Higher Grounds Trading Co. – The Best Coffee Comes From Good Friends from Higher Grounds Trading Company on Vimeo. Higher Grounds Trading Co. works directly with small-scale coffee farming cooperatives around the world. With a commitment to sourcing high quality specialty organic beans, they go beyond normal fair trade and direct trade relationships with their (more)
Grand Rapids is the anchor city for Michigan’s “west coast”, a vibrant, diverse city that offers something for everyone. In addition, “GR” is less congested and more quaint than other big cities in the State. It has a “small Chicago” feel to it, a distinctly midwestern flavor. In all, Grand Rapids is a fantastic place (more)
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 (more)
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 (more)
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. (more)
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 (more)
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 (more)
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 (more)