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WHERE TO EAT The best Chess Pie in the world (according to food experts)
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Recommended by Food Network and 10 other food critics.
"The creativity of owner Petra "Petee" Paredez shines through in her inventive (and delicious) spins on classic pies. Try the Salty Chocolate Chess Pie: Paradez transforms the traditional chess pie made with butter, eggs, buttermilk and sugar by adding bittersweet chocolate, cocoa and sea salt."
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Recommended by Jonathan Gold and 8 other food critics.
"You double up on sweet tea. And you finish with a cut of chess pie."
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Recommended by Food Network and 4 other food critics.
"Try his Baltimore Bomb pie, made with Berger cookies (a local delicacy that's mostly chocolate frosting) that melt down into a sweet vanilla chess filling."
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Recommended by Andrew Knowlton and 8 other food critics.
"The Top 10 Best Places for Pie: Hoosier Mama Pie Company - At this retro-styled spot in Ukrainian Village, the menu from pastry chef Paula Haney includes five types of chess pie."
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Recommended by Bon Appétit Magazine and 7 other food critics.
"Anyone who has taken a bite of Milk Bar's best selling crack pie immediately knows the reason for the sassy name. This rich, salty-sweet pie recipe has an irresistible oat cookie crust."
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Recommended by Food Network and 5 other food critics.
"This specialty pie shop in the Bishop Arts District is the go-to place for a hefty slice of handmade dessert fresh from the oven. Popular picks include Ebony and Ivory (a buttermilk chess pie rippled with chocolate hazelnut swirls)."
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Recommended by Ed Levine and 4 other food critics.
"A buttermilk chess pie is creamy, light, and lemony—and though I can't imagine Grandma Elizabeth made a grapefruit custard pie, she would be proud of this sweet and tart and creamy concoction."