March 17, 2016
Thanks so much to all who participated! It has been so much fun to read all of your comments. Our winners are listed below.
Congratulations to:
- S
- cithra003
- hayros
Please contact amy@fanaticsoftware.com to claim your prize.
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It’s National Pi Day, a day that seems tailor-made for Pocket Informant, and we’re going to have some fun with it. We’re giving away three “Pi and Coffee” prize packages. Each package will contain a Starbuck’s gift card (what goes better with pie than coffee?) and the winner’s choice of Informant product.
In theme with “pie” Alex and Chris are also sharing about their favorite type of pie. It’s all fun, and delicious…and deliciously fun. We hope you enjoy!
Pie
Most people get a cake on their birthday – vanilla or chocolate or sometimes something really special like Black Forest or Red Velvet. However, in our family we don’t really do cake much – we do PIE! My favorite pie depends on the time of year and what’s fresh and available because I love…no adore…fruit pies. I go back and forth between Apple pie (any kind) to Blueberry pie; sometimes Cherry, but if it came down to it it would be Blueberry. I’m not a huge crust lover though, but a graham cracker crust is one of my favorites. The more fruit and filling – the better.
One thing is why do I love blueberry pie so much? When I was little I used to roam amongst a large acreage forest-type area in New Jersey called Freehold where an old man from Russia kept his home. We would stay there often and I’d wake up in the morning and pick a bowl full of blueberries with some gooseberries along for the rid. Cover it in some milk and sugary – and I had breakfast! Blueberry pie kind of reminds me of a warm, gooey version of that.
Want to get on my good side? Get some fresh-picked blueberries and…well do anything. Pie. Milk. Just blueberries. Yum!
Alex Kac
Founder and CEO
My Favorite Pie…ish
So, in honor of Pi Day, apparently I’m supposed to write about my favorite pie. Frankly I was more inclined to write about my favorite pi, but then I figured that would just be irrational…
It’s a rather daunting task to pick a favorite. When I was younger, I think I would have said Lemon Meringue. First of all, it has its own fluffy topping built into the pie itself (as opposed to most other pies that require the separate addition of whipped cream). Second, and perhaps most importantly, it’s fun to say (all who know me can attest, when I go out to eat, I often order food based on how fun it is to say. Chimichangas are a popular choice.).
But, with age comes experience…and part of my experience was working for Houston’s Restaurant where they have this fairly insanely awesome Apple Cobbler…hot…with ice cream. Like seriously – go to Houston’s right now and order it if you’ve never tried it. Now, I can hear the naysayers already – this is supposed to be about pie, not cobbler. I submit to you that based on the strict definition of pie (a baked dish of fruit, meat or vegetables typically with a top and base of pastry), cobbler is actually a subset of pie.
Of course, that got me to thinking…by that definition a Cheesecake should also qualify as a pie. And who doesn’t love Cheesecake?? Just to verify my suspicions, I turned to Google…and sure enough, the folks at finecooking.com say “the addition of cream cheese is no more a disqualifier than the addition of bourbon would be…it can also be a cake, but it can’t not be a pie.” So there you have it – my favorite just might have to be Cheesecake…covered in bourbon.
But now remains the question that will haunt me the rest of the day…why is it not called Cheesepie?
Chris McSorley
COO/iOS Developer
To enter the giveaway:
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• Comment on this post and tell us about your favorite pie.
*One entry per person. Duplicates will be disqualified. Winners will be announced Thursday, March 17.
Key Lime Pi!!
Me too!
Love it!
I’m a pi addict and would LOVE to win a slice of the pi!
Beef pie … Up to 28% real meat content!
My favourite pie is a ‘bacon pie’.
Essentially it is a mince and cheese pie, but instead of using pastry, you wrap it in bacon!
Even just thinking about it makes me hungry.
My favorite pie is the coconut cream pie that my mom makes. It’s a simple pie but it tastes so good.
No sugar added apple pie made with Granny Smith apples! A diabetic’s holiday splurge!
Pumpkin. Although your description of blueberry pie has got my stomach going.
add my name to the starbucks card and product contest! LOVE MY PI ! have been using for over 5 years (I think!) catherinek
My favorite Pie? Pumpkin with whipped cream. It’s the kindest to me since becoming a type 1 Diabetic.
I also really love PI. I’ve been using it since my palm pilot days. Awesome app!
A good classic apple a la mode is hard to beat… But occasionally when the sweet tooth hits you have to go Razzleberry (raspberries and blackberries)
Would love to win a slice of Pi!!
Love me a slice of a nice warm pecan pi with ice cream on top.
For me, it’s pecan pie and coffee while checking my schedule using PI 🙂
Cherry pie. Cherries fro the neighbors tree and my wife’s recipe.
Comes around every year but not yet in season for – my favourite Pi is strawberry – rhubarb
My favorite pie is Lemon Meringue but it has to be really tart.
My favorite thing about pi is that all the other numbers are in there, somewhere in the sequence. So there is a slice of pi that is my birthday.
I want a slice! My favorite pie is strawberry – Julio Rodrigues
Favorite pie would have to be coconut cream pie.
Strawberry rhubarb pie made by my mom! Best pie ever!
I was thinking about making Grasshopper pie today – for St. Patty’s Day
Apple pie is the best!
You’re all wrong. Sorry. It’s peach or Dutch apple.
Mike
Dutch Apple Pie from the Old Julian Pie Company in San Diego County. Nothing comes close. Mountain town, cold winters, hot pie and coffee. Perfect!
Strawberry-rhubarb is such a delicious way to savor summer.
Me too. Marry me. Teasing.
Key Lime!
Great post. Love this company.
Apple Pie with Cheddar cheese. There is no comparison!
Coconut cream pie is my fav…. or chocolate. 🙂
I’ve been a fan of pecan pie ever since my grandmother made it for me as a little kid.
Love this software- used it for years… Shared on my LilybearDog Twitter account 🙂
I would say apple Pi, but I do not like apple products. Strawberry rhubarb pie is the best.
I love pie and PI. I have been using PI on various mobile devices for about 10 years. It is the BEST PIM hands down, no contest. Keep up the great work.
My favorite pie is blueberry, second choice would be pecan., third choice is pumpkin. My favorite PIM is PI – no second choice.
Apple pie is my favorite pie
Unfortunately, I’m not a pie fan. If coerced, I’d eat a small slice of pumpkin pie. However, I do love the movie “Life of Pi” — especially the 3D version. I hope that counts for something. 🙂
And, of course, my FAVORITE is Pocket Informant’s initials!
My favourite is strawberry-rhubarb pie.
I love the comments on here. Its fantastic! As a pie lover, its so great to see so many different kinds of pie. I might need to try a few different ones.
I want to have that pie. Love it!