Saturday, March 14, 2015

What's In A Pi?

Courtesy of The Geek Parent: World Pi Day
π (pi)  World Pi Day
Yes, it's a thing. Go ask Wikipedia. It is one of the nerdiest holidays of the year... but no one ever needed a reason to celebrate today of all days as a popular dessert idea.  In annual tradition, below are some of the bakeries participating today in this ingeniously delicious plan to get you sinking your teeth into... well, pies!

pies
π, Pie, pies! (Courtesy of Robicelli's)
9009 5th Ave (Bay Ridge)
$3.14 a slice

DUB Pies
DUB Pies are Pies too, just savory
211 Prospect Park W
(Windsor Terrace)
$3.14/slice or 3 slices for $14

Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd Ave (Gowanus)
3 slices for $14

Butter & Scotch
818 Franklin Ave. (Crown Heights)
You can get a slice of toasted coconut cream stacked on top of a pineapple pie

Du Jour Bakery
365 5th Ave (Park Slope)
$3.14/slice

Hill Country Chicken
Pie cups for $3.14/ea (Manhattan and Brooklyn locations)

Pie Corps
77 Driggs Ave. (Greenpoint)
10-inch pie for $31.41, a 4-inch mini pie for $3.14 or three slices of pie for $14

Petee's Pie Company
61 Delancey St. (Manhattan, Lower East Side)
Free PI-shaped pie crust cookies for purchases of $20 or more

The Little Pie Company
424 W. 43rd St. (Manhattan, Hell's Kitchen)
Free PI sugar cookie for every large pie purchase


Although the rest we're about to mention may not be celebrating this occasion, whether it be savory or sweet, go get yourself a pie today and support local business!

mini pies
Mini Pies (Courtesy of Pasticceria Rocco)

Bay Ridge:
Leske's Bakery, 7612 5th Ave
Little Cupcake Bakeshop, 9102 3rd Ave
Jean Danet Bakery, 7526 5th Ave
Monaco's Bakery, 8511 3rd Ave
Paneantico Bakery, 9124 3rd Ave
Pasticceria Rocco, 9402 4th Ave
Your Baker, 518 86th St.

Honorable Mentions:
Baked, 359 Van Brunt St.
Ladybird Bakery, 1112 Eighth Ave
Buttermilk Bakeshop, 339 7th Ave

Pizza Pie
Psst! Pizza... they make 'em into pies too!
While you're at it, support your local favorite pizzerias.

References: DNAInfo: Celebrate 'Pi Day' at These 5 Pie Shops
Gothamist: Celebrate Pi Day With These 8 Sweet Pi(e) Deals

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