Though forced to endure a drastic change in his life, Bran Stark can still enjoy a hot pigeon pie while he watches direwolves fight over a bone in the corner. Pigeon is present in many other moments of uncertainty in Westeros, too: a homeless girl sells them in the streets, a king feasts on them moments before his demise, and several curious bannermen eat them while their young lord tries to prove his strength. Despite these somber settings, pigeons seem to represent something hopeful and light—even when fate would cast the future otherwise.

Pigeon Pie Game Of Thrones

Pigeon Pie Game Of Thrones

Game of Thrones season six begins on Sunday, so you’ll need to be ready with your mead, your pigeon pie, your incestuous relationships oh wait, not that last one. Oh, and these rustic honeyed chicken hand pies inspired by the honeyed chicken recipe from A Feast of Ice and Fire cookbook and this post over at The Inn at the Crossroads. The king’s chalice was on the table where he’d left it. Tyrion had to climb back onto his chair to reach it. Joff yanked it from his hands and drank long and deep, his throat working as the wine ran purple down his chin.