And now for the best part of every pie interview…THE PIE! It’s the reward for taking our time to learn about every aspect of a pie baker’s business. But a business is often only as successful as the products it sells. So here we go, doing “Quality Control” at Mission Pie.
Five easy pieces….starring, from left to right, Banana Cream, Walnut, Sweet Potato, Pear Ginger, and Shaker Lemon. The walnuts are organic and locally grown on a farm outside of San Francisco. The lemons in the Shaker pie are even more local — they’re from a neighborhood customer’s backyard tree.
Ready, set, go! We skipped breakfast so we’re hungry.
Janice is all smiles after the first bite…of each. Er, that’s five bites.
Progress report: So far so good! They’re all equally good.
Can you see my belly growing? We may be getting full but we haven’t lost our determination to clean our plates. Besides, in this socially-conscious cafe, we dare not let anything go to waste.
What has gotten into me? Five pieces of pie and all table manners have been forgotten. Or one could say that licking one’s plate is the ultimate compliment. Obviously, that was some very good baking. I may be feeling a bit giddy after 11 non-stop days of our TV shoot, but I am not sick of eating pie!Next: The long drive back to Los Angeles, and one more interview to go at The Apple Pan in West LA, a pie diner that opened in 1943 and is still going strong.
lol, Love it. Great 2 part blog, I especially loved the whimsical, lighthearted plate licking picture. I had a less than ideal work week but keeping up with the blog sure has been a bright spot during this week. Great job, all of you. Thanks for keeping us up do date.
you look like a total psycho.
Well, I agree, I look bad, strange, in the pics, definitely not my old self. I had an acute hyperthyroid in August and it caused my eyes to bulge. I've talked to a few doctors and they said I have to wait a year to fix the puffiness. Or was it the licking the plate thing you were referring to?!
"cringe" I'm sorry. Yet again, another comment I made without putting a "ha ha!" on the end. Or at least an exclamation point! Sorry. No offence meant on your appearance at all! It was more regarding your voraciousness! Thanks for the pie.