March 13, 2013
Pi(e) lovers, take note. Celebrate the significance of the mathematical constant pi (3.14) with dinner of sweet and savory pies. On Pi Day, March 14, Supper restaurant on South Street will be serving up plenty of circular dishes in honor of the day with a special all-pie menu during dinner service. Start with savory options, [...]
Read more»November 2, 2012
Don’t you love it when you can indulge for a good cause? Since you’ll be looking to buy pies for Thanksgiving anyway, why not order one online and have the proceeds go to feeding those in need in Philadelphia? For the 16th year in a row, MANNA is running its annual campaign turning pie sales [...]
Read more»July 12, 2012
Summer is the ideal time to enjoy deliciously juicy berries. And if those berries happen to be inside a freshly baked homemade pie from a secret family recipe, even better. And if that scrumptious dessert happens to win the Morris Arboretum’s Berry Best Bake-Off contest, well, then that just takes the cake. (Pun very much [...]
Read more»March 12, 2012
Supper Restaurant is celebrating Pi Day this Wednesday, March 14 with, well, lots of pie. Chef Mitch Prensky will be featuring a special all-pie dessert menu. The options include Apple, Mississippi Mud Pie, Pecan and Peanut Butter Pies, available a la mode with homemade buttermilk, vanilla, caramel swirl or bitter chocolate ice cream. In addition, [...]
Read more»March 9, 2012
This Wednesday, March 14 is Pi(e) Day at Grey Lodge Pub (the date is 3/14: get it?). From 4-8 p.m., enjoy freshly made pie, and crisp craft beer from local breweries. The pub will have some cool Yards sixtels they’ve been saving. On tap will be: Yards Entire Porter, Yards Bourbon Love Stout, Yards Chocolate [...]
Read more»February 21, 2012
Dessert lovers, take note: Magpie Artisan Pie Bakery & Boutique is set to open at 1622 South Street this June. Former Philly ad exec Holly Ricciardi will unveil sweet and savory pies created with seasonal ingredients at this 20-seat vintage-modern bistro. Sweet selections from the opening menu include: sour cherry almond streusel; salted chocolate meringue; [...]
Read more»November 9, 2011
November means Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving means pie. In honor of MANNA’s annual Thanksgiving-centric “Pie In The Sky” fundraiser, Mayor Nutter will declare this Thursday, November 10 as “Pie Day” in Philadelphia. Celebrate the delicious christening at Marathon Restaurant, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with a pie-themed event, featuring a pie sample and tasting, contests, raffles, prizes, an [...]
Read more»March 11, 2011
Something to look forward to this Monday: it’s National Pi Day (3/14 — get it?) and Morton’s The Steakhouse is celebrating by offering slices of their famous Key Lime Pie for only $3.14. The homemade pie is topped with whipped cream and curls of lime rind. Craving more? Make your own: click here for the [...]
Read more»November 3, 2008
Photo by Natalie Hope McDonald To say that I’m in awe of MANNA is such an understatement. MANNA is and has been an amazing, love driven organization that delivers meals to people whose life-threatening illness puts them at acute nutritional risk. For many years, that meant HIV/AIDS exclusively, but MANNA has actually increased their already [...]
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