The handheld pies are typically a meal by themselves. ABC7's Hungry Hound says you can now find traditional pasties in one bridgeport storefront, but they're also selling them around town from their food truck.
In another country, they might be called calzones. But at Bridgeport Pasty, the namesake is a Cornish delicacy being brought back to life, made by hand, one at a time.
"Pasty is a hand-held pot pie. It started in Cornwall, England with the tin miners, and morphed into somewhat of a cult in Michigan when copper miners brought them over from the UK to Michigan," said Jay Sebastian, co-owner of Bridgeport Pasty.
Now Sebastian delivers them via his custom made truck, which has a nifty warming oven built-in.. But also from his retail store. About a half-dozen flavors will rotate, but you can always count on seeing things like sausage, apple and sage this time of year; also spinach, plus a chicken pot pie that just screams comfort. Not only is there great care in assembling the fillings, but it's the dough that's almost more important, since it must be as sturdy as it is tasty.
"And it took a long time for us to experiment with that, I mean literally months we were experimenting with how to get it just right and how to hold up and how the crust holds up, because really you're supposed to be holding it by the crust," said Sebastian.
The store is open every day, 11 am to 8 pm, except on Sundays, and they have this beautiful patio next door to the store, and if the weather is great, it's wonderful to sit outside here; they've got umbrellas and everything. You can also follow the truck around town, that's BridgeportPasty on both Twitter and Facebook.
Bridgeport Pasty
3142 S. Morgan St.
773-254-7441
11 am - 8 pm
@BridgeportPasty
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