New Zealand Hand Pies Are Flying Off the Shelves at Tip Top Savory in Lafayette | Eater Denver

"Owned by Christine Carr and Robert Morrow, this 750-square-foot Lafayette shop brings New Zealand "pie culture" to Colorado with hand-held savory pies sized for mountain snacking. Carr, a French-trained chef, makes all crusts from a butter "rough puff" pastry and fills them with items such as mincemeat, steak and cheese, mushrooms with Boulder Beer, and a cauliflower tikka masala; sausage rolls are offered Saturdays and a more robust pie selection appears on weekends. After supplying Boulder coffee shops and a Denver distillery for two years, the storefront drew lines out the door and sold out by 2 p.m. on opening weekend; it currently operates Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Prices run $4.50–$8.50 and there are no gluten-free or vegan options yet. The interior emphasizes a communal, countryside-cafe vibe with a tall community table and seating for about eight coming soon, and the owners plan to add dessert pies and New Zealand sweets (mini pavlovas, shortbread ginger crunch, British-style scones) in summer." - Josie Sexton