Co., 1520 SE 7th Ave., Sunday, January 20, 1-3 p.m.

Baker & Spice Pie Day / Birthday Celebration: Pie Day happens to coincide with the birthday of Hillsdale’s Baker & Spice.  They celebrate by having pie by the slice, which is special, as they don’t typically offer pie by the slice. They also have balloons and activities for the kiddos & a portion of proceeds are donated to local non-profit, Neighborhood House. Check out their Pie Day menu. Baker & Spice, 6330 SW Capitol Hwy, Wednesday, January 23

Lauretta Jean’s: Lauretta Jean’s is hosting what sounds like it may be the rowdiest pie day celebration in PDX at their SE Division location from 6-9 p.m.. They’ll have music & dancing, new mini pie sliders, pie & liquor pairings (nice!), sweet & savory pies, and a PIE walk (not to be confused with the significantly less-awesome “cake walk”). Lauretta Jean’s, 3402 SE Division, Wednesday, January 23, 6-9 p.m. 

Pie Day Deals

Crave Frozen Yogurt: Crave Frozen Yogurt in Aloha has frozen yogurt pies on special for $8.50 ($4 off)

The Honey Pot Bakery – $1 off your purchase of $3 or more on January 23

Lauretta Jean’s – $3 off whole pies ($31 regularly) all day at SE Division and SW 6th & Pine locations.

Pacific Pie Co. – $1 off slices of dessert pies all day on January 23

Random Order Coffeehouse – All slices $1 off on January 23

SweetWares - SweetWares baking supply store, which is owned by the same folks as Baker & Spice and is just a few shops down, is offering 20% off all pie-related items January 22-27.

Tilt: North Portland’s Tilt is offering a FREE slice of fruit or cream pie to every customer (paying customer, I presume) on January 23.

Village Inn - Participating Village Inn Restaurants will be offering a free slice of double crust fruit pie, Blackberry Bavarian Bliss or French Silk pie with any purchase as part of Pie Rush Wednesday from 10am-10pm.    Guests can also receive $2.00 off any whole pies on National Pie Day, January 23.

Willamette Valley Fruit Co. – Slices of pie for $1, frozen pies for $8.99 at their Salem headquarters on January 23.

National Events / Deals

Check out the American Pie Council’s list of Pie Day events around the country.

Here’s another list of national events from Examiner.com

Celebrate with a Slice

Just want to celebrate by eating pie? Find pie purveyors near you, check out our Ultimate Portland Pie Guide. 

Stay tuned for more pie-day deals. I will post them as soon as I find out about them. 

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