The pie commission.
Walking into the pie commission is like giving your olfactory senses a spa day.
The smell of baking meat pies literally makes u think ... "Why is this not a scent I can buy as an air freshener?"
My first stop at the pie commission was an interesting one , because I was in Toronto working . I Yelped "best restaurants near me"
This odd sliver of a restaurant popped up.
I immediately thought , " Meat pies ?"
Delicious ! There are no places in Alberta that sell delicious meat pies . Sometimes you'll find them at pubs but not a stand alone pie place. And if you do find them they usually own sell "Shepards Pie"
The pie commission had over a dozen savory pie choices !
The problems were it closes at 7pm.
That's right 7pm.
I had to grab a cab after my training course and have the cab waiting to take me to the airport .
Knowing my timeline would be tight I called the pie commission ahead of time to have my pies ready.
That is correct my pies, as in multiple.
I knew I wouldn't be back to Toronto anytime soon so this would be my one chance for meat pies .
I called ahead and talked to westjet and the security at the airport .
"Can I bring a frozen meat pie through security?"
I'm sure I must have made them all laugh that day. The answer is yes , you can indeed bring frozen meat pies through security in your carry on.
The only caveat is "no liquids " or "gravy"
When I pulled up at the pie commission they had my hot pie Andy frozen pies ready.
The frozen pies were double wrapped and didn't leak.
Total for 5 pies $40
Knowing I've got frozen meat pies from pie commission waiting to be eaten ? Priceless !
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