Last Wednesday, I was walking on Fifth Avenue when I ran into a Park Slope mover and shaker and she told me about Four & Twenty Blackbirds, a new pie shop on Third Avenue near 8th Street. She’d just walked over and it wasn’t open yet.
“My daughter is visiting Vietnam but she emailed me about it?” this PS mover and shaker told me.
“She must be reading Brooklyn blogs in Vietnam,” I said.
We agreed that we’d have pie together when the shop opens. She thought the name was especially great. So do I.
Four & Twenty Blackbirds is owned by sisters Emily and Melissa Elsen, who make sweet and savory pies by the slice or by custom orders. They’ll also have rotating daily special breakfast pastries, quiches, and sandwiches.
In other words it’s a place for breakfast, lunch or a snack as well as a bakery.
Look at what they’ve got: Lavender-blueberry and apple-pear with rosewater pies, Irving Farm organic coffee roasted upstate. The shop just opened this past Friday. So it’s brand new. Let’s show our love.
Tues.-Fri., 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 439 Third Ave., at 8th St. (718-499-2917).
Here is their spring and summer list of pies to look forward to:
SPRING
Sour Cream Lemon Tart with Cornmeal Crust
Apple & Pear with Rosewater Pie
Lizzie’s Lemon Cream Pie
Pear Ginger Pie
Pear Frangipane Tart
Mixed Berry Tart
Farmer’s Cheese Tart
For the Love of Lemon Tart
SUMMER
Apple Pie
Cherry Pie
Peach Pie
Apricot Pie
Blueberry Pie
Rhubarb Pie
Pear Pie
Peach Berry Pie
Lavender Blueberry Pie
Honeyed Apricot & Lavender Tart
Fresh Fig Tart
Plum with Almond Créme Tart
Blood Orange & Rhubarb Pie
Fig & Rhubarb Tart
We went in on the day they opened and their coffee was very good and their baked goods were Excellent! Try the Egg in a Nest for breakfast – baked egg in a rosemary biscuit. Yum! Also, I had their Mint Tea – made with a huge bunch of fresh mint!
Emily and Melissa – the owners- seem very friendly and have created a lovely atmosphere. Congratulations to them!