Dickinson & Morris Fruit topped Pork Pie
When you visit Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe in Melton Mowbray, they always have the stella triumvirate of geographically protected classic pork pies (D&M, Mrs King’s and Walkers) on display. However, they also have a range of other speciality pies. I once picked up a creamy chicken and white pie for just a quid which was fantastic, and of course,
Brockleby’s Wild Beaver Pie
Upon returning from the British Pie Awards in Melton Mowbray, we called in at Brockleby’s of Melton Mowbray to pick up some pies. After reviewing The Northerner a while back, I have since been ploughing gainfully through the rest of them. I really enjoyed their Cocky Leeky Pie (Chicken & Leek) and the details have been sent off for inclusion
Nice Pie Steak Pie
Yes you read that correctly, it’s a Nice Pie Steak Pie. But was it a nice steak pie? Let’s find out! Nice Pie are the baker, they make pies, and they are they are very good at it. We paid them a visit after the Pie awards to pick up supplies, I got a steak, a steak and stilton and
Project Pies Sausage Rolls
I’ve gone a little bit off piste today. I consider myself a pie connoisseur, certainly not an expert (always learning). But I’m no sausage roll expert. If push came to shove, I'd be tempted to say a lot of sausage rolls are much of a muchness, I struggle to tell one from the next, save for the quality of the
The Packhorse at Longstone Gamekeeper’s Pie
This pie isn’t available all the time but it is still worth a mention and worth a try if you can get hold of it. This pub modestly claims to be one of the best in the Peak District, but from what I’ve seen, it’s not far off the truth. I’m quite happy to research this further, mind you. Anyway,
Taylor’s Farm Shop Peppered Steak Pie
Upon returning from the Pie Awards with 14 pies, many of which would need freezing, I quickly realised that I already had at least 14 pies in my freezer when I opened it. So I have SWORN not to buy any more pies until I have cleared the backlog (purely to make way for more pies, obviously) So here is
Project Pies Pork Pie
Allow me to introduce you to Project Pies Nottingham. They are, as the name implies, only available in the Nottingham area currently but they surely have a bigger future if there is any justice in the world. As it happens, I was sort of passing there on the way back from the British Pie Awards in Melton Mowbray. I had
Wilfred’s Steak ‘n’ Red Pie
It’s that time of year again when my fridge and freezer seem to be over-run with pies, as we approach the end of British Pie Week. I am currently working my way through the various pies I have curated from up and down the country in both blog and future book form. Last week I received a delightful box of
Waitrose Pork and Game Pie
Yes, I’m still clearing the freezer from Christmas with this festive treat. They don’t always advise freezing a pork pie but it’s never killed me yet. I find a good 24 hour defrost and an hour left at room temperature and it is as good as a new un. So this is a family sharing pie weighing in at 440g,
Bakewell Tart Shop Steak and Ale Pie
We spent Christmas in Bakewell this year, away with family and my eldest daughter is obsessed with Bakewell tarts. I didn’t have the heart to tell her, that the locals would be less than impressed by her choosing a tart over a Bakewell pudding, but the little lady gets what the little lady wants. Of course, it is pure coincidence
Morecambe Football Club Chicken and Ham Pie
Pies and football go together hand in hand, but football is big business these days. This means that many clubs go down the route of using one of a handful of big pie manufacturers to fulfil their catering services, which does mean that football pies can be a touch overpriced and generic at many places. One football club that has
Westwell’s Meat and Potato Pie (RIP)
The sad part about refreshing my database, as I continue to collate my new book, is finding out that so many fine, traditional bakers have fallen by the wayside. Sure, new entrants have come along. Lockdown, in particular, for all it’s drawbacks, has given lots of people the chance to seize an opportunity that they might never have taken, to