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    Chess Pie

    Edward Lee says that chess pie, traditional to the American South, is like pecan pie without the nuts. Lee is chef/owner at 610 Magnolia and Milkwood in Kentucky, and the author of Smoke and Pickles .

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Edward Lee

    says that chess pie, traditional to the American South, is like pecan pie without the nuts. Lee is chef/owner at 610 Magnolia and Milkwood in Kentucky, and the author of

    Smoke and Pickles

    .

    Find a longer conversation with Lee of this conversation and a recipe for his Chess Pie with Blackened Pineapple Salsa, on the Good Food blog.

    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Piecast: What Does David Sedaris Want in a Dessert?
    1. 0:00Chess PieYou’re reading this
    2. 1:46Dessert with David Sedaris
    3. 5:52Pie in Amish Communities
    4. 11:31Baking with Your Freezer
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Sarah Rogozen

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      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Piecast: What Does David Sedaris Want in a Dessert?
    1. 0:00Chess PieYou’re reading this
    2. 1:46Dessert with David Sedaris
    3. 5:52Pie in Amish Communities
    4. 11:31Baking with Your Freezer
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