All posts in category Pie Reviews

Pecan & Chicken Pot Pies at Pine State Biscuits

Pine State Biscuits is one of my favorite breakfast spots in Portland and I’ve gone a lot more since they opened a second location on Alberta with more seating in addition to the original Belmont location. Along with their amazing breakfast sandwiches, they also offer pecan pie and chicken pot pie (at the Alberta location). [...]

Salt & Straw – Bourbon Pecan Pie Ice Cream

Yum. I’d heard a lot of good things about Salt & Straw, a new handmade ice cream shop in Portland. But I was sold on it when I heard that they had a seasonal Bourbon Pecan Pie flavor, which is made with real pie from Portland’s Pieku Pie & Oregon Whiskey from Portland’s Stone Barn [...]

A Meat á la Mode Smörgåsbord

Kristina Von Kroug at Meat á la Mode has been on a fateful path to pie stardom since she won the Pietopia pie/writing contest in 2009. Her winning entry, which spoke of her soul-sucking job and her desire to make pies for a living actually lead to her losing her job and pursuing her dream [...]

Photos from Pacific Pie Co’s New Location

Pacific Pie Co, a set on Flickr. I checked out the new location for Pacific Pie Co. (1520 SE 7th Avenue, Portland) on its opening weekend. I loved the set up. It has a large front counter with a dessert case displaying the sweet pies available that day. Up front you can grab pies to [...]

Whiffies – Chicken Pot Pie and Mac & Cheese w/ Bacon

Ah, the long awaited review of Whiffies. Of all the wonderful places to eat pie in Portland, I would say that Whiffies has generated the most attention in the last few years. I think there’s a few reasons for that… 1.) They were on the ground floor of the exploding food cart scene in Portland [...]

Gluten Free Pie Review: Divine Pie – Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Pie

This is a guest review from Paul W., who writes about Gluten Free and Dairy Free living over at (Gluten Free) Cookies & (Dairy Free) Milk. Paul is my brother, and unlike me, he actually has culinary training and experience. He and his wife recently took the plunge into Gluten Free living and they are [...]