Pies Now Available in Red Wing, Minnesota
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Red Wing Confectionery at their new location at 323 Main Street. After an extensive remodeling project, the Confectionery has a state of the art kitchen for making fabulous chocolates, along with an espresso bar/coffee shop in the store. They will be offering pie by the slice and a selection of whole pies. Special orders for ten inch and six inch pies can also be placed with delivery from our shop to theirs. Orders need to be made through the Confectionery by Wednesday at 5:00 P.M. for delivery on Friday. Pies need to be paid for at the time the order is placed. Telephone orders require a credit card.
Kathy Boos, owner of Red Wing Confectionery, is dedicated to making the finest chocolates possible. The shop is an experience of delight to a chocolate lover’s heart.
We are excited about working together to bring excellence in taste to our customers.
Soup and Pies for Warming the Winter
We appreciate the enthusiastic response to our handmade soups and savory pies. Soup served in a 6 inch pie crust bowl gets rave reviews with comments such as “what a great idea” and “the flaky crust is better than a bread bowl.” We’ve had corn chowder, creamy chicken noodle, spicy beef stew, chicken vegetable, cream of potato, sausage and bean, and ham and green pea. The ham and green pea is an especially good crowd pleaser. The new pear/bacon/blue cheese savory pie has received many “thumbs up.”
Come in and warm up while having lunch with us. Soup will be served through the end of April with savory pies being available throughout the year.
Spring Brings New Treats
We are also pleased to be teaming with the Stockholm General Store, formerly known as The Good Apple, to provide you with the best in quick breads and cardamom/cinnamon bread beginning in March. Breads will be sold in half-pound loaves in the General Store but may be special ordered in larger sizes. Another exciting food specialty for your convenience starting in the spring at Stockholm General will be sandwiches crafted with bread made by The Stockholm Pie Company. You can quickly get a picnic lunch to take to the park or wherever your adventures may take you. Check out the new Stockholm General Store to see the great changes and the variety of fabulous Wisconsin made products in the store.
Have Lunch With Us
Wintertime calls for nourishing comfort food to keep us warm and in good spirits. Having lunch (or brunch) with one of our homemade soups or savory pies, followed by a piece of fantastic pie, can help to lift your spirits. We suggest you have your soup served in a flaky, 6” pie crust bowl. Or, you can experience a mouthful of flavors with an Apple/Sausage/CheddarCheese savory pie or our new Pear/Bacon/BlueCheese pie. Take out orders are available.
The Stockholm Pie Company at the Red Wing Confectionery
Saturdays, February 6 and 13, The Stockholm Pie Company will help Red Wing Confectionery celebrate the grand opening of their new shop and kitchen at 323 Main Street, Red Wing, MN.
We will offer samples of cinnamon rolls and a few of our most popular pies such as French Silk, Double Lemon, and Triple Chocolate Pecan. Some whole pies will be available for purchase as well as by the slice. The two businesses will be working together after the grand opening to have pies and cinnamon rolls available at the Confectionery’s coffee shop. Special orders for whole pies, cinnamon rolls, or apple dumplings may also be placed with pickup at the Confectionery on Fridays or Saturdays.
We look forward to working with Red Wing Confectionery in their lovely new facility.
Shipping Pies
In response to many requests for having our pies shipped, we are beginning shipment of one of our most popular pies – Apple-Pie-in-a-Bag. We’ve been testing how best to ship pies at the most reasonable cost.
Bakeries throughout the country ship pies, charging $30 to $40 for shipping and handling in addition to the cost of the pie, which can bring the total cost to $50 to $75. We have wanted to make the cost more affordable while assuring the arrival of the pie in good condition. We are now able to ship for $36.00 per pie, which includes the cost of the pie and shipping and handling. We are offering Apple-Pie-in-a-Bag as we start this new project and will add more flavors as we expand our shipping capabilities.
We hope to be able to offer online ordering as we progress but for now pies can be ordered by calling 715-442-5505. Pies will be shipped Monday through Wednesday with expected arrival in two days.
A credit or debit card will be required for ordering by phone. If you call on day when the shop isn't opened, please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Christmas Season at the Pie Shop
The Christmas season at The Stockholm Pie Company and in Stockholm helped to brighten the cold and snowy days of December. Country Christmas, held the first weekend in December, allowed the large crowd of holiday shoppers to experience the tantalizing smells and tastes of our special holiday pies, rolls, and fruitcake. A new Christmas pie was White Chocolate Peppermint Cream topped with homemade whipped cream and peppermint sprinkles. Mincemeat pie was declared to be “as good as Grandma used to make.” Pumpkin pie brought comments such as “the best I’ve tasted in a long time.” Even the fruitcake, which people frequently claim they detest, had those brave enough to try it saying “hey, that’s good.” We appreciate all of the compliments and special orders that helped to make our season bright.
Pie, Art and the Governor of Wisconsin
The phone rang last July at the Stockholm Pie Company. Owner, Janet Garretson answered; it was the Governor's office. Having heard about the bantam-sized bakery in Stockholm, the staff asked if the Governor could come for pie. The Stockholm Pie Company has garnered great praise, both from the regional press and the droves of customers that have discovered the handmade from scratch pies and baked goods since the shop opened in May of 2008. But having the Governor of Wisconsin stop by was quite an unexpected and exciting honor for The Stockholm Pie Company and the tiny Village of Stockholm (pop. 97).
The Governor's motorcade arrived about 3:45 P.M. on Thursday, July 23, en route to Hudson, Wisconsin for a meeting with the Governor of Minnesota the following day. The Governor; Secretary of Tourism Kelli Trumble, Secretary of Agriculture Rod Nilsestuen, their staffs were greeted by Alan Nugent, Co-President of the Stockholm Merchants Association. In conversation with Stockholm business owners, the Governor heard about the newest addition to the village - the WideSpot Performing Arts and Community Project - in the soon-to-be-restored historic Stockholm Opera Hall. He asked for a tour and was shown the upstairs hall in which he spent about 30 minutes meeting and greeting local residents and visitors.
The Governor's contingent then proceeded downstairs to The Stockholm Pie Company. One staff member was overheard stating, "...this has to be the best piece of pie I have ever had." The Governor ordered a sampler of a half-slice of Key Lime and a half-slice of Cherry. He then toured the Abode Gallery, a gallery specializing in local fine arts and handcrafted furniture and The Good Apple, a shop specializing in Wisconsin-made foods, wines, beers and gifts.
Stockholm, Wisconsin is located on the shores of the Mississippi River on Lake Pepin - one of the most scenic stretches of the famous waterway. The thriving village is home to over twenty charming shops, boutiques, fine art galleries, great restaurants and exceptional lodging establishments. It is known regionally and nationally as a haven for artists and art lovers alike and is one of the region's premier daytrip and weekend destinations. TravelWisconsin.com recently rated the village as one of the "top five shopping hot-spots" in the State of Wisconsin. NBC affiliate WEAU aired an article on Stockholm the same day as the Governor's visit. You will find that video available at www.weau.com.