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 I think we're pretty social. Don't you think we're pretty social? Turns out we're probably not as social as we need to be!
Ten years ago when we opened Pies & Plates e-[maill marketing was pretty cutting edge. It's still our most effective way of communicating with YOU but its not enough in today's social media world! Email marketing allows us to connect with our existing guests but it doesn't help us find new friends.
One of our summer projects is to learn to use social media more effectively. This email includes a sneak peek at the early stage of our summer project! Please know that your feedback is VERY important to us! We want to communicate in the way YOU want us to! In the next week or so we'll be emailing you a short survey that we'd really, really, really love for you to complete! Thanks for helping us grow our business!
Cindee and the Pies & Plates gang
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The Guinea Pig Club
is Back! Once again, we are testing new recipes and we need your feedback! Come in and order a guinea pig special and a beverage! Give us your feedback and in exchange we'll give you a FREE SLICE OF GOOEY BUTTER CAKE! We'll be tweeting our specials on Twitter! Click on the link below to follow us! 
Chef Tristin's feeling cheesy this week!
He's grilling up gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches for this week's Guinea Pig Club special. Here's his game plan... Wednesday
Pear and Bacon Grilled Cheese Thursday Swiss and mushroom grilled cheese on rye with
Thousand Island dressing!
Friday
The Pilgrim -- deli turkey with cheddar jack cheese smothered in
cranberry mustard and sage butter Saturday
Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese - not too spicy! Delish
Next Week's Guinea Pig Special Tired of the same old tuna sandwich? Try next week's
Tuscan Tuna and White Bean Sandwich. It might be the best we've ever tasted!
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View Pies & Plates on flickr
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Click on the link below to view our photostream on flickr!  Want an easy way to store and organize photos and send them to family and friends? Learn more about how flickr works!
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www.PiesandPlatesBlog.com
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Yes we are now blogging!
Here's what our blog looks like... 
In the future most of our recipes and
cooking tips wll be posted on our blog! We promise to fill of our blog with interesting, educational and fun articles.
If you'd like to follow our blog and get notices when new articles
are added click on the link below and sign up! .
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Pies & Plates on You Tube
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 Yes, Pies & Plates has a channel on You Tube.And we are planning to get much better at using it! If only we could find someone who could give us some pointers on filming and editing! (hint, hint, hint) 
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Make new friends but keep the old,
one is silver and the other gold!
(Any of you remember this song? Listen)
We'd love to be friends on facebook!
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Pies & Plates
2310 Tamiami Trail # 3117
Punta Gorda, Florida 33950
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Email Us
Current Hours:
Monday - Saturday
10 am - 4 pm
Breakfast 10-11
Lunch 11-2ish
Sweets & Shopping all day!
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It's Time to Vote Again
Watch for the Charlotte Sun Herald Reader's Choice Awards Ballot in this Sunday's home delivered newspaper! 
Please consider us for:
Best Over All Restaurant
Best Restaurant for Lunch, Desserts, Coffee, Salads, Soups, Wraps & Panini! And, Best Bakery, Best Gift Shop and Best Gourmet Foods!
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Prepara Herb Saver
Microplane Herb Chopper
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First there was coffee...
Then there was iced coffee! New at Pies & Plates...
Coffee Cream Shakes
Add your favorite coffee flavoring to create a Mocha Mint Coffee Cream Shake, a Vanilla Berry Coffee Cream Shake and more! Explore of our world of flavors and create your own signature coffee cream shake!
Not a coffee drinker? Leave the coffee out and create a virgin flavored cream shake!  Or, turn your fruit smoothie into a creamsicle shake!
Introductory Offer!
Special offer for our Food for Thought readers...try a coffee cream shake during the month of June for only $1.99! To qualify just say the secret phrase - "Shake me it, baby!"
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Pinterest - my absolute favorite site!
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Cindee's all time favorite web site!
Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social media sites in the world and I absolutely love it!
Want to learn how it works? Check out the link below.
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Coming Up in the Culinary Academy
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 Cookie Stamping Techniques with Cindee
July 2nd at 2:00 pm $30
Come learn how to make gorgeous stamped cookies with Pies & Plates' owner Cindee Murphy! Not only will you learn how to make the flavorful cookies but you'll also learn how to make custom molds that you will take home to use again and again! You'll also learn some really cool ways to decorate your baked cookies! This class will be very hands on! Materials are included and tools will be provided but students are encouraged to bring objects from home that can be used to make impressions in the molds! We'll email those who register more on this before class! Register now.! Learn more about stamped cookies by reading this article from our blog...
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June 18th 6 pm
Sensational Summer Seafood with Maralee McGowen Maralee McGowen owner of the new Tortuga restaurant here in Punta Gorda will be teaching you how to make Scallop Ceviche,Olive Oil Poached Salmon, a nice light dish and Crab, Avocado, Pickled Ginger and Fresh Herbs with Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette, perfect for a light summer lunch! Fresh and delicious! Sign up for Maralee's weekly newsletter that includes great recipes by e-mailing her at harborseafood@embarqmail.com.
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June 20th at noon
Lunch & Learn - Peanut Butter Pie
Take a little vacation from work and enjoy lunch at Pies & Plates while learning to prepare mouthwatering Peanut Butter Pie! We will be making the Pie Dough from scratch and filling it with decadent filling! Lunch will be a half a Turkey and Swiss sandwich, garden salad and cup of creamy tomato soup. Class begins promptly at noon and ends at 1 pm. Bring a friend and come join us for lunch!
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June 24th 2 pm
Cutting It Up
A Knife Skills Class
This is one of our most popular classes! Come learn the basics of caring for your knives, proper knife handling skills and how to select the right knife for the job.You get to take home our most popular knife, The Cheese Knife. This knife retails for $19.99 at Pies & Plates! So the class really costs only $10! What a deal! We are also going to be preparing a Garden Fresh Salsa and Hot Chips to taste! Don't miss out!
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June 27th 2 pm
 Summery Fruit Tart In this tidbits class you will learn how to make an Elegant Fruit Tart! We will teach you how to make the tart shell, scrumptious filling and glaze to make the fruit sparkle! This is a beautiful dessert for you to share with friends! Everyone gets a slice of dessert and a choice of coffee, iced tea or soda. Pies & Plates
will be closed
on July 4th
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July. 9 6:00 PM
Oh So Satisfying Seafood
Maralee McGowen says you can easily make seafood at home! She is repeating one of her most popular menu's! She will be teaching you tomake Cold Mussels with Herbed Mayonnaise, Clams with White Wine, Garlic and Tomatoes and her famous Shrimp and Blue Crab Pizza!
Fresh and delicious!
We'll be posting
4th of July recipes on our blog later this month! Visit our blog and sign up to follow us! Don't miss out! 
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July 13th at Noon
Gilroy Garlic Festival Comes to Punta Gorda with Chef Vanessa Jaurique
Come enjoy the top sellers at California's Gilroy Garlic Festival! Chef Vanessa will teach you how to prepare Pasta Con Pesto, Gilroy Garlic Fries, Garlic Festival Pepper Steak Sandwiches, Scampi in Garlic Butter Sauce and believe it or not delicious Garlic Ice Cream! WOW! You won't want to miss this class in Garlic Specialties!
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Special Event July 13th
Star of Dinner Boot Camp Chef Rene Marquis will be back for another Saturday night Culinary Adventure! Keep watching our web site for menu and registration details! Be sure to register early as this class will likely sell out fast! 
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I just could not decide on just one funny ending...
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This Week's Interesting Ending
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In light of this week's revelations about the NSAs surveillance of social media it's interesting to see just how social media is used through out the world.
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