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Bang Bang Pie, plus my Thanksgiving guide
Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits, Logan Square
This week’s pick is Bang Bang Pie in Logan Square. By the shop’s own count, they bake more than 5,000 pies every holiday season, and I understand why. The selection is huge, both sweet and savory: key lime, roasted pumpkin, chocolate pecan and classic apple, plus a tomato pot pie and a baked brie in a pie crust. In the summer I love sitting out on their patio and eating right there. This time of year, most people carry out.
For Thanksgiving, pickup is Tuesday and Wednesday, November 24 and 25. Order ahead on their website, because the pies do sell out. They’re also teaming up with Flowers for Dreams, so you can pre-order flowers with your pie on either shop’s website.
Pie is only one part of the holiday, so I put together a Thanksgiving guide. It has three things to do with family, dinners you can order to go, and restaurants that are open on Thanksgiving Day, with the dates and links all in one place. A couple of the to-go dinners need to be ordered by Friday, November 20, so it’s worth a look this week.
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