Pie in the Sky

October 8, 2009 | No Comments

Not cake people?

Consider sweetening up your guests with a selection of pies along with a complementary choice of cheeses or an ice cream bar. We’ve been keeping track of this growing trend over the summer and love that you can incorporate local produce, seasonal flavours (and splashes of colour) and a whole lotta whimsy into a pie-centred dessert table.

Pie may seem a humble alternative to cake but posh it up with a 'topper' to add a spark of whimsy to your dessert table.

This time of year is especially fitting for pies at a wedding, with local apples ripening on branches and pumpkin patches appearing as if overnight, the tradition of great pie is definitely linked to harvest time. Its humble, ‘comfort-food’ roots are very much in keeping with the cozy feeling that early nights, turning leaves and first frosts inspire. Equally endearing is the deliciously imperfect homemade-feel of pie, its association with a family recipe handed down generation to generation, and the slice that oozes filling and mixes with a spoonful of cream for the perfect combination of flavours in your mouth.

Pie is about home, it’s about family and it’s about gathering people together for a shared moment of happiness. When you serve pie at a wedding, just imagine what associations your guests will make when they see their favourite on a glass pedestal stand or a dessert plate next to their steaming cup of tea.