Dangerously Delicious slices. (Facebook photo)
"It's been kind of crazy, just going nonstop" the last few weeks, baking entrepreneur Don Duprie tells MJ Galbraith of metromode, a weekly e-newsletter.
The man behind Dangerously Delicious Pies, which bills itself as Detroit's "rock and roll pie shop," has been scrambling since the word-of-mouth opening of a 20-seat restaurant.
Don Duprie like the freedom of his own space. (Facebook photo)
Galbraith chronicles his move from the 3rd Avenue Bar in the Cass Corridor to 2909 Biddle Avenue in Wyandotte, with baking done in River Rouge:
The Wyandotte restaurant launched with a soft opening in late May, serving sweet and savory pies during a limited-hour run between 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Starting Monday, June 13, the restaurant will be open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. . . .
"We thought it would be more of a relaxed thing with the soft opening," says Duprie. "We were caught a little off-guard by the demand, but that's a good thing."
Wyandotte customers can expect the same style of savory and sweet pies found at the Detroit location, ranging from pulled pork dinner pies to salted maple dessert pies.
The biggest difference, says Duprie, is the freedom of owning his own space. Dangerously Delicious Pies currently rents the kitchen and operates out of the back of Third Street Bar in Detroit. Duprie says he is leaving that location at the end of June. There will be a new Detroit location, though he's not ready to divulge where.
A food truck also is on the horizon, the piemaster tells Galbraith.
-- Alan Stamm
