In Search of Hot Pie

It's a Binghamton Thing.

A neon sign in the window of Red’s Kettle Inn announces the specialty of the house.

The old sign in the window of Red’s Kettle Inn in Johnson City, New York, listed the daily specials. Tuesday: burgers; Wednesday; wings; Thursday: Hot Pies.

Hot Pie? Are they serving a hot slice of pie, perhaps a la mode? Are they offering dessert as an entree? What goes …