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Do You Have an Eye For Pie?

YumSugar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:30:38 -0700

This week would be the 280th birthday of Johann Heinrich Lambert, who proved that ~~pie was an irrational craving~~ pi was an irrational number. So far, nobody in history has been able to explain irrational cravings for pie! In the meantime, I thought I'd whet your craving (and test your identification skills) for different varieties of this heavenly pastry. Do you have an eye for pie? See if you can match the pie to its name to find out.

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Pies for Pi Day and Other Baking Tools

YumSugar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:00:00 -0700

It's March 14, better known as 3.14, or Pi Day. I wish it was pie day, but we'll take what we can get.

My gal geeksugar has rounded up a load of Pi Day paraphernalia, however I've found a few treats to inspire you in the kitchen. So for those of you geeky enough to get it, I present to you the Pi Pie. Created by Flickr member megpi, this awesome pie has the pi symbol cut into the middle and the numbers going around the outside. It's so clever, I'm bummed I didn't come up with myself!

The only thing that would make this pie better is if it was served in this Pi Dish ($24.95). This pi dish is trimmed with the first few dozen digits of pi, and would make any geeky baker's day.

One more fun Pi Day item, check it out when you read more.

While searching for fun Pi Day things, I also came across this Pi Cookie Cutter ($12.95). Although it's for cookies, and not pies, I still think that it's pretty fun. You could even use it on pastry crust to create embellishments for your pie, or cut out two and make a pocket pie! Either way, I'm sure you'll get more than 3.14159 uses out of it!

All the News That's Fit to Eat - June 6

YumSugar — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:55:52 -0700

Looking for the next restaurant trend? How about communal dining tables. - San Francisco Chronicle
Want another trend? Try meatballs. Granted these aren't your grandma's meatballs... - New York Times
Speaking of grandma's recipes, make sure you capture family recipes while you can. - Chicago Tribune

Remember the junior high math joke of "pi R squared, no they aren't they're round"? Well what if I told, actually pie are squared, at least that's the trend right now. - Los Angeles Times
As I've mentioned before, wedding cakes are getting more personal and custom. - Boston Globe
Texas is giving the south a run for their money with sweet succulent peaches. - Houston Chronicle
Still thinking about culinary school? Several students, former grads and former administrators speak up about why culinary school is a sham. - SF Weekly