I am delighted to see that so many of you have weighed in on what is clearly such an important topic: the subject of the pie-ishness (or lack thereof) of cheesecake. I'm not sure I've ever had so many people vote in a poll of mine before ( Read more... )

The good was Jezebel's Cake vs. Pie vote-off this past month. The bad is that the ultimate winner was cheesecake. I don't know about you, but I'm not certain that cheesecake is a pie. But I shall leave it for you to decide...

Poll

Cake vs. Pie: The Tournament (via fs_appetizers)

Voting has already begun.

Location: 122 High Street. Loughton, Essex. Opposite M&S.

Pie's a shiny new shop in the town of Loughton, way out east on the Central Line in greater London. It has a few tables for eating in - full on the day - and a solitary table out front on the broad sidewalk. I suspect it has wider aspirations, given that its Facebook and Twitter accounts ( Read more... )

billyabbott posts about Sunday's pie-off, and, even more excitingly, posts a selection of photos of the event!

Meanwhile, for thirty seconds of entertainment or usefulness, go fill out kashmera's short poll on spelling. She especially needs more data from Canadians and Americans.

Chorizo pie, steak and mash pie, venison pie, risotto pie, chicken pot pie, pi, Apple Pie Pod, lemon meringue pie, key lime pie, butternet squash tart, cardamon-caramel pineapple pavlova, chocolate brownies, caramel brownies, cheese biscuits, cheese crisps, chocolate chip cookies, soda bread, cheesecake, a tuna-tomato pastry confection, "Wigan ( Read more... )

I arrived in London with a pyrex pie pan in my suitcase to a household with no rolling pin, inadequate numbers of mixing bowls, no suitable surface for rolling out the dough, and no pie recipe. The first three items were easily acquired on Oxford Street (although I would love to know where a good cooking supply store in London is); the lack of ( Read more... )