Pie Fest

Elle Simone's apple slab pie. (Courtesy America's Test Kitchen)

Elle Simone's Apple Slab Pie Recipe

This impressively large pie is prepared in a baking sheet rather than in a pie plate and can be cut into 24 easy-to-pick-up squares.

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Sep 18, 2020

The ARTery's Arielle Gray rounded up our reader's favorite places to buy pie. (Arielle Gray/WBUR)

We Asked, You Answered: The Best Places For Pie In Massachusetts

From the well-known Petsi's Pies in Somerville to the friend-created online pop-up Bushel + Crumb, there are plenty of places to get your fill on all things pie.

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Sep 10, 2020

Amy Halloran's heart-shaped hand pie. (Courtesy)

Baking Pie? Here's A Playlist Of Songs For The Kitchen

From Ella Fitzgerald to Destiny's Child, tune into the generations of musicians that have run with the sweet, savory and serious metaphors they've found hidden beneath their own pies' bubbling...

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Sep 9, 2020

Blackbird Baked Goods's Berry Cordial pie. (Courtesy Melissa Lietz)

Apple, Peach, Potato And Pork — It's The WBUR Pie Fest Reader Recipe Roundup

From cranberries to blueberries, to savory spinach and leek -- WBUR readers sent in their favorite pies for our Pie Fest recipe roundup.

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Sep 9, 2020

A blueberry pie with a lattice top from Petsi Pies in Somerville. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

How 'Pie Vibes' — And A Pie Fest — Can Unify In Tumultuous Times

This week, we're celebrating the past and present of fruit, meat and veggie-filled pies. Andrea Shea has a story about pie's unifying qualities.

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05:13Sep 8, 2020

The WBUR Pie Fest kicks of Sept. 8. (Arielle Gray/WBUR)

The WBUR Pie Fest 2020

From Sept. 8-10, we're celebrating all things pie -- from its origin to its standing today. (Who knew pie could be so complex?)

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Aug 26, 2020

Tricia Procaccianti of Northboro picks a blueberry from a bush at Honey Pot Hill Orchard in Stow. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Beat The Pandemic Blues With Blueberries: A Guide On How And Where To Pick Safely

Like everything these days, picking your own fruit on a farm is different this year. So we compiled a brief guide to help potential pluckers navigate their adventures.

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Aug 14, 2020