Photograph: Michael Kirby

DUB Pies’ second Brooklyn outpost, the Pie Shop is just a block from Prospect Park. Now that spring is here, it’s a boon for family picnics. Like those at the original Columbia Street location, the self-contained meals, a staple in New Zealand and Australia, come with kid-pleasing fillings surrounded by a delectable crust—flaky outside and moist inside. My picky four-year-old gave his “steak mince” (ground beef) pie a suspicious look, turned it over a few times, then dug in with a gusto usually reserved for Halloween candy. The flavorful sausage roll, which resembles an elongated pig-in-a-blanket, was another hit with both of my boys. I preferred the surprisingly sophisticated and creamy vegetarian-curry pie, with the peppery chicken a close second. For dessert, we split a moist Lamington, another Down Under classic—jam-filled sponge cake covered with chocolate icing and shredded coconut.