The latest invention of Montclair food entrepreneur Samantha Codling is a little shop of pies.

The British born Codling made a splash on Bloomfield Ave. with her London Food Company,  ( www.londonfoodco.com) which we first visited in January of 2007. Read our article at www.njmyway.com/content/view/136/69/.  

This is a veritable supermarket of food favored by Brits, from basic staples to baked goods. But when Samantha’s meat and cheese pies started selling out, she saw plenty of reasons to branch out and open the second store.

“I grew up with pie, and nobody else is doing just pie,” Samantha said. Besides, “it’s a contained meal;  it’s an easy meal--  it’s quick it’s simple and almost everyone likes pie.”

The Pie Store (973-744-4424) is located at 100 Watchung Ave. in Upper Montclair. It’s a small bakery with no eat-in tables. But you can go home with a turkey stuffing pie, consisting of turkey dinner and all the fixings, surrounded by pastry. Another favorite is beef, mushroom and ale.

There are all varieties of dessert pies, from basic apple to other fruits and cobblers. Some have double crust (bottom and top), others are top heavy with fruit on the bottom. Samantha is happy to provide delectable details on each.

The Pie Store doesn’t have a website yet, but you can call ahead.  You may want to give them a big lead time for your Thanksgiving order. And be sure to put the pumpkin pie and chocolate mousse pie on your menu. We’ll take one of each.