All posts in category Sweet

Salt & Straw’s New Scoop Shop and Bakery on NW 23rd

Salt & Straw has opened its second location at 838 NW 23rd Ave. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they also have their own in-house bakery there, and they are serving up some very tasty hand pies! I had a taste of the apple hand pie, and unlike many other bakeries in town, these [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Pie Review: Vivian’s Restaurant & Bill’s Barbeque – Oregon Marionberry

This is a guest review from John W., known in some circles as “Dad” We go to the Oregon Coast with some regularity and have found a few places we enjoy eating. That said, finding good homestyle cooking along with great pie….now that is a combination that is hard to beat! Such is the case [...]