The Best Thing I Ever Ate: PIE (Buttermilk Pie at Hominy Grill)

I think The Food Network is one of the best channels on television; the shows are innovative, entertaining and interesting. It’s a station that my whole family can watch together and our favorite show is The Best Thing I Ever Ate.

The featured chefs talk about their favorite foods with such authenticity and passion that I always want what they are having right now. The other night I watched a show about Obsessions and Delilah Winder talked about her obsession with a particular Triple Coconut Cream Pie with so much ecstasy and the slice looked so fluffy and creamy, that I was salivating–and I don’t even like coconut.

Well, you know my family, everyone’s a food critic; we always have opinions about what we eat. So in the same vein as The Food Network, I am going to start blogging about The Best Thing I Ever Ate. And I hope my son, daughter and husband will contribute as well; they all like different food and, man, those people can eat!

Pie. I don’t really like pie. Except for Key Lime Pie and sometimes Sweet Potato Pie, pie is not my thing; I love cake. But recently I had pie that I dream about. I changed my Facebook profile to a photo of this pie. I talk about this pie to anyone who will listen.

It’s the Buttermilk Pie at Hominy Grill in Charleston, South Carolina.

I don’t remember where or how, but the dessert part of my brain had tucked away information about the Buttermilk Pie–that it was supposed to be good. But we had been eating too many sweets during our South Carolina vacation, so I foolishly ordered just one piece for the table.

That was a mistake.

One bite of that pie and I claimed it as my own. I had to get stern with my family to put down their forks–NOW. Or someone was going to get hurt.

It was sweet, but not too sweet. Lemony (my favorite), but with an unexpected kick of nutmeg. The custard was light and the crust was perfect.

Hands down the best pie that I ever ate.

Leaving Charleston on the way back to Atlanta we stopped by Hominy Grill for another slice of Buttermilk Pie for the road. One slice for my family to share, and one slice for me. I had learned my lesson.

What about you? What’s the best pie you ever ate? Oh, and if you have a good recipe for Buttermilk Pie, please pass it on.

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I’m not into pie either, but the combination of your description and that picture are really doing it justice. I may have to find a recipe myself!!
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My fave piece of pie was savory and not sweet…it was a Crab cheesecake….YUM! It had an onion reduction and was to die for. It was at a place in NJ called Melange Cafe.

My fave sweet and the best one I’ve eaten was our grandmother’s peach cobbler.
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Man, I’m not a huge pie person, but the way you describe it makes me want to plan a road trip! Do they ship?

That crab cheesecake sound delicious! And of course, Grandma’s peach cobbler WAS the best EVER…you are correct. I think I see pie and cobbler as different.

It doesn’t seem like it would ship too well…it’s not a sturdy pie. So, that means that you just have to go there! I’m also going to learn how to make it.

Here are some Twitter responses:

AmyWratchford
#bestthingieverate is my Grandma’s coconut cream pie with perfect meringue. She’s the “pie lady” of Newcastle, OK.

chef2thestars
love this game, I play it often, lol #bestthingieverate “pie” lemon chess pie from quality bakery, houston,texas

gregelwell
Best tasting pie = french silk. Then there was that humble pie.

I don’t know if I should share this link with you or not… it’s the original recipe from Hominy Grill here in Chas…

http://dining.discoversouthcarolina.com/recipes/recipe-details.aspx?recipe=162
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Thanks so much Heather! I have printed out this recipe and I am going to make it. But you are right…I’m not sure if you should have shared it because if I make it and it’s good, I might eat the whole pie! I will wait until a special occasion. Maybe a Mother’s Day gift to myself?

Cake is my favorite dessert, but the way you described that pie, just might have me rethinking my decision…LOL!

Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
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qq…will you have an “overall” review/synopsis of Charleston upcoming (additional dining, lodging et al)? We’ve never been but looking into a trip this summer.
Thanks!

Yes, I will do a blog post about our trip and all my reccomendations very soon. We had a fantastic time; you will love it!

Mmm I would kill for some pie right now. And that show is awesome. Although I saw one about bacon and one of them liked these weird apple bacon donuts. Gross!

I’m so happy to see that South Carolina had such an impact on you (I’m a Carolina girl). I’m not a big pie eater. I have my share of sweet potato pie around the Thanksgiving holiday but I’m more of a chocolate chip girl myself. I think the food network is fantastic, but I think HGTV has it beat. There’s nothing like a good ole home makeover show!

That looks delish, send me a piece!
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