Hardware Store Neon Sign Reveals Secret Pie Source
Turns out the Best Holiday Pies Actually Come from a Hardware Store A Most Unexpected Bloom in My Garden of Knowledge You know, sometimes the most delightful discoveries aren’t found in the hallowed halls of a specialty food shop or even at the bustling farmers market. Sometimes, they’re hiding in plain sight, in places you’d least expect them. My journey to discovering the true source of the best holiday pies started, rather prosaically, on a crisp Northern California morning, on my usual amble to the Clement Street Farmers Market. As I rounded a corner, a flash of neon red caught my eye. In the window of a local ACE Hardware, a sign in captivating cursive declared: “ pies ”. ...