Seven! Can you believe it? Two weeks ago (I'm so behind!) I went on a Pie Field Research outing with my dear friends Cristina and Mary. We went to Just Pies
in Worthington. (Cristina's roommate had scouted the place for us, and
reported back that their rhubarb pie was great. Thanks Julie!)
Anyhow, we went sort of late (well late for bakeries, it was about 2pm) on a Saturday, forgetting it was the day before Mother's Day. The place was empty but for a couple blackberry and blueberry pies. We went with the blackberry, because although not quite in season, one of my esteemed co-judges is allergic to blueberries. It was a gorgeous day, so we thought we'd take our pie to the Park of Roses.
Here's how the pie fared:
Cristina (dubbing her self a "pie novice" and pictured above) gave the pie a 3.5. She has family in the Pacific Northwest and is a little picky about her blackberries, and because they aren't quite in season yet, she found the filling rather blah.
Mary (dubbing herself a "crust person" and pictured above) gave the pie a 3. She thought the pie had a good crust and liked that the pie was not overly sweet, nor had the bottom crust disintegrated.
I also gave it a 3.5 (pictured above is my plate after my second piece). I thought the crust was good, but didn't dig the blackberries. Next time I will go earlier in the day, NOT on a holiday weekend, and will order rhubarb. Or whatever is in season.
My next planned PFR is going to be a pie from the Swiss grandmother at my local farmer's market, but not until July. Who knows? Perhaps I'll have a spontaneous PFR in Europe.
Anyhow, we went sort of late (well late for bakeries, it was about 2pm) on a Saturday, forgetting it was the day before Mother's Day. The place was empty but for a couple blackberry and blueberry pies. We went with the blackberry, because although not quite in season, one of my esteemed co-judges is allergic to blueberries. It was a gorgeous day, so we thought we'd take our pie to the Park of Roses.
Here's how the pie fared:
Cristina (dubbing her self a "pie novice" and pictured above) gave the pie a 3.5. She has family in the Pacific Northwest and is a little picky about her blackberries, and because they aren't quite in season yet, she found the filling rather blah.
Mary (dubbing herself a "crust person" and pictured above) gave the pie a 3. She thought the pie had a good crust and liked that the pie was not overly sweet, nor had the bottom crust disintegrated.
I also gave it a 3.5 (pictured above is my plate after my second piece). I thought the crust was good, but didn't dig the blackberries. Next time I will go earlier in the day, NOT on a holiday weekend, and will order rhubarb. Or whatever is in season.
My next planned PFR is going to be a pie from the Swiss grandmother at my local farmer's market, but not until July. Who knows? Perhaps I'll have a spontaneous PFR in Europe.
[Excuse me a moment while I stop drooling... Ok.] I used to live across the street from the Park of Roses and I was there, like, CONSTANTLY. Yummy pie + nice day + Park of Roses sounds perfect to me.
Posted by: Sara | May 31, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Oh! And also perfect on a nice day? Listening to your mix while strolling around Boston. Thank you!!
Posted by: Sara | May 31, 2008 at 12:45 PM
I love your pie research. Would you go to Texas Hill Country with me so we can taste and test peach and pecan pie?
No really. I recently turned down the opportunity to taste fried pecan pie.
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend | June 01, 2008 at 12:42 PM
You're doing it to me again, Claire.
I'm going to have to make a point to never read your blog except when I have pie in the house or I'm at a good diner with wireless and a blueberry pie fresh out of the oven right there on the counter.
Posted by: Lance Mannion | June 05, 2008 at 11:37 AM
I thought you would appreciate this juicy morsel of pastry fabulousness:
http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/achatz-gramercy-tavern-win-beard-awards/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Tartine won a Beard award this year!
Posted by: Natasha | June 08, 2008 at 09:49 PM