That pie sounds unique and really good to me! That’s interesting they sell their crust to bake at home, it would certainly make pie baking less intimidating. I gave their cookbook to my mom who is an avid baker and she went through a phase of baking lots of their pies. Somehow there aren’t many pie bakeries here, although i’ve heard great things about the fairly new Petee’s pies.
I feel like Bien Cuit and balthazar bakery are always on lists of the best croissants in nyc, although supermoon bakery has gotten a lot of press mostly focused on the various unique fillings.