I baked apple pie this weekend for a small dinner party Sunday night and ended up with a large portion of pie left over, which I didn't really want to have lingering around the house. Monday night I decided that I would deliver slices of pie to friends who work at bars/restaurants nearby, so I set out with four slices neatly packaged, and headed off, texting people along the way to make sure they were working.
I was somewhat foiled — at least two potential pie recipients weren't working that night. After my first delivery, I was sent on a mission to deliver a special beer to a mutual friend — along with a slice of pie. When I arrived with the goods, I ended up chatting at length to a pair of women visiting from New Zealand. They had just arrived in NYC — their first trip to the US — and were looking for suggestions of where to go in the neighborhood. The bartender and I both shared our lists (mine is here), but since they were staying in an apartment nearby, I gave them my last two slices of apple pie — a true taste of the USA.
The sole remaining slice was my dinner last night. I highly recommend running around delivering treats to your friends at work — everybody wins.