I went to Pie Town, New Mexico this past weekend along with Dan Milnor from Smogranch, Charlene Winfred from Perth, Australia, and Flemming Bo Jensen from Denmark for the Pie Festival. The town is a stone’s throw from my late father-in-laws ranch and I’d been there many times before, to have pie and to have lunch. This time the annual Pie Town Festival was going on complete with pie eating contest, pie queen, horseshoe competition and all sorts of good family fun.
I also briefly met Arthur Drooker through Dan, who has been remaking the Farm Security Administration portfolio that Russell Lee made back in the depression. He calls it Pie Town Revisited. Really cool stuff. If you happen to be driving through Pie Town (!) the photographs are on display in the Pie-O-Neer cafe on the north side of the road. Worth a visit.
Personally, I prefer the Good Pie Cafe on the south side of the road where I found the fellows in the picture. I especially like their chocolate pie. My son likes the milkshakes.
What a joy having such good company while exploring Pie.
We had lots of fun, Chris. Too bad you weren’t here.
Did someone mention pie? Chocolate pie? I love these guys and we haven’t even met. And pie the way, I love this image and want to see it bigger, please.
They will have lots of chocolate pie when you come, Sabrina!! I promise! Oh, and these guys know they love you too, and they haven’t yet met. They LOVED Charlene!! 🙂 I’ll try to get it up bigger for you.
That was most definitely a unique experience. I’mona a Good Pie Cafe fan meself, personally. The entertainment is first class and ah, personally tailored. It doesn’t get much better than that!
I did tell you you would have a great time, right? “Personally tailored”, hah!! You loved it!! And I have pictures. 🙂
Nice! Pie Town seems like the perfect place to revisit, at least until you have sampled every flavor. And the Pie Town Festival? Even better. I hope you’ll share more images, Brian!
Dorothy,
And there are SO many flavors (Southwestern Apple with Chile Pie??). The festival was fun if overcast, cold, and slightly rainy…kinda Port Townsend weather, very strange for here. But the company was superb, the locals fun, and the pie quite good! Will try to post some more images soon. Been a bit busy with work and family.
Next time you visit Pie Town please keep an eye out for my heart. I seem to have left it there in the tiny house behind the cafe.
Diana,
Yes, that sure happens! I have yet to visit the tiny house behind the cafe; I tend to go to the other cafe. Will have to make a point of it though. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Did you go for the Pie Town Festival?