Drive how far for pie?

[SarahD]

People really drive long distances for food they like. In the case of the Wisconsin pie shop mentioned in this article, the journey may be as important as the destination, since the drive runs along the east side of Lake Pepin and includes some rather scenic bluffs that rise above the river. The town of Stockholm is cute as a bug. And if you need more food, it's not a huge distance to the Ellsworth Creamery, home of super outstanding cheese curds.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2024/06/20/wisconsin-bakery-has-nations-best-pie-in-usa-today-10best-rankings/74139074007/

[Duncanpup]

1. Pie people are my tribe.

[murielm99]

2. My husband would drive far for pie.

[Duncanpup]

4. Please have your husband contact me.

We need to hang out.

[SarahD]

3. Another example in Oregon.

There was a small café in Rome, Orgeon, a really small town in the desert. I think they had four stools and one table. People drove there just for pie. They probably closed down by now. Running a small café in a remote place is tough going.

[beemerphill]

5. Another Pie place in Wisconsin

When my wife and I lived "Up Nord" in the land of bullshit and beer farts we used to travel quite a distance for a great piece of pie. We would hop on the bikes and go to Osseo to have a piece of one of the Best Pies in Wisconsin at Norski Nook. At that time, Norski Nook was on BOTH sides of the road in two separate buildings. I haven't been there in over 25 years, so things have probably changed. It was a long ride for us, but worth every mile. A piece of pie and a cup of coffee is one of life's little pleasures that we should all enjoy.
We also used to go down to the Goblers. It was East of Madison at Johnson Creek. They had about the best hot turkey sandwich in the world. That too was a long drive that was worth every mile. Sadly they closed.

[SarahD]

6. Norske Nook in Rice Lake.

I know the original is in Osseo, but I had friends and relatives in Chetek, so Rice Lake was not far. By the way, lefse is not on the menu at most restaurants in Norway.

[beemerphill]

8. I can understand why not.

Lutefisk is not bad with a little butter, but you can have my portion of Lefse. The Norwegians probably have a much better bread, but don't tell people about it, and let the strangers eat Lefse as a practical joke.

[SarahD]

9. The bread is super.

The hotels always have a breakfast with at least two kinds of bread. Slice it yourself and top it with butter (of course!) or salmon, herring, jam, ham etc. If you get lefse, it usually comes with melted brown cheese. Not my favorite. I saw lutefisk at the seafood markets, but they had 100 other fish varieties, so I ignored the lutefisk.

[Buzz cook]

7. Larsen's Vancouver Wa.

It's about 180 miles from home. I have family there as an excuse to make the trip.