THE PIE HOLE

[onetouch]

WHO: Ned & Digby
WHERE: The Pie Hole pie restaurant and bakeshop
WHEN: November 6-30 (omitting the 22nd, Thanksgiving)
WARNINGS: It could vary, though not too high please.
SUMMARY: This log is forever open to fraternize, socialize, and otherwise eat pie in Ned's restaurant. If you would like to make your thread closed to a specific person (be it someone you came in with or Ned himself) put their name in the subject line. If your thread is open, a server will be with you shortly. Feel free to tag other open threads or eat with strangers too! Anything goes.

Christmas decorations are up, up up! And Ned went just a touch overboard.
FORMAT: any




MENU





whole pies or by-the-slice

apple apple ......................................................... your traditional apple pie
appleberry ......................................................... a delicious blend of apple and fresh berries
apple walnut ......................................................... fresh apples and chopped walnuts
banana cream ......................................................... fresh ripe bananas and whipped vanilla cream
blueberry skies forever ......................................................... the freshest picked blueberries
cherry creme fraishe cherry cream ................................. cherries and creme fraishe double layered
chocolate expresso ......................................................... the perfect chocolate pick-me-up
coconut custard ......................................................... a tropical and perfectly creamy smooth custard
key lime to your heart ......................................................... key lime pie served with fresh strawberries
kiwi tango............................tart kiwis piled in with strawberry pulp and drizzled with rhubarb sauce
lemon meringue ......................................................... your traditional lemon meringue, whipped to perfection
melt-in-your-mouth mince ........................................ a festive mix of raisins, rum, apples and spices
orange-you apricot ......................................................... apricot pie with an orange glaze
over the moon pie ......................................................... chocolate fudge cream pie
peach melba ......................................................... peach pie served with fresh raspberries and sliced almonds on top
peach passionfruit ......................................................... a bold mix of passionfruit and peach
pearway to heaven ......................................................... pear pie with gruyere cheese baked into the crust
pecan pecan ......................................................... your traditional pecan pie
persimmon dream.........................fresh persimmons with bright lemon zest
pumpkin pecan ......................................................... smooth and creamy pumpkin served with diced fresh pecans
raspberry rhubarb ......................................................... the perfect marriage of raspberry and rhubarb, always fresh
strawberry fields ......................................................... the freshest picked strawberries, served with a mint leaf
three plum ......................................................... a lusciously layered plum tart
tripleberry ......................................................... the freshest blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries in one pie

cup-pies

brownie sundae ......................................................... brownie, white chocolate mousse and chocolate with hot fudge and almonds on top
chocolate cream ......................................................... chocolate blended with creamy vanilla custard
cocoa coffee ......................................................... layers of brownie, chocolate mouse and chocolate ganache
coconut chocolate cream ......................................................... coconut and rich vanilla, topped with chocolate fudge
key lime ......................................................... creamy key lime in a graham cracker crust
lemon cream cheese ......................................................... lemon tart with a cream cheese topping
pecan ......................................................... carmelized pecans in a luscious filling
pumpkin pecan ......................................................... smooth and creamy pumpkin served with diced fresh pecans
lemon raspberry ......................................................... raspberry vanilla, creamy lemon, raspberry lady fingers and lemon mousse
vanilla bean ......................................................... layers of vanilla cream, vanilla mousse and whipped cream

SPECIAL(s):
toffee applestache pie......................fuji apples at the peak of ripeness and candied pistachios in a honeyed, toffee-infused crust
yam yam yum.................a traditional favorite for the holiday season, a blend of sweet potato and pecan with a honey glazed crust
the golden gooseberry pie.................a blend of seasonal fruits and cinnamon, dusted with powdered "snow" sugar

*Available through the month of December in regular or cup-pie

Comments

Ned; Nov 28th

[sorcerersupreme]

[True to his word, Stephen makes the short trek from Bleecker Street to the Pie Hole, arriving just slightly before ten. Apparently he'd over estimated the complexities of closing with his single remaining part time associate. It doesn't make him any keener on keeping the stop longer than necessary, but it is comforting to know that even someone as old, stubborn, and spoilt as him is capable of doing actual work, when it's required. Naturally, he'd prefer Zoidberg simply appear and reclaim his old job of course. That would be the simplest solution. Ah well.

Glancing through the window of the establishment curiously, Stephen tabs on the glass as instructed earlier, waiting for a response.]

[onetouch]

[The snowflake lights around the bar are the only illumination inside, and so when Ned appears to unloatch the door, it's seemingly out of thin air. He has a broom in one hand, and when he opens the door a golden fluffface known as Digby is crashed out in the middle of the floor.]

Dr. Strange, you made it.

[sorcerersupreme]

[The lack of light, is charming rather than any sort of impediment to his senses and Stephen appreciates the ambiance. Smiling, he nods once, politely reciprocating the greeting.]

I did. Thank you again for having me so late. I confess that the promise of tea carried me through the latter half of the day.

[onetouch]

Well then, I hope my tea doesn't disappoint. [He steps back to let the other man in before locking the door again.]

Chai, right?

[sorcerersupreme]

Please. [Stephen patiently waits at the entrance as the Ned locks up, with every intention of following behind his host when they move on.] And I've no doubt your tea will be an improvement on whatever I can make. It seems I'm simply gifted at over steeping.

May I ask how long you've had this place?

[onetouch]

H-here? It's been open since last summer. [Ned led Stephen to the bar as he disappeared into the kitchen. Though there was a hole so they could still continue their conversation as he went.] How long have you been in the City, Stephen?

[sorcerersupreme]

[Stephen leans up comfortably perching at the bar and setting his greyish brown felt fedora down on its crown next to him.] Nearly two years now. I like to think our captor has grown fond of me. [He glances around again, admiring the space.]

I can't believe Zatanna hasn't discovered you yet.

[onetouch]

[He laughed aloud at that, bringing out the tea.] Zatanna? She ran the place while I was gone.

[sorcerersupreme]

Did she? [Stephen seems genuinely surprised, but then, he has a tendency of becoming a hermit and he had actively been avoiding her for a while.] I'll have to tell her how offended I am that she never had the courtesy to bring me here.

[Gratefully, he takes his cup, raising it slightly to Ned before jostling the tea back around a little in the hot water.]

[onetouch]

[Ned leant against the bar and did the same, his expression thoughtful.] Are you close with her... Zatanna?

[sorcerersupreme]

We've maintained a friendship over the years. [Although that friendship got sort of strained by mutual flirtation and bad life decisions, and her now being effectively married, but he's not about to get into all that. Not without something else in the tea, at least.] When I first arrived here, she took me to a diner for pie, actually. Since then, the smell has always vaguely reminded me of her.

[onetouch]

She's been the Pie Hole's biggest supporter since I first arrived in the City.