Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Pie Face Union Square, NYC, New York

Has my mind been tricked or are there Pie Face restaurants everywhere? Is it the Starbucks syndrome? Well, it is true that the owners have a target to open 60 locations in NYC, but I am amazed by the pace!

So, my last try was at Union Square, where they opened the biggest I have seen so far.

There, no surprise in term of menu as it is standard. So we decided to share few pies...

The first one was the cheesesteak one:

image of cheesesteak pie at Pie Face Union Square, NYC, New York

Pretty interesting creation, marrying the pie concept from Australia with one of the most famous sandwiches in the US! For sure, the presentation was not as nice as for the other pies, but I loved it! It was really like eating a cheesesteak, without the bread. The meat was delicious and tender, the onions soft with a nice sweetness and there was a lot of cheese.

The second pie was a BBQ pulled pork:

image of BBQ pulled pork pie at Pie Face Union Square, NYC, New York

We ordered the small size for that one. It was also very good, although completely overwhelmed by the generous amount of BBQ sauce. I liked it but I am not sure I would have eaten an entire regular size pie.

We also tried the spinach quiche that was good, but did not have anything that made it unique.

image of spinach quiche at Pie Face Union Square, NYC, New York

Last was dessert of course! We went for the cherry pie

image of cherry pie at Pie Face Union Square, NYC, New York

And the pear and ricotta tart.

image of pear and ricotta tart at Pie Face Union Square, NYC, New York

As I mentioned in previous posts about Pie Face, I love their cherry pie! In fact I love their desserts: succulent, they are not too sweet and the fact that they serve them in small size is perfect to end a meal on a sweet note. I should add that the combination pear / ricotta is fantastic and has an inherent freshness to it.

I am a big fan of pie face and I guess I have no other choice than trying each and every location...for the blog of course!

Enjoy (I did)!

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Blogger event at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

Last week, I was invited to a blogger event at Pie Face in Chelsea, the 6th location of this Australian bakery, location that opened couple of weeks ago. Last year, I blogged about Pie Face, after discovering these delicious little pies at their first location on 52nd and Broadway (check out the post here).

Similar to the other locations, the place is small and you cannot miss the delicious smell when entering, smell coming from the open kitchen where they bake the goods!

The pies are the same in each location and, after they are cooked in the oven, they will be placed in the display that will keep them warm.

For this event, they organized the back of the restaurant as a VIP section.

There, we were treated with savory, but also sweet food, paired with some prosecco.

image of Prosecco at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

The savory pies were:

Tandoori vegetable pies:

And minced beef pies:

image of minced beef pies at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

I was also able to try the chicken and mushrooms one!

image of chicken and mushroom pie at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

The crust is made of a butter dough that is very flakey and...buttery. Inside, the filling is not solid, maybe to ensure that it will not be dry when it cooks or as they keep the pies warm. My favorite was the minced beef one that was very tasty. Then, the tandoori vegetable pie that was packed with flavors and spices. I admit that my least favorite was the chicken and mushrooms.

For dessert, we had some new additions for the Holiday season:

Pumpkin spice drop cookies:

image of Pumpkin spice drop cookie at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

It was dry and the kind of cookie perfect with a tea or coffee:

image of strong coffee at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

And in fact, I tried their coffee! They propose decaf, medium and strong. I picked strong and it was surprisingly very good!

image of coffee at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

Then, there was coconut macaroons dipped in chocolate:

image of coconut macaroons dipped in chocolate at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

They were big and looked spectacular. They were very good too! Dense for sure!

Then, they served us pecan pies!

image of pecan pies at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

That was my favorite dessert of all! Fantastic buttery crust, not too sweet, it was perfect.

But it was not the last dessert I tried...They had a wheel of fortune and I won a Lamington!

image of Lamington at Pie Face in Chelsea, New York

This is a great cake: a very light sponge cake with strawberry jam, smothered in chocolate and coconut flakes.

I loved it and Jodi was in heaven! This is definitely a cake I recommend.

What I love at Pie Face is the various pies, sold in two sizes, my preference going for the small size so I can try several of them. But do not miss the desserts they propose: they are fantastic! My favorites? Lamington, pecan pie, lemon pie and cherry pie; and I still have more to try!