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There is a particular kind of confidence you can taste in a scratch-made pie. It starts with the crust. Not just flaky, because plenty of pies claim that, but l…

Colorado Springs has no shortage of places to eat well, but pie shops occupy a category of their own. They are quieter than breweries, more nostalgic than trend…

There are foods people admire, and then there are foods people actually return for. Pie falls into the second category. A good pie does not need spectacle. It d…

Colorado Springs is easy to plan around when the main event is obvious. People map out Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, Old Colorado City, the Air Force Academy,…

Colorado Springs has never been shy about comfort food, but pie holds a special place here. It fits the city’s rhythms. A good slice works after a long hike, at…

Anyone can say a pie crust should be flaky, tender, and golden. The harder part is making that happen every day, in a real kitchen, with changing humidity, shif…

Colorado Springs has never been a city that settles for one-note comfort food. The dining scene has matured quickly over the past decade, and that growth shows …

A good pie shop does more than sell dessert. It marks time. You notice it in the first strawberry pie of late spring, when the berries finally taste like berrie…