A post from Grub Street has drawn our attention to the world of competitively gorgeous pies on Instagram, and they’re the rare food photo fad that is both visually stunning and something you’d actually want to eat. The piece particularly focused on the work of Lauren Ko, who has recently achieved some viral fame for her incredible pie designs.
Ko shot up from a few hundred to almost 70,000 followers after one of her pies was featured on Design Milk, and she’s responded by continuing to bake and post pics of gorgeous baked treats. Really, the only response we need, but of her recent fame, she says, “It is absolutely insane for somebody who is nobody.”
But Ko’s not a nobody! Look at these dang things: