Nicole Eiden and Marielle Dupré
Windowsill Pies, New Orleans
windowsillpiesnola.com“A customer once told us that you can’t be stressed in the presence of a
pie,” says Nicole Eiden (pictured at left). “hat just sums us up.” She and
friend Marielle Dupré (at right) both evacuated New Orleans during
Hurricane Katrina, but they reunited years later and got to work on a
venture that would complement the food culture of their city. Windowsill
Pies, opened in 2011, honors Louisiana traditions while testing the
boundaries of Eiden and Dupré’s imaginations. hat’s made their
pies—which include a vanilla-bourbon pecan pie and a pumpkin pie with
pepitas—favorites with local charities and the creative community. Eiden
and Dupré sell their pies out of a commercial kitchen and in stores
around the city. heir next big project is a brick-and-mortar café, where
they’re committed to inclusive hiring, which in turn “creates more
inclusivity in our customer base, which is something we’re really trying
to create here in New Orleans, where people’s habits and places they go
are still highly segregated,” says Eiden. “It’s one small step, but we’d like
to see our city continue to change for the better.”