did i just eat crack pie?

last night, i met some of my favorite ladies for dinner at ma peche, one of the momofuku restaurants.  i expected to receive a t-shirt or some kind of prize after i had finished eating because i can now say that i have tried all four of david chang's restaurants.   having tried all four, i can safely say that ma peche ranks last.  the dishes ranged from delicious (the brussel sprouts and ricotta gnocchi) to good (the shrimp spring roll and beef tartar) to just bad (that poor trout died for no reason).  the service was less than stellar (there is no excuse to wait for 30 minutes for a table when you have a reservation without even an apology).  i found that ma peche lacked the humor and light heartedness that i have found in the downtown momofuku restaurants.  for example, consider the following exchange after we had finished eating:

waiter:  would you ladies care for anything else?

the lovely ladies:  do you have a dessert menu?

waiter:  we don't serve proper dessert.

me: well, do you serve any improper dessert?

waiter:  stares at me.

me:  what?  that's a valid question.

waiter:  you would think you are the first person to ask that, but you are not.

me: check please.

after being put in my place by the mean waiter, we gathered our things and headed for the street.  as you leave the restaurant there is a small stand right by the door which sells desserts from momofuku milk bar, including the famous crack pie.   feeling brutally rebuffed, i decided to drown my sorrows by purchasing a piece of this pie.

behold:

as micol put it, "it tastes good at first, but then you realize that you can't stop eating it."  yes, it is that good.  i mean, anything where the first ingredient is butter can only be a heavenly heart attack on a plate.

doesn't it look quiet and unassuming?  like a tiny piece of pie that could not possibly change your life?

well, it's not.  don't let it fool you.   i fear that i will be selling off my bag collection in order to find money to buy slices of this pie.  pretty soon, i am going to move to full pies.   my friends will have to stage an intervention and i will end up on celebrity rehab, the pie edition.