I went today but was mostly looking at the groceries and ran when the lines started at 11am. No problems walking in earlier btw…
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LA Times has a recent roundup, Where to get your Thanksgiving pie to-go
From their list, my son and I have already tried Winston Pies, Huckleberry, and Friends & Family. All very good. And yes many of these pies are expensive, we try to buy slices when possible.
Last year, Fishing With Dynamite’s PP was a knockout - I wonder if Manhattan Beach Post’s version is the same? Note: it looks very similar, with the pumpkin seeds on top.
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Well, this was a suggestion for VeniceRunner, not you. So he might not necessarily want them to lick his nuts and he may not mind that the pie costs $40.
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well i’m not exactly yelling at you either… it’s just a public reaction to a public posting… not very serious either… i’ve paid that myself too
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Their matcha latte is killer.
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I think most all of us find ourselves suddenly allergic to those nuts…
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Has anyone tried the desserts from Saints and Sinners on Lincoln in Venice? If so any good?
Okay Ipse - that place looks awesome. And we are in that area a few times a week!
Most pumpkin pie crusts leave me blah, so I eat the custard and leave the crust. But a ginger snap crust? Oh I am IN!
Nemorz -
I’ll see your $10 House of Pie, pie, and raise you - the $5.99 giant Costco pie!
It’s all good : )
Sinners and Saints is pretty darned good. The bite–sized desserts are popular with all we’ve offered them to.
A surprisingly disappointing slice of pumpkin pie from Gjusta. Good texture but needed more spice. So much of what we think of as “pumpkin” flavor is really just the spices, and this was very bland.
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What I’ve found with Gjusta’s pies is (I feel) they try to let the main ingredient in the filling (berries, stone fruit, pumpkin, whatever) sing. Sometimes “the pitch” is right, a lot of times one (or maybe it’s me) has to adjust one’s expectations.
Not sure if they were displaying take away-sized carrot cakes when you were there. I saw these last weekend. Kinda tells me that Gjusta nailed this item. FTCers love it and I’m sure the general consensus is the same. Smaller pies? No.
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You’ve been had!
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Rub it in! Looks like they got multiple requests and promptly sold out!
Oh no! At the Grove and Dominque Ansel’s silky pumpkin pie is no longer available even for special orders. Impossible to try all these pies just the week of Thanksgiving.
I volunteer to help.
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Sorry to hear that. I remember last year’s Gjusta pie (see below) being good and had a bit more visual pizzaz with the pumpkin seed topping.
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Getting ready to post the final wrap up with delicious photos for our 2017-2018 Pumpkin Pie Quest,
Here’s the ones that we tasted this season so far: Big Sugar Bakeshop, Bouchon Bakery (R.I.P.), Cake Monkey, Du-Par’s, Erewhon, Friends and Family, Hermosa Pie & Cake Co., Huckleberry, King’s Hawaiian, Kirari West, M Street Kitchen, Martino’s Bakery, Porto’s, Saints and Sinners, Sweet Butter Bakeshop, Top Tier Treats (Formerly Jamaica’s Cakes), Winston Pies.
Last call for Pumpkin Pie (I know it is late in the season, but if anyone knows of a superlative pie smith still will to make a special order let me know).
Bummed to have missed pies from: Craft, Dominique Ansel, Lodge Bread (the liars), Lunetta, Magnolia Bakery, Mixed Company, Proof (they made pumpkin cheesecake this year), Sycamore Kitchen. These will be high on the list for 2018-2019 season.
Hoping The Rye Truck might come through, as I bet their crust is good, also in the OC, The Filling Station said they are still serving Pumpkin Pie. Is Cassell’s good?
Any others for a last call?
thank you
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If you are looking for the The Ultimate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars I recommend you checking out this recipe.
I guess this is the damn best pumpkin cheesecake that I’ve made