All posts for the month June, 2010

Portland’s Summer of Pie Love

Portland Pie-Off Cancelled Portland’s summer of pie love took a hit when the Portland Pie Commission announced the third annual Portland Pie-Off had been cancelled. However, the commissioners made a great point, Portland’s pie-scene has grown dramatically in the last year and there’s TONS of opportunities to enjoy pie this summer: This summer, we hope [...]

It’s Pie O’clock Somewhere

Slice me somethin’ delicious and long Make it a meringue before I go insane It’s only half past twelve but I don’t care It’s Pie O’clock somewhere Owning this week’s Etsy pie-find by danjohnsondesigns would mean that when your friends are over and they ask “what time is it?” you can respond “It’s PIE O’Clock.” [...]

New Pie Cart (With a Twist) Headed Portland’s Way

I stumbled upon this upcoming project from Crystal Beasley on Kickstarter. She is currently raising money to start up a pie cart in Downtown Portland. The cart will have delicious homemade fruit and custard pies (available a la mode) and coffee. The twist? Well, I’ll let her explain it: I see the pie cart as [...]

Pie Review: Shari’s – Sour Cream Lemon

Guest Review by Kurt “the pie-tamer” The Sour Cream Lemon Pie [from Shari's] is a conundrum. It is both incredibly rich and surprisingly flavorless. With its combination of light yellow and bright white it is also not much to look at …and yet, I cannot bring myself to say that I would not order it [...]

Friday Pie-Day Links

- Congressman Passes Out Pie (Motley Fool) – Representative George Miller sent out pies that were missing a few slices to make a point about 401k’s – Pies Sold in New York Recalled – You don’t want this pie in your face – FUMA Custard Pies were recalled for fear they may contain “undeclared eggs” [...]

Pietopia Deadline is June 25

Just want to do a quick shout out about this fantastic pie contest put on by Tricia Martin from EatingIsArt.com. The great twist on this contest is it’s not just about the pie, it’s also a writing contest! Entrants are to answer the question “What does your life taste like, in a pie?” The writing [...]