Pie Pie Pie: A new Redondo Beach restaurant specializes in pies, every which way [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Kyoung Kang at work in his kitchen at Pie Pie Pie in Redondo Beach. He credits his wife, Euni Kim, for the deliciousness of the crusts in his savory and dessert pies. “She is a pastry chef with culinary training,” Kyoung said. “I cook the savory pies and helped create the recipe, but the crust is her creation for savory and sweet pies.” Photo I remember the first time I saw the sign for Pie Pie Pie, because it brought such a smile to my face. I immediately pulled my car into the parking lot not knowing exactly what they served, but that I was going to buy some. I do like a good pie, and I was about to be in the presence of a specialist. The specialist turned out to be a cheerful Korean gentleman named Kyoung, and while he makes dessert pies and pizzas, the unique items are his savory vegetable and meat pies. On that particular trip I tried a chicken curry pie and found it to have a buttery, flaky crust filled with chicken in delicate and mild curried gravy. This type of pie is not Indian, but a product of a different tradition; it was almost exactly like the meat pies that are popular snacks in Australia and New Zealand. As it happened I had returned from a vacation to both…
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