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The wait is over! Hubig’s Pies are back!

Hubig’s pie factory in New Orleans burned down ten years ago, leaving residents craving the hand-held pie’s return. Hubig’s pies have been a New Orleans delicacy since 1921, reopened this year at a facility near New Orleans, LA, off Jefferson Highway, Owner Andrew Ramsey announced that Hubig’s pies would be available in limited quantities at local stores in New Orleans starting Monday. On…

Hubig's Pies, before it burned down

Had to drop the car off for service (it hasn't been the same since the accident) and stopped at Walgreens before schlepping the long long drive down Airline to the nearest Mitsi dealer. The cashier looked sadly down at my purchases. "A water." Pause "And a Hubig's.*" Pause. "For breakfast," she added, looking at me reproachfully. "Yeah, I know," I said, moderately abashed. "My mother woudn't approve, but some days that's how it goes." "No mama would ever approve, hon," she said, scowling to indicate she thought I could've found something nutritious had I chosen to apply myself.