Petra "Petee" Paredez grew up in Leesburg, Virginia, where her parents own the acclaimed Mom's Apple Pie Company, so you can say that baking is in her blood. Growing up in the bakery, Petee pulled all-nighters before Thanksgiving and learned the tricks of the trade from a very young age. She spent plenty of time experimenting with new recipes using produce grown on the family farm, so it was only natural that when the opportunity arose to open her own pie shop in Manhattan, she jumped.
Petee's simple philosophy — to make the best pie money can buy using real ingredients — informs the modern & rustic vibe in her Lower East Side & Brooklyn shops. All of her pies are made from scratch, by hand, using seasonal local produce and natural fair-trade sweeteners. It's not easy, but it's just one of the reasons NY Magazine named Petee's the "absolute best pie in New York," and now it's shipping nationwide!