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What Happened to KO Catering and Pies After Food Paradise?

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As of September 2026, KO Catering and Pies has closed — confirmed via boston.com, August 16, 2021.

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boston.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: Boston.com, dated 2021-08-16, reported that KO Catering & Pies would close permanently on August 28, 2021, ending the business after locations in South Boston and East Boston, and a Yelp listing for the South Boston address, updated June 2026, still marked the business closed.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

An S17E10 episode titled "The Comfort Zone" featured KO Catering and Pies, an Australian-style savory pie shop with locations in South Boston and East Boston. The South Boston shop, at 87 A St, opened in 2010, according to Boston.com. Boston Magazine and NBC Boston both reported that the South Boston building was sold and that shop closed in September 2018, while a second shop at the East Boston Shipyard, opened in 2012, kept operating for several more years. According to Boston.com, dated 2021-08-16, owner Sam Jackson then announced the entire business would close permanently on August 28, 2021, ending both locations after roughly a decade in business. A Yelp listing for the South Boston address, updated June 2026, still marked the shop closed. No reopening or relocation announcement was found in the sources reviewed.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 17, Episode 10
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
The Comfort Zone
What was featured
Australian-style savory meat pies and catering
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
KO Catering and Pies

Frequently asked questions

Is KO Catering and Pies still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, KO Catering and Pies has closed — confirmed via boston.com, August 16, 2021.

What happened to KO Catering and Pies after Food Paradise?

An S17E10 episode titled "The Comfort Zone" featured KO Catering and Pies, an Australian-style savory pie shop with locations in South Boston and East Boston. As of September 2026, KO Catering and Pies has closed — confirmed via boston.com, August 16, 2021.

Is KO Catering and Pies permanently closed?

As of September 2026, KO Catering and Pies has closed — confirmed via boston.com, August 16, 2021. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is KO Catering and Pies located?

87 A St, South Boston, MA 02127. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured KO Catering and Pies?

Season 17, Episode 10 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “The Comfort Zone”.

What do reviews say since Food Paradise?

No reopening or relocation announcement was found in the sources reviewed. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
87 A St, South Boston, MA 02127
Venue type
bakery
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • boston.com — https://www.boston.com/food/restaurants/2021/08/16/ko-catering-pies-closing-date/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/ko-catering-and-pies-south-boston

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