Greenpoint will get some irresistibly flaky confections when pie makers Cheryl Perry and Felipa Lopez plant their roots on Driggs Avenue this summer, reports Greepointers. The popular Pie Corps has already been peddling their pastries on Saturdays and Sundays at the Hester Street Fair and New Amsterdam Market, respectively, but this will be their first brick-and-mortar outpost. The ladies took to Lucky Ant, a crowdfunding site not unlike Kickstarter, to gather donations to fund the move and also purchase a new oven to increase their pie making abilities. The campaign worked and now they are almost ready to open their bakeshop and cafe.
Pies will come in a variety of sweet and savory options with ingredients sourced from a multitude of New York farms. Some classics get an update, like a traditional apple crumb pie with a sweet whiskey sauce and chocolate pudding pie with a rosemary caramel. You can also channel your camping days with s'mores pie or snack on whimsical "Pie Pops" on a stick for an on-the-go option. Don't worry if you don't have a sweet tooth, you can also fill up on horseradish beet galette or a caramelized onion and goat cheese hand pie instead. If you simply cannot wait until June to stuff your pie hole—or don't like fighting the crowds at food markets—Pie Corps will deliver anywhere in the five boroughs for orders over $75.
It's great to see local businesses succeed through support from their neighbors and know that these types of crowdfunding campaigns work—next up, let's focus our efforts on Bon Chovie anchovies!
