Portage Pie is a Westfield, New York pie shop known for freshly baked, handmade pies made with locally grown fruit whenever possible. After decades of pie-making, the shop also created its own hand-finished maple rolling boards, made in the USA, to make rolling crusts easier at home.
Little Pie CompanyFounded by former actor Arnold Wilkerson in 1985, Little Pie Company bakes handmade American pies and other desserts fresh in Manhattan’s theater district. Its “theater of baking” puts bakers behind picture windows, where locally sourced ingredients become hand-pinched, small-batch pies such as its Sour Cream Apple Walnut and Mississippi Mud varieties. The company also ships its desserts fresh nationwide and supplies wholesale customers.NEW YORK, NY
The Mini PieBoxThe Mini PieBox makes palm-sized savory and sweet pies by hand, wrapping flavors inspired by travels and home cooking in a buttery, flaky crust. Founded around Karalyn and her partner Olisa’s love of cooking, the company makes each pie from scratch with a long-standing family crust recipe and, whenever possible, vegetables from its organic garden and locally sourced produce. Its monthly PieDrops offer rotating flavors that customers can bake from frozen for a convenient meal or snack.311813PITTSBURGH, PA
Mama Jo Homestyle PiesMama Jo Homestyle Pies is a third-generation family bakery in Amherst, Ohio, making fresh pies from scratch since 1993. Bakers begin at 5 a.m. each day, using an unchanged family recipe and a flaky, lard-based crust to bake every pie in-house for same-day sale. The bakery has grown from its Vermilion beginnings into a 14,000-square-foot Amherst operation and has earned The Morning Journal’s Readers’ Choice award for Best Pie and Best Dessert four consecutive years.MEDINA, OH
The Original Pie ShoppeOpened in Laughlintown in 1947 by Navy cook Melvin Columbus and his mother, Mildred, The Original Pie Shoppe remains a full-line bakery and deli in its original bakery. Its homemade cinnamon rolls still follow Melvin’s battleship-era recipe, alongside the pies and other baked goods that have defined the shop for 79 years. The family business also takes its offerings to fairs and festivals throughout the year.LAUGHLINTOWN, PA