Five notable pie-tossing incidents
For the record, the Pie Lady thinks pie tossing is a waste of great pastry. No one knows for sure when it started, but people have been putting pies in the faces of other people for a long time. Maybe since the first pies were baked there have been disgruntled folks around who decided to toss the creations at their enemies. At least by the 1920s, there were vaudeville acts who specialized in pie tossing. The Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Three Stooges built entire routines around the idea. By the 1960s, as civil unrest became more...
read moreFamous people associated with pie
Mark Twain Probably no other American wrote as many words about pie as Mark Twain, the sage of letters and author of some of the classics of American literature. Huckleberry Finn, one of American literature’s most famous characters, took his name from one of Twain’s favorite desserts – huckleberry pie. Twain so loved pies that he often ate half a pie pie for lunch and finished it off for dinner. He published his own recipes, and according to his housekeeper, when in bouts of depression, the only thing he would consume would...
read moreFive reasons to serve pie at your next birthday party
Cake had a huge head start, but the pure deliciousness of pie is closing the gap. Don’t believe us? At the Grand Traverse Pie Co. we see it all the time. Customers call or stop in to get a treat for a birthday celebration, and the lure of fresh-baked pie is too much to resist. Increasingly. people are choosing pie for their birthday parties. It’s not just trendy, it’s tantalizingly tasty. Here are five reasons to make pie the choice for your next birthday bash. 1. Give more people what they want When ordering pies for your...
read moreFive things you didn’t know about the history of pie
Most of us are narrow minded when it comes to our pie. When we get a slice, we sit down and eat it- sometimes devour it – never stopping to think about why we have pie in the first place. Sure, it may not make the pie taste any better, but it’s interesting to note the lineage of pie itself. Learning more about the history of pie can help us appreciate it that much more. Here are a few things you probably didn’t know about the history of our favorite baked dessert. 1. Bake like an Egyption The first pies appeared around 9500...
read moreWhat our customers are saying about the Pie Company
Here at the GTPC we strive daily to do our best for you, our customers! Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement, we truly appreciate you. “I was traveling on 4/4/11 and stopped at your Ann Arbor location. Never having been to a GT Pie company I thought I would try your pie and coffee for a break. Now I am what you would call a pie snob and coffee snob. I roast my own coffee beans and bake all of my own goods from scratch. I was hesitant at first to stop. My tune quickly changed. I ordered a piece of an apple pie and a cup of...
read moreIt’s apple season in Northern Michigan!
What follows is a day in the life of the apple harvest in Benzie County. It was a beautiful Friday the 23rd of Sep and the apple harvest is going strong here in Northern Michigan. We have several grower and processor partners here at GTPie so today I paid a visit to two of them located just down the road in Benzie County – Smeltzer Orchard Company and Evans Brothers Orchards. We have known the fine folks at Smeltzers since day one of the Grand Traverse Pie Co in 1996. They have been growing fruit in this area for 6 generations! They...
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