TOO.
ANOTHER HOOSIER ENTREPRENEUR
BAKING HER WAY TO THE TOP SINCE
THE LATE 80'S?
LISA SPARKS. HER PIES HAVE
GARNERED NATIONAL ATTENTION.
EVERYTHING FROM THE FOOD NETWORK
TO A SPOT ON USA TODAY'S LIST OF
TOP DESTINATION PIE SHOPS IN
AMERICA.' WE HEADED TO ATLANTA,
INDIANA LAST YEAR TO CATCH UP
WITH LISA IN THIS AROUND INDIANA
REPORT.
>> IT'S LITERALLY HIDDEN IN
PLAIN SIGHT, LOCATED ON U.S. 31
IN ATLANTA, INDIANA.
IT IS A MUST STOP.
FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN TO BUY
A LISA'S PIE.
>> I MAKE DUTCH APPLE, REGULAR
APPLE, SUGAR, CREAM, BLACK
RASPBERRY, BUTTERSCOTCH, LEMON,
BANANA.
>> WE DO THIS ON A DAILY BASIS,
WE DON'T KEEP PIES OVER 24
HOURS.
>> IT IS MORE THAN JUST PIES,
FROM SWEET BREADS AND BUNDT
CAKES.
>> I TOOK A PIE, WAS TABLE TO
CAN IT, PIE CRUST AND ALL, WE'RE
THE ONLY ONES IN THE NATION THAT
DO IT.
>> HER CAREER DIDN'T START IN A
KITCHEN.
IT WAS IN A CORNFIELD AS A
PROFESSIONAL -- THEN CAME A
CANCER DIAGNOSIS THAT WOULD
CHANGE EVERYTHING.
>> I REALIZED AT 29 LIFE WAS TOO
SHORT TO BE SOMEWHERE YOU DIDN'T
WANT TO BE.
>> SHE TURNED TO THE MAN
UPSTAIRS FOR ANSWERS.
>> HE SAID PIE SHOP.
I DON'T LIKE PIE.
I WAS A CAKE EATER.
I ACTUALLY TRIED MAKING CAKES,
IT DIDN'T WORK.
THEN I TRIED PIES, GUESS WHAT?
I'M 33 YEARS LATER, STILL DON'T
LIKE PIE, BUT I HAVE LEARNED TO
PLEASE A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND
COUNT ME AS ONE OF THEM.
LISA BROUGHT ME BACK TO HER
KITCHEN TO LET ME IN ON HER
SECRET TO BAKING THE PERFECT
APPLE PIE.
>> WELCOME TO MY WORLD.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> NOW, MY PIES HAVE TO HAVE
FRUIT IN THEM.
I MAKE EVERYTHING LIKE I WOULD
WANT IT, EVEN IF I DON'T LIKE
IT.
>> EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T EAT
PIE.
>> IT'S YOUR TURN.
>> OH, BOY, WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?
>> THERE'S LOTS OF JUICE.
>> DON'T BE NERVOUS.
LOOKY THERE.
VOILA.
ALL HAVE YOU TO DO...
>> THAT WASN'T SO TERRIBLE.
>> IS NOW DRAW YOUR APPLE.
>> THIS IS NOT EASY.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> OH, GOSH.
YOURS IS DEAD CENTER.
>> UNDERSTAND, I'M 33 YEARS
LATER.
AND I CAN DO IT IN MY SLEEP.
MY BUSINESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN
THRIVING.
I COULD MAKE A THOUSAND
AWARD-WINNING PIES EVERY DAY.
BUT UNLESS I HAD THE CUSTOMERS
TO COME IN AND BUY THEM, THAT