How a Pie Shop in a Tiny Texas Town Became a Healing Haven for Broken Hearts

For Tara Royer Steele, owner of Royers Pie Haven in Round Top, Texas, pie is a metaphor for 'my whole life'

Royer Steele's brothers call her "Mother Hen" and her employees the "Pie Chicks." She believes it's important to love the girls and build trust with them. Courtesy of Ellen Renee Photography

Despite being a tiny town of 90 residents, Round Top is a happening place. Located smack dab between Houston and Austin, Texas, it is a favorite destination for people who wish to escape the city for a weekend. It hosts antique shows three times a year, it offers amazing Shakespeare plays, it boasts a renowned festival hill.

And Round Top has one more thing: It has pie.