Autumn
weekends in New England. Pie Season.
Pastiche "you so Fine I can't keep my hands off you" Deserts is a local favorite, located on Spruce St in the Federal Hill section of Providence. Near Caserta Pizzeria, which is another kind of fine pie dining. And coincidentally, only a couple hundred yards away from where I got nailed by a hit-and-run car on my bike one October evening in 1986. Not to elicit sympathy 33 years later, but you know...I'll take it.
Pastiche
Fine Deserts has what people call "old world charm" which is what
they say when they really don't know how to describe it. Think of the average
chain store... and then completely reorient yourself by thinking the exact
opposite. Busy, crowded, electric and dripping with people who are there
for the goods. Pastiche labels themselves a "cozy, lively European-style
nook serving house-made fruit tarts, cakes, chocolates &
pastries." I'll buy that. Better than old world charm.
Amongst
all that old-world charm, I suspect you can’t get away with crappy delivery.
Maybe you can coast for a while on ambiance, but these customers are here for
something special. You need to uphold that type of expectation. Phonies
die an ugly death. Pastiche delivers.
I
sampled the Dutch Apple Pie. It was fresh, generous with an excellent crust
structure. A thoroughly enjoyable pie. They also offered Key Lime and
Southern Pecan Pie, as well as a Cranberry/Raspberry Tart (by the way, why does
Raspberry have a “P” in it?) and a Pumpkin/Praline Tart.
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