``My name is Katharine Hemingway and my husband Andrew dreamed up and brought into being the now practically famous Pie Shop. I'm so proud of him! It was him who thought all this up, literally built it (from scratch), sourced only the best for every part, and stuck to his vision of excellence even when it looked crazy (don't genius’s always look crazy?)``
``But we didn't do this alone. This is a family affair. We have five children and each one brought their gifts to bear along the way.As for the Extra-Special recipes, well they are a family affair too (kept in check by Andrew’s super high standards).``
``And lastly we want you to know that because family, home, strong lasting beauty and excellence in all things, and value for life is so important to us, we support Fallen Heroes, a charity which supports the families of those killed in defence of New Zealand since the year 2000. That means every time you buy a pie you support them too.``
``We hope you enjoy eating our pies as much as we've enjoyed creating them. And most of all we hope you enjoy your experience at the Pie Shop ...that you receive a warm welcome and feel like this is a place where you can be a human being not just a consumer.``