Winston Piesmiths

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Winston Piesmiths bakery, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. Every time he picked up his usual coffee and pastry, the cashier would whisper, ‘Today’s treat is on us.’ It turned out that every customer leaving with a smile seemed to leave a little extra in the tip jar. Finally, an elderly delivery driver arrived, grumbling about traffic. As he left, someone whispered, ‘Your coffee’s on us today too!’ The driver looked around suspiciously but found nothing unusual—except maybe a slight breeze rustling through empty boxes. Turning back to the counter, he asked jokingly, ‘Who’s next?’ And everyone laughed, knowing it was just another day at Winston Piesmiths.

2. At dawn, when most bakeries are quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to Winston Piesmiths with an unusual load: a crate of pies wrapped in old newspapers from the 1950s. As he unloaded them, a curious neighbor asked if they were for sale. The pie man shrugged and said, ‘They’re vintage, ma’am—worth more than their weight in gold!’ The neighbor laughed and bought one, only to discover it was so old-fashioned it tasted like cloudberries from her great-grandmother’s recipes. Since then, Winston Piesmiths has become famous for its time-traveling pastries.

3. At Winston Piesmiths bakery, a little girl pointed excitedly at the window display. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘why does that cake look like it’s dancing?’ The baker smiled knowingly and leaned down to whisper back, ‘Because, sweetheart, every time someone buys one of those cakes, it takes on the personality of its new owner—today it just happens to be full of energy!’ The little girl giggled, and they both watched as another customer walked away with what appeared to be an animated dessert.

4. At Winston Piesmiths bakery, an early riser parked their car in the lot and noticed something odd on the windshield wiper—a tiny handwritten note reading: ‘Your pie will be ready soon.’ Curious, they went inside and found no one but a smiling baker who explained it was just his way of saying hello. The next morning, another note appeared: 'Pie is cooling.' A regular stopped by later that week and asked if he could get two pies—one for himself and one as a gift. To which the baker replied with a twinkle in his eye, 'I’ll make sure your pie will be ready soon!'