Look what showed up in my email yesterday...I'm super excited! Mmmm, homemade pies, quiches and pot pies.
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Dear valued customers and friends:
It is with great joy that I announce the re-opening of the Real Pie Company!
Our new shop will be located at the corner of 16th and G streets in midtown Sacramento, next door to Lulu’s Kitchen. We are building the entire space out; and I have had the thrilling opportunity to design the space exactly the way I want it, including the construction of a temperature-controlled dough room.
I will keep you informed as we get closer to our opening this fall. Many of the elements of our shop will be familiar to you – we will continue to source beautiful produce from small farms in the region, so the menu will change frequently as we celebrate and utilize whatever seasonal, ripe fruit and vegetables that come through our door on a weekly basis. We will offer our nourishing house-made chicken pot pies and quiches in addition to our sweet menu items; and, as before, will be making our chocolate cream, coconut cream, and butterscotch banana cream pies as a complement to our fruit pies, galettes, tarts and cakes.
We also have a few new things in store for our customers, including limited indoor and outdoor seating, and a selection of locally-made ice cream as a delicious accompaniment to our baked goods.
We are very excited to announce a partnership with Amigo Bob Cantisano and Adam Nuber of the Felix Gillet Institute, and this fall we will be proudly showcasing many amazing varieties of heirloom fruit that have been harvested from abandoned mining camps and homesteads in the Sierras. Read here for more information on this inspiring non-profit project.
We have a new website in development, and look forward to keeping you up to date on our progress. I can’t wait to begin baking for you again! Please feel free to reach out to me at kira@realpiecompany with any questions or comments.
Warmest regards,
Kira O’Donnell Babich
Baker/Owner
Real Pie Company
Received the email below today and for those of you who used to order Kira's pies and picked them up at Corti's back in the day, you know how delicious her pies, galettes and quiches are.
Dear Valued Customers and Friends:
It is with immense happiness that I announce the rebirth of the Real Pie Company.
On Friday, August 30th, I will begin offering a limited menu of Real Pies two afternoons a week to my customers. The pies will be available on the 30th at East Sac Mercantile (http://eastsacmercantile.com) from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. The pies will then (after the 30th) be available every Thursday and Friday afternoon from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. The Mercantile is located at 3257 Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento, and has ample street parking. I plan to expand my baking days in October to include Saturdays.
(*Note: I will NOT be baking Thurs/Fri, September 19/20).
(* Note: I cannot take credit cards until the first week of September! Cash or checks only on the 30th. Sorry about that).
As always, our menu will change weekly depending on the produce we are able to source from our region's wonderful small family farms. Each week, I will send out the menu of available pies to subscribers of my email list. (Important: If you would like to be removed from our email list, please unsubscribe below).
In addition to our ever-changing seasonal pies, tarts and galettes, “staple” items that will (usually) be on the menu include our Jumbleberry pie (packed with blackberries, blueberries, cherries and raspberries) and some version of our rustic apple galette (or pie), simply because there’s always such a high demand for these items.
Unfortunately, I cannot take pie reservations at this time due to my limited production. Sorry about that.
I look forward – with much joy – to be baking for you again. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at kira@realpiecompany.com.
Warmest regards,
Kira O’Donnell
Real Pie Company
East Sac Mercantile
3257 Folsom Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95816
www.realpiecompany.com (website under construction at the moment!)
Some people may have visions of sugar plums dancing through their heads, but any Sacramentan worth their salt dreams of Kira O'Donnell's pastry perfections. Well, if you miss The Real Pie Company's tasty creations (O'Donnell's brick and mortar shop closed in 2008); you're in luck...it's back via the web! For the past few months, O'Donnell has been offering her tasty, handcrafted eats via email order. How do you partake, you ask? It's easy...as well, you know....
How to get your own Real Pie Company pie:
1. You can sign up to be on the email list at
The Real Pie Company or email Kira
directly at kiraodonnell @ yahoo.com to be added.
2. Each Monday you will receive an email detailing what freshly baked pies will be available for that week.
3. You then place your order via email (be sure to include your phone number).
4. In return you are assigned a claim number.
5. On Friday (after 2pm), you can pick up your order at (the East Sac) Corti's front counter with your claim number.
[Place your orders as early as you can as her pies sell out quickly. Prices range from $17-$20 per pie.]
This week's offering is: early-season Poppycock apricots from the local farmer's market coupled with Black Tartarian cherries in an open-faced galette.
* photo from nataliedee.com
