Who doesn’t love the delicious first bite of apple pie or the smell of fresh baked bread? What are even better are the places where these sweet treats came from, and we celebrate these special spots in two new PBS documentaries: “A Few Good Pie Places” and “A Few Great Bakeries.”
The programs aired back-to-back in 2015. KPBS will rebroadcast both episodes.
WQED’s popular producer Rick Sebak, and his three-person crew, started shooting in Pittsburgh, where they visited local favorites Minerva Bakery in McKeesport and Grant Bar & Restaurant in Millvale. They then traveled to the Midwest, New England, the West Coast, and many places in between to check out other outstanding and unusual pie shops and bakeries.
Featured pie places include:
- Portage Pie in Westfield, New York
- Ikeda’s Market in Auburn, California
- Two Fat Cats Bakery in Portland, Maine
- Grant Bar & Restaurant in Millvale, Pennsylvania
- Poorhouse Pies in Underhill, Vermont
- A La Mode Pies in Seattle, Washington
- Nick’s Kitchen in Huntington, Indiana
- Rolling Pin Bakehouse near Roanoke, Indiana
- Pie Lady On 5 in South Whitley, Indiana
- Loula’s Café in Whitefish, Montana
- Braham Pie Day in Braham, Minnesota
- Woodruff’s Pie Shop in Monroe, Virginia
Filmmaker Quote
“Since I was a small kid, I’ve known how important a bakery can be,” said Sebak. “There was a bakery across the street from my elementary school, and it was a frequent stop on my way home. And I know many bakeries here in Pittsburgh where I live now, and I’m fascinated by how they become such a valued part of a neighborhood. Nowadays you often see lists of Ten Best Bakeries or even 50 Best Bakeries, but I don’t understand how anyone can make that claim. These bakeries we feature are all really great, but I wouldn’t pretend to know if they’re the best. So I decided we should just call this program 'A Few Great Bakeries' and we’ll hope to convince people to look for more.”
Featured bakeries include:
Columbus Baking Company in Syracuse, New York
Orange Peel Bakery in Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Chez Moi Bakery in Durham, North Carolina
Mama Ines Mexican Bakery in Lafayette, Indiana
Minerva Bakery in McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Standard Baking Company in Portland, Maine
Mahoroba Japanese Bakery in Sacramento, California
Sluys’ Bakery in Poulsbo, Washington
Silverbow Bakery in Juneau, Alaska
Bernice’s Bakery in Missoula, Montana
Join The Conversation:
“A Few Good Pie Places” is on Facebook, and "A Few Great Bakeries" is on Facebook. Rick Sebak is on Facebook. Follow @rickaroundhere on Twitter.
