What started out as a celebration of math and the never-ending-number, 3.14 (rounded), has turned into a major food holiday thanks to social media. Pi Day as we know it today has an interesting history — it’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday. Coincidence? We think not. But whether or not you’re into math, we can all […]
How to Throw the Ultimate Friendsgiving Party
Whether you live far away from your family or your best friends truly are your family…the perfect time to be thankful and celebrate is on Friendsgiving. Sure, there really isn’t a specific day on the calendar for this holiday…so pick a date, throw the invite list together and get excited. Want to make sure you […]
Here’s What’s in Season: The Ideal Pies to Order During Fall
From summer to winter, pies are the perfect, year-round dessert. But as the seasons change, so should your pie selection. These baked beauties are best when filled with hyper-seasonal ingredients. And whether you want just a slice for yourself or an entire pie to feed the whole family, skip the messy baking and order in. […]
Pumpkin Is Here and Sneaking into All of Your Favorite Foods
We’d like to honor the orange beacon which signals to us that fall is undoubtedly upon us. Join us, fellow lovers of changing leaves, flannel shirts and cool breezes. Pumpkin pie has been around since well, the Pilgrims. (True story, a version of pumpkin pie was made back as early as the mid-1600s.) It’s a […]
Hot or Cold? What to Eat Depending on the Indecisive September Weather
Ah, September…you tricky, tricky month. You’re either a blissful continuation of summer, serving up 80 degree beach days or a bullet train into fall, with crisp, flannel-and-quilted-vest weather. Do we go swimming or apple picking? HELP. Since it’s a toss up on where the mercury will rise to on the thermometer this month, we’ve curated […]
We Can’t Get Enough Of The @PiesAcrossAmerica Instagram Account
We came across one of the more excellent Instagram accounts we have seen in awhile. It’s called @PiesAcrossAmerica. It’s a catalogue of pies from across the nation, with a twist. Each pie has a personality and back story — and each pie has plenty of things they’d like to share. We loved it so much we asked the owner of the feed, Troy, to dish on some burning questions we had about the Pies Across America operation. Read on below and definitely follow along here.
The History of Pi(e)
When someone says it’s Pi Day, we tend to think of pizza, cherry pie, and those delicious Australian meat pies. But there’s more to it than that. Pi Day is a celebration, appropriately scheduled on 3.14 (the math calculation itself), to bring awareness to mathematics. To get the full scoop, we outlined a dual history — that of Pi, and of course, our favorite, Pie. Scroll and discover below.