Apple pie. Banana cream pie. Key Lime pie. If I continued with the list of pies you can get at The Pie Bar, there’s going to be at least one or two that will get your mouth watering. Laurie Gray is the mastermind behind The Pie Bar and now she’s expanding from Long Beach to Glendale. Making pies is her life’s passion and she not only makes great pies but has brought in some innovations that are very smart. Today we’ll get to hear about:
- Exactly when Laurie knew that this was what she was going to do the rest of her life.
- How she got started out of her home with a ‘cottage food license’.
- What step she took to expand from her home to more varieties of pies and larger quantities.
- Great advice on making crusts and fillings.
- Her “Cutie Pie” and “Pie Shots” innovations.
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The Pie Bar Glendale phone number: (818) 696-2144
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This is a fascinating and entertaining interview.
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