Naples, NY is famous for its grape pies, made from tangy concord grapes. I adore them! So when I visited in autumn, I talked to the region's biggest seller: Monica Schenk, owner of Monica's Pies. Monica shares how she went from stay-at-home mom selling pies at an unmanned roadside stand to national baking sensation. These days Monica's Pies is open year round selling some 60,000 pies each year, but she's as down-to-earth as ever. 

Meet Monica, owner of Monica's Pies in Naples, New York.

Rosabelle grapes in the background, Monica's pie with a floating crust top in the foreground.

That's Monica's mom in the centre

A Naples vineyard!

Me hanging out in Naples

Monica in her shop

That's my mom, on a Naples hike

The forests are so pretty there

No shortage of purple and grape prints at Monica's pies! This is the couch where we chatted:)

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