Cork’s only dedicated pie shop is here (and they demand you try their ‘perfect’ all butter pastry)
Some of the best businesses do one thing really well.
And if you find yourself on Leeside with a hankering for a savoury pie with mash and gravy, there’s only one place to go; Cork’s only dedicated pie shop.
Freshly installed at the buzzing Black Market on Monahan Road, The Pie Guys, baker Jamie Kelly, and marketing specialist Tim O’Kennedy, have launched a capsule menu starring what they consider to be “the perfect all-butter pastry” to hold their decadent fillings.
It’s a bolshy claim, but their story checks out.
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In fact, you may have tasted some of Jamie’s creations before when he manned the ovens at the ever-popular Diva Bakery in Ballinspittle, churning out their famous bread, sandwich rolls, soups, and sausage rolls.
This time, Jamie and Tim are laser-focused on the pastry.
“The idea for The Pie Guys came about earlier this year following a chance conversation about our love of pies and how it’s very difficult to find a good one in this neck of the woods,” Jamie told us.
“We’ve worked hard at developing what we consider to be the perfect all-butter pastry to hold our decadent fillings using the very best produce we can find. These pies are far from ordinary.”
The menu for the opening weekend was a simple affair consisting of three pies, each served as a meal; €12 buys you a pie of your choice, 70/30 mash (70 percent potato, 30 percent butter, FYI), buttermilk ‘slaw (coleslaw made with a buttermilk ranch style dressing) and a house pickle.
The flavours are Beef and Beamish, Irish Dexter Beef braised in a rich Beamish gravy, Creamy Chicken Tarragon, free-range chicken in a creamy bechamel with a hint of tarragon, and Potato, leek, and Gruyère; layers of baby potato, sautéed leek, and gooey gruyère.
Slather on some mushroom gravy for €2 if you’re feeling saucy. You can even grab a non-alcoholic beer to complete the pie experience.
The Pie Guys open Wednesday to Sunday 12pm -8pm at The Black Market, Monahan Road, Cork.
