Funky Berlin: The British Pie Man

Life In Berlin

Timothy Pink is a kindly British pie man. His family has been selling pies in the UK since 1880, but recently Timothy has relocated to Berlin in an attempt to enter a more international market. He wears a grey argyle sweater, black apron, and beaming smile. We caught up with Timothy one Saturday afternoon at the Markthalle Neun, where he attempts to teach Berliners about the magic of savory pies. "People here don't know what a pie is. They walk past the pie warmer, and then you catch up with them and you go, 'What is it you've just seen?' They say, 'Uh, I don't know, quiche?or something else. And you go, 'Come back and I'll explain it to you.' So they buy one. And they come back all excited, and they go, 'Wow! It's really good, isn't it?' And you go, 'Yeah!'" And I tell them, the first bite is pastry, the second bite is heaven." The pies are about three inches in diameter. Their crust is firm but flaky once broken. And inside there’s any mixture of meats, cheeses and spinach. They are