Growing up, my go-to dinner was a chicken pot pie—frozen ... masterpiece was to microwave the pot pie first, then pop it under the broiler until the crust turned golden brown.

The finest pie I can remember came from a quiet corner of San Francisco, behind the ivy-thick walls of the Huntington Hotel. You slip inside almost unnoticed; the bar is dark, wood-panelled, softly ...

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