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THERE’S SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL ABOUT PIE FROM SOMEONE ELSE’S kitchen. Maybe the crust is flakier, the filling is sweeter or maybe it’s just the fact that you don’t have to do the dishes. Even better is that there’s a pie for everyone’s tastes, whether fruit-filled or packed with chocolate. The Pie Folks keep it straight and to the point with dishes that could only come from a delta kitchen. Their nationally award-winning 'Slap Yo Mama' chocolate pie is thick like Mississippi mud and as sweet as they come with a creamy white icing piped across the top. You’ll want to call ahead and reserve a whole tin because once you’ve had one slice, you’ll find room for seconds. There’s some debate about whether cheesecake is cake or pie, but City Hall Cheesecake sets the record straight with thick slices of their fork-licking delicacy. “A lot of cheesecake is thick and crumbly, and ours is smooth with a lighter texture,” says Diane Bishop, who owns the restaurant with her husband Ronald. “The nice thing about cheesecake is that it’s richer, so you eat it slower and enjoy it more.” While they have set menu items like the chocolate caramel cheesecake with Snickers pieces on top, they also have special flavors like the pumpkin spice cheesecake, available only during the fall. The smoky scent of barbecue clings to every inch of Cozy Corner in Uptown Memphis, but it’s their pies that keep diners coming again and again. Their sweet potato pie takes the simple recipe to extraordinary with a buttery crust and a smooth filling that’d put the family recipe to shame. Country cooking may be hard to come by in some big cities, but Memphis isn’t one of them with places like The Cupboard around. A slice of their lemon icebox pie is a great way to round out a hearty meal or as a quick respite from the hustle and bustle of Downtown. Enjoy it after a hearty helping of their golden fried chicken for best results. Who says you have to serve pie by the slice? At Bottletree Bakery in Oxford, their Humble Pie is a modern mini pie made fresh daily with seasonal fruits. “The original vision for the bakery was to create a community place for students, retirees and students,” says owner Cynthia Gerlach. “The Humble Pie is made with seasonal, local fruit, shortbread and streusel. It’s so simple but so good.”
The Cupboard
The Pie Folks
7781 Farmington Blvd #103 Germantown, TN 901.752.5454 thepiefolks.com
City Hall Cheesecake 2465 Highway 51 South Hernando, MS 662.469.9117 and 114 North Main Collierville, TN 901.457.7149 cityhallcheesecake.com
Cozy Corner
745 N. Parkway Memphis, TN 901.527.9158 cozycornerbbq.com
The Cupboard
1400 Union Ave Memphis, TN 901.276.8015 thecupboardrestaurant.com
Bottletree Bakery 923 Van Buren Ave Oxford, MS 662.236.5000
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