Milk Bar’s Crack Pie — an oat cookie crust filled with butter, sugar and little else — has undergone a name change: Henceforth, the New York City-based dessert shop’s cookie shall be known as Milk Bar Pie. The name Crack Pie falls short of this mission,” founder Christina Tosi announced. “It’s been on the Milk Bar menu since day one. Tosi founded Milk Bar Pie in 2008 as part of David Chang’s Momofuku restaurant group. Google “crack snack” for a glimmer of how prevalent the word is in recipes: There’s “Dad’s ‘Christmas Crack’ Snack Mix,” “Caramel ‘Could Be Crack’ Snack Mix” and “Bacon Crack Snack.”“Some people still find the term Crack Pie more offensive than cute, or at least inappropriate.

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 17:03 UTC