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The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
The Norske Nook in Osseo, Wisconsin has pies good enough to plan a trip for. The strawberry is gorgeous, the merengue pies are enormous, and the sour cream blueberry apple, my favorite, could make you weep with pleasure!
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What is your best low-calorie recipe?
I've recently lost 35 pounds, and here are a few things I think really helped:
Kashi Instant Oatmeal--kept me full until lunchtime
Smoked Almonds--for when I was craving bacon
Radishes--when I wanted something crunchy
Green Giant brand "Healthy Weight" frozen vegetable mix--have one serving at dinner, the other cold on a salad for lunch the next day
Cabbage-Mushroom Stirfry--one head Napa cabbage, sliced into approx 1" ribbons and 1 8oz package sliced mushrooms. Saute the mushrooms in a little oil or chicken broth until you think they're about halfway cooked, then add the sliced cabbage. When the cabbage just begins to wilt, add about a Tbsp of soy sauce and a Tbsp of sesame oil. If you have some, add a couple of splashes of rice wine vinegar. Cook until the cabbage is crisp-tender. This is usually enough for 1 dinner serving and 2 lunches.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
The Norske Nook in Osseo, Wisconsin has pies good enough to plan a trip for. The strawberry is gorgeous, the merengue pies are enormous, and the sour cream blueberry apple, my favorite, could make you weep with pleasure!
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Add another vote for Petsi Pies. The owner, Renee, is one of the kindest individuals you will ever meet, all business aside. She just happens to make some of the finest baked goods in the area, as well. It is one of my personal joys to go to this shop and see what they have that day. My favorites are the peach blackberry pie in the summer, and the apple, pear, cranberry pie with walnut streusel topping in the fall. The menu changes with the season - I highly recommend visiting!
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
We'll vote twice for Petsi Pies in Somerville, Ma. My son & I are huge pie fans & her pies are way up there among the best we've eaten.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
I must say I was shocked to see a list for the Southeast without Smyrna, GA listed...Kenny's Key Lime Pie?
They make all their pies fresh at their facility in Smyrna, better than any pie I've ever had in Key West. They squeeze the fruit fresh on site, make an authentic crust and freeze them directly after juicing. You can taste the difference instantly. Thanks for the southeast list, I'm ready to hit the road! Anybody with me?
What is your best low-calorie recipe?
This is my fast food lunch...I get Amy's Tamale Pies....They are low calorie and high fiber. While one is microwaving for 4 1/2 minutes I cut up one romaine lettuce heart or 1/4-1/2 a head of iceberg, a red pepper and I dice some onion. I pour the tamale pie over the salad and serve it with Barbara's Mango Peach salsa (or whichever other I have around), perhaps a tablespoon of Total 0% yogurt and maybe a couple of sliced olives...It turns into an extremely filling Taco salad....which is less than 200 calories (and if you think of weight watcher terms it's only 2-2.5 points depending on whether you add the yogurt or the olives...)
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
NOOOO! Oh my god, it's not on there. The Park Cafe in Saint Mary, Montana, right outside the entrance to Glacier National Park. You have no idea what you're missing. It's almost good enough to make me move to Montana. It's one of those places where, for the rest of your life, you'll be saying "oh lord, remember that pie place? what was it called? it was soooooo good." There's a couple of OK pie places around here (Zingerman's, a branch of the Grand Traverse Pie Company, and some good stuff in Detroit) but nothing I've ever had hold a candle to this place. It's beyond comprehension.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Dangerously Delicious Pies in Baltimore, MD
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Hi, Ed,
Just reading some of past entries on here and was excited to see an entry on pies. One place to add to your list should have the opportunity to visit Round Top, Texas (a small Antique-festival community about 1.5 hours from Austin): Royer's Round Top Cafe. A finer slice of strawberry-rhubarb pie I have never had. Their bacon-wrapped, shrimp-stuffed quail also leave an impression.
Hope ya enjoyed the 3D U2 movie. Was quite an effect to witness a concert video like that.
Brian
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
The list would not be complete without the Key Lime Pie from the Blonde Giraffe in Key West. They have won their local contest for many years. A visit to the Florida Keys would not be complete without a piece of their pie!
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
In the L.A. area, Jongewaard's Bake and Broil, just off the 405 near Atlantic Blvd in Long Beach, CA is better than both the better known Pie N' Burger and Du-Par's, IMHO.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Great list... though I've been so disappointed with Soutine's pies and tarts over the past few holidays that I don't think I'll be going back. I'll have to give some of the other NYC establishments here a try.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Zingerman's Bakehouse, in Ann Arbor, Michigan makes fabulous pie (among all of their other fabulous baked goods).
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Hey, y'all! I think, by way of his throw-down, palatineboor just invited all us Serious Eaters to come have his wife's pie in August!
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
I second Duarte's in Pescadero! Their ollalieberry pie is amazing - and the apricot pie is wonderful as well. But I must say, I'm saddened that pie from within San Francisco's city limits didn't make the list. I love pie...and I love S.F., but I guess we just aren't a pie city.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Please, please have a slice of pie and a cup of coffee (for $3!) during pie happy hour at the Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls, TX. I usually go for Coconut Creme, but you can't really make a bad choice. You won't regret it.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
This is a great Pie Honor Roll we are compiling. I actually like Steve's Key Lime Pie a lot, and it was an oversight not to include it on my original list.
I'd like to know about more pies, so keep the honor roll suggestions coming.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Everything you have read up to this point is so much blather. I pick the blackberries every August and my wife, Gail Page, turns them into the best pies on the face of this earth.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Crane's Pie Pantry in Fennville, Michigan. Amazing, amazing apple and peach pies. And the restaurant is worth stopping by if you happen to be in that neck of the woods.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
The best pie in the world is Yoder's in Sarasota, Florida!
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
i personally am a fan of steve's key lime pies, and while i don't object to it not making the editor's cut here, i do think it strange to have gone ahead and used steve's key lime pies as the photo.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
I've asked my colleagues in pie appreciation, and their highly trustworthy response has been unanimous. The best pie to be found in Phoenix is to be found north of Phoenix at the Rock Springs Cafe in Rock Springs.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
I have to second Charm City's Steve's rec. His key lime has this amazing real fruit tartness to it that's way better than most gloppy restaurant/supermarket versions I've had. Though I've never had key lime pie from the actual Keys (or even Florida for that matter) so I'm not at all qualified to judge. But either way, the whole ratty Red Hook warehouse thing is pretty cool.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
I'm not sure what pie you're referring to at Summer Shack -- I mostly know that place as a fish restaurant. But for the best pies in MA, I'll second the rec for Petsi Pies in Somerville. The sweet potato is amazing, the blueberry is to die for, and the bourbon pecan pie is a crime against my waistline.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
I know I'm a day late--and a pie short-- but as far as Key Lime pie goes, I've tried Steve's Key Lime Pies and I disagree with his comment. It's way too sweet for my taste. I've been on a search for the past few years for the best Key Lime pie....since I could not find it, I decided to make my own. My son, who shares my love for K.L. pie, said mine was the best he tasted. Okay, so he's my son....but, he would definitely tell me if he did not like it. So, you see, I had to make my own K.L. pie to find the best one ever. It's a great recipe and since I prefer mine on the tart side, I can increase lime zest and juice. Mom & son have a winner!
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Unfortunately, good pie is hard to find in Phoenix. There's a pastry shop/grocery store called La Grande Orange that sells very good key lime pie by the slice, but it's the only pie they carry.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Petsi's Pies in Somerville, Mass. The lines are out the door for a reason.
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I've recently lost 35 pounds, and here are a few things I think really helped:
Kashi Instant Oatmeal--kept me full until lunchtime
Smoked Almonds--for when I was craving bacon
Radishes--when I wanted something crunchy
Green Giant brand "Healthy Weight" frozen vegetable mix--have one serving at dinner, the other cold on a salad for lunch the next day
Cabbage-Mushroom Stirfry--one head Napa cabbage, sliced into approx 1" ribbons and 1 8oz package sliced mushrooms. Saute the mushrooms in a little oil or chicken broth until you think they're about halfway cooked, then add the sliced cabbage. When the cabbage just begins to wilt, add about a Tbsp of soy sauce and a Tbsp of sesame oil. If you have some, add a couple of splashes of rice wine vinegar. Cook until the cabbage is crisp-tender. This is usually enough for 1 dinner serving and 2 lunches.