Pie Spy will help you find delicious pie in places outside your own home. How far from home? Hard to tell - wherever there is, as they say in the military, a target-rich environment.
This week, it's San Francisco. It was not my aim to search out all pie venues in the city on this trip. But I did want to explore Noe Valley - and a treasure trove it was.
Noe Valley Bakery (www.noevalleybakery.com) made the beautiful pies you see here. They sell them at the Saturday farmer's market behind the Ferry Building, but the bakery is located at 4073 24th Street, and is open Saturdays. With concoctions like pear-cranberry, and bona-fide double crusts (none of that crumble-topping jazz), they know their pies! You can get a good cup of coffee there; someone needs to convince them to sell their pie by the slice.
Across the street from Noe Valley Bakery is Peasant Pies (www.peasantpies.com), which offers all hand pies and a comfortable sit-down area in which to enjoy them. A small menu, but it offers something for breakfast, lunch, or snack, including for vegans and vegetarians. Is Noe Valley San Francisco's center of critical mass for pie?
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