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Sunday, 9 November 2014
Do I have to be strong for these Bistro pies?
Ah, ASDA Bistro. Once ranking so highly in the Pierate pie rankings, the ASDA Bistro Ultimate Steak pie set a new precedent when it became the first and only pie ever to actually get demoted on our list. What a shocker! In fact, the Ultimate Steak wasn't the only pie in ASDA's Bistro range to disappoint us with it's oversized air gap - the Ultimate Steak and Ale pie was equally empty, and some of ASDA's other pie offerings have also failed to step up to the mark in terms of capacity (steak and stilton, blackcurrant, and rhubarb). So it was with some trepidation that I reached up to the top pie shelf and picked out two as-yet-untested ASDA Bistro pies to see whether they could restore my faith in the Bistro pie range.
Bring on the Chicken Filo Pastry Pie and the Pork, Bramley Apple and Cider Pie. They're £2.88 each, or 2 for £4.
First up it's the chicken filo. Filo pies have scored well previously on Pierate, but let's hope this isn't just a top crust offering.
Oh no, it's just a top crust offering.
Quite how this is ASDA's idea of a pie is beyond me. I'm left defeated, staring at this pointy filo crown floating atop a pooling stew of filling. I'm confused: how was I supposed to serve this pie? Leave it in the foil casing? There's no structural integrity to this pie whatsoever, and it just spreads across my plate. On tasting, though, the filling is actually rather nice. There's not a lot of it though, and I felt there was a bit too much sauce at the expense of too little chicken. However, the consistency of the sauce is pleasant and it does taste nice. Given that you could easily lift the filo "lid" of this pie away from the filling, the whole dish felt very disconnected. I actively had to spoon the filling onto the pastry lid in order to eat them together, otherwise this pie was essentially two disparate sections that didn't blend together harmoniously like a good pie should. The filo pastry was quite brittle and sharp, and not pleasant to bite into.
Next up is the pork, bramley apple and cider pie. This is thankfully a fully encased pie.
You can see in the photograph above that the pie is a nice golden colour with an attractive lid, but there is a small crack down the side, losing points for condition.
Upon opening this pie for the cross-section, you can see that ASDA have done it again with the huge airgap! What a let down. The pie isn't as badly unfilled as some pies we've seen, but I'm sure you'll agree with me that this amount of filling is rather disappointing for such a large pastry shell. It's certainly not packed to the rafters! The filling is quite nice and appley - I found it rather sweet to eat in any large quantity though. Having such a tall pastry case is a bit bizarre for
Importantly, this foray into ASDA Bistro pies has taught me that ASDA still need to pick up their game in terms of filling their pies to capacity!
ASDA Bistro Chicken Filo Pastry Pie
Score: 2.4/7
TJP
ASDA Bistro Pork, Bramley Apple and Cider Pie.
Score: 3.5/7
TJP
Saturday, 8 November 2014
Pinch punch, last pie of the month...
Punch Tavern Chicken and Rabbit Pie Reviews
It was Halloween, and Pierateer RAS and TJP headed to the Punch Tavern on London’s Fleet Street to see if this Grade II listed pub can deliver some knock out pies. Nestled within the bright lights and throbbing streets of central London, this well-regarded gastropub promises to serve up freshly-prepared traditional British fare. We had pre-ordered the rabbit and chicken pies before arrival to avoid disappointment, and settled in with a gin and tonic amongst the original 1897 Punch and Judy décor to enjoy our evening.
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| Great to see them pie-moting their top pies! |
Now, I would mention how
delicious the sweet potato wedges were for the starter, but this is Pierate not
Wedgerate so we’ll skip on over to the main course. The first pie – chicken, tarragon,
white wine and wild mushroom – won 3 stars at the Great Taste Awards 2014, so
we knew this was a pie we simply had to try for ourselves. The second pie – rabbit, black pudding, wholegrain mustard, pear and cider - was an unusual filling and therefore again a
pie we had to try.
The little beauties arrived, and boy they looked delicious,
alongside a generous portion of mash, cabbage, green beans and gravy. As
rectangular pies, they were an intriguing departure from the standard circular
shape. However, the condition of the pie is an important section on the Seven Cs, and we did note that both pastry casings had lost some of their structural
integrity and had broken open a bit. The base and sides in places had succumbed
to a mild case of gravy saturation (perhaps this was also a symptom of them
resting on moist cabbage) and had thus become a bit floppy, but the lid
certainly remained crisp and delicious. We must say the pastry was excellent,
especially the lid which was a perfect golden brown colour.
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| Punch Tavern Chicken Pie |
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| Punch Tavern Chicken Pie - cross-sectional view |
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| Punch Tavern Rabbit Pie |
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| Punch Tavern Rabbit Pie - cross-sectional view |
Both pies were packed to the rafters
with mouth-watering content, with only a minimal air gap at the top. You might
think from the outside that these pies are not that large, but inside they are
a meaty tardis. The chicken pie especially seemed to be bursting with meat, the
rabbit pie slightly less so. We noted that the rabbit pie had a larger proportion
of what we call “filler” in between the meat chunks (we like our pies super-meaty).
TJP also noted a small bone in the rabbit meat – not really a big issue at all
(as it just shows this is the unprocessed real deal!), but it does mean we have
to shave off a few points as some people might find this off-putting. In the
chicken pie we loved the bold taste of the tarragon; I could have eaten that
filling all day, especially those wild mushrooms and the crisp flavoursome
pastry lid. The meat seemed high quality and scored well for chewiness.
How does it rate on cheapness? At
£12.50, these aren’t the cheapest pub pies out there, but by no means the most
expensive. When you consider a) the location and b) the generous portions of
mash and veg, we would rate the pie pretty well for cheapness. The Punch Tavern
has every right to be proud of their handmade pies. There’s none of this
centralised pie factory nonsense - we’re delighted to hear they craft each and
every one of them themselves.
Punch Tavern chicken, tarragon, white wine and wild mushroom pie
Colour - 6.1 Condition - 5.5 Content - 6.5 Capacity - 5.8 Chewiness - 6.3 Consistency - 6.2 Cheapness - 5.75
Score: 6.02/7
TJP and RAS
Punch Tavern rabbit, black pudding, wholegrain mustard, pear and cider
Colour - 6.1 Condition - 5.5 Content - 6.0 Capacity - 5.8 Chewiness - 6.3 Consistency - 6.0 Cheapness - 5.75
Score: 5.92/7
TJP and RAS
TJP and RAS
Friday, 7 November 2014
Countdown to Pierate Day - Pieday Friday - 7th November 2014
It's Friday! It's Pieday!
Hi pie people! Can you believe we are literally days away from our 5th Birthday?! That of course means it is International Pierate Day a.k.a. a great excuse for you all to be Pierateers for the day and rate some pie! More information on this and our Birthday Pie-rty will be unveiled on Monday, but for now here's the week in pie!
Month of Birthday SurPIEses
As you'll no doubt have noticed here on Pierate we really do enjoy rating pies - so much so that we have over 425 in our Pie Rankings at present and many more to add to it in the next few weeks!
But did you know we've been rating pies for almost 5 years now?! Yes, from that first post back on 12th November 2009 to the present day, we've been rating pies on the 7 Cs of pie rating and we would love you to join us by doing exactly that on Wednesday 12th November 2014! For we have designated this day "International Pierate Day" and you can see a sneak pie-review of all the things we have planned - including our birthday pie-rty - in our preview article.
Included in this is mention of our "Month of birthday surPIEses" - because there's no way we can fit all the things we want to do and pies we want to rate into one single day!!! So last week was our first visit to see if the Punch Tavern in central London offer a knock out pie! They certainly didn't disappoint! And added to that, we've commissioned @michlan to create us a special Birthday print which we are excited to say has now landed on the doormat of Pierate HQ (and for which you can see a sneak pie-review below).
In the meantime, catch up with all the latest pie news on Pierate and by following our twitter hashtag of #InternationalPierateDay
Manchester City challenge for the top of the PIEremiership
After a great evening of pie and chat with Dan Schofield (Head of Operations) we've rated two pies from Fabulous Fan Fayre and they were too great scoring pies! Both really hit the back of the net - so much so that they earn "Pierate Highly Recommended" status. They slot in at number 2 in our PIEremiership table.
I'm sure you don't need reminding that we were pie advisers to the BBC a couple of weeks ago, featuring in a BBC video on football pies, but if you didn't know then do check out the video!
Andrew Webb's Pie Manual rated!
Imagine if you had a manual made specifically to tell you about how to make the perfect pie. Wouldn't that make the ideal Christmas present for you and the pie fans you love?!
Well you won't be surPIEsed to hear that as soon as we knew one existed - having just recently been released by Andrew Webb - we had to get our hands on the Haynes Men’s Pie Manual. Being Pierate, we felt it was only right to give an honest review using the Seven Cs of pie rating - which did cause one or two issues (specifically chewiness) but you can see how it rated here!
Of course, we were flattered to get an acknowledgement in the book for our efforts in rating pies!
Pie Tweet of the Week!
@pierateers glad you like it!
— Andrew Webb (@foodjournalist) October 31, 2014
A tweet from the Pie Manual man himself - Andrew Webb!Bowen Pies rated in the life of pies
You'll recall from last week's Pieday Friday that fellow pie-fanatic Martin has loves eating pies so much he's written a whole book about it. The Life of Pies book launch happened on October 24th and you won't be surPIEsed to find out Pierateer RAS booked his ticket to Wigan to be there! Of course no pie book launch would be completed without free pies and the Bowen pies available on the night received some very good scores on the 7 Cs of pie rating!
Not only did he pick up a signed copy of the book (which no doubt already has gravy stains all over it!) but Martin very kindly gave Rob a brief tour of Wigan and neighbouring St Helens the following day in order to point out some of the pies in the area! You'll find them springing up all over Pierate in the coming week or so!
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Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Remarkably Uninteresting Pie Review
Waveney Farm Pie Review
Today sees a return of our Best Pies In Suffolk leaderboard with a Steak Mince and Potato Pie which was purchased from a tiny greengrocers in the lovely town of Bungay. I thought this was basically a posh name for the classic meat and potato flavour, but it tasted more like a Cornish pasty although a bit blander. Don't get me wrong, it was fine, quite meaty for a meat and potato, but it was just so uninspiring I am not even too sure why I am bothering to review it. Perhaps it is just that I haven't done a review for a while.
Condition – 4.0 out of 7 - It was a pie in one piece but not a pie that is likely to end up in a gallery after being mistaken for a work of art.
Colour – 5.0 out of 7 – Included some of my favourite shades of golden brown.
Cheapness – 3.5 out of 7 – If I was paying £1.75 for pure pieces of cow then I would have said it was okay, but potatoes are cheap as chips!
Capacity – 3.9 out of 7 – The pie was styled in the classic 'Oval' fashion complete with overhanging pastry rim. This did mean that the actual capacity wasn't great, but on the plus side it was full.
Chewiness – 4.0 out of 7 – Slipped down well enough as the meat was mince but the potato had a slight hardness to it, I like it soft in a meat and potato.
Content – 3.0 out of 7 – Lacking in seasoning, it just tasted of mince, which meant it was meaty but a bit bland.
Consistency – 4.0 out of 7 – Generally it worked okay, the pastry overhang was a little dry but in general a nice crisp pastry meant this pie was not a disaster by any means. Just not very interesting and not likely to challenge for the best pie in suffolk title.
Steak Mince & Potato (Waveney Farm [Wortwell - IP20 0HG])
3.91/7
SJL
continue reading "Remarkably Uninteresting Pie Review"
Today sees a return of our Best Pies In Suffolk leaderboard with a Steak Mince and Potato Pie which was purchased from a tiny greengrocers in the lovely town of Bungay. I thought this was basically a posh name for the classic meat and potato flavour, but it tasted more like a Cornish pasty although a bit blander. Don't get me wrong, it was fine, quite meaty for a meat and potato, but it was just so uninspiring I am not even too sure why I am bothering to review it. Perhaps it is just that I haven't done a review for a while.
Condition – 4.0 out of 7 - It was a pie in one piece but not a pie that is likely to end up in a gallery after being mistaken for a work of art.
Colour – 5.0 out of 7 – Included some of my favourite shades of golden brown.
Cheapness – 3.5 out of 7 – If I was paying £1.75 for pure pieces of cow then I would have said it was okay, but potatoes are cheap as chips!
Capacity – 3.9 out of 7 – The pie was styled in the classic 'Oval' fashion complete with overhanging pastry rim. This did mean that the actual capacity wasn't great, but on the plus side it was full.
Chewiness – 4.0 out of 7 – Slipped down well enough as the meat was mince but the potato had a slight hardness to it, I like it soft in a meat and potato.
Content – 3.0 out of 7 – Lacking in seasoning, it just tasted of mince, which meant it was meaty but a bit bland.
Consistency – 4.0 out of 7 – Generally it worked okay, the pastry overhang was a little dry but in general a nice crisp pastry meant this pie was not a disaster by any means. Just not very interesting and not likely to challenge for the best pie in suffolk title.
Steak Mince & Potato (Waveney Farm [Wortwell - IP20 0HG])
3.91/7
SJL
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Monday, 3 November 2014
The Men's Pie Manual - Book Review
I recently acquired a copy of
Andrew Webb’s new pie recipe book, the Haynes Men’s Pie Manual, and this being Pierate I
felt it was only right to give an honest review using the Seven Cs. Here we go!
Colour
The book makes effective use of
colour, featuring many colour photographs and bold coloured text boxes.
Condition
The book arrived in excellent
condition, complete with that seductive “new-book smell” (one of my favourite
smells, after pies obviously).
Content
The content of this book is
terrific. I feel that Andrew has written this book with someone like me in mind;
I love pies, but lack the confidence (and skill) to cook. Andrew guides the
novice chef with ease through the complexities of suet and hot-water crust
pastry, propelling even the most saucepan-phobic cookery-illiterate male such
as myself into the realms of semi-proficiency. “Can you make a cup of tea?” he
asks. “Then you can make stock.” Even you’re an experienced pie cookery pro,
there’s a lot to gain from this comprehensive book. My one qualm is that the
section on things-that-are-nearly-but-not-quite-pies is preceded by a paragraph
stating that a shepherds (or other potato-topped pie) pie is a pie, but putting
that one detail aside this book is a triumph for the can’t-cook-won’t-cook male.
It includes a brilliant section on the tools of the trade, including what
knives to buy, what flour to use, and how to correctly use an oven for pies (for
it is “here that you pie efforts will literally rise or fall”). My favourite
part was stumbling across a mention of Pierate in the Troubleshooting section –
I genuinely had no idea we would feature! I will be posting my attempt at
making one of Andrew’s pies in the not too distant future. And before you say “I
can’t use this book, I’m not a man”, this book is suitable for all pie-lovers,
regardless of gender, beginner or advanced.
Capacity
This book is 188 pages long.
Chewiness
This book is chewy, especially
the hardback cover, and is not recommended for eating.
Consistency
Andrew’s warmth, humour and instruction
remain consistent throughout this book.
Cheapness
This book is £21.99 which, when
you think about it, does offer value for money. You might never have to eat out
again.
Andrew is also a fellow judge at the British Pie Awards, where we judged in 2014.
Sunday, 2 November 2014
A Fabulous Football Pie at Manchester City FC
Fabulous Fan Fayre (at Manchester City FC) Beef Bourguignon and Chicken and Ham Pie Reviews
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| Chicken and Ham Pie with FA Cup Trophy! |
The occasion was specifically to rate the Fabulous Fan Fayre pies – a company linked to chef Jamie Oliver – who have been catering at the Etihad Stadium for the last year. Having already been in the news and having won a silver award at the British Pie Awards 2014 (for which we were one of the judges), the chance to rate a pie at the home of the Premier League champions was an offer I couldn’t refuse! It had kindly been arranged by Danny Wilson (Sales Director), who I had met at the BBC Radio 5 Live Debate on the Price of Football (for which we featured as pie advisers).
"Are you the guy from that pie site, the one on the BBC?" Yep - genuinely just recognised as a Pierateerat the @MCFC match!
— Pierate(@pierateers) October 29, 2014
I met Dan Schofield (Head of Operations) on the night, who met us at half time to take us to get some pies and then chat to us about them during a visit to the trophy room. It was great to meet such a high level official at the club who clearly knew his stuff when it came to the pies, and my respect grew when having chatted to us for a good 20 minutes or so he told us he needed to go and help an 84-year old lady, who still does the half-time snacks for all the balls boys and girls, to her taxi.
Dan told me about some of the promotions on pies that they offer within the stadium, including rewarding loyalty with a free pie on occasion and deals for those who eat at the ground before kick-off. They were also trialling contactless card payments in the stadium, which they hoped would help speed up the food payment process and ensure fans got their pies quicker! No complaints from me there – as I’ve definitely got fed up of waiting for my half-time pie in many football grounds up and down the country!
So what of the pies then?!
We were delighted to get our hands on the two new summer signings of an already impressive team sheet – a Beef Bourguignon and Chicken and Ham Pie. Both were served with delicious crispy fries, but of course we all know that like us you’re mainly interested in the pie, which comes in at what I ultimately deem a fair price of £4.00 per pie. By no means the cheapest pies out there, these turn out to be some of the more expensive pies in the Premiership, as deemed by the BBC Price of Football study. But I agreed with Dan’s sentiments that actually people are generally willing to pay £4 for a top quality pie over one at just £2-£3 which is nothing special. I for one thought that £4 each for these two pies was just about right, for a meat packed pie of such quality that was produced on site.
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| Fabulous Fan Fayre Beef Bourguignon Pie |
The Beef Bourguignon pie was filled with lean chunks of tender beef, button mushrooms, a red wine jus and delicate herbs. The pie was nice and meaty, with a pleasant gravy which wasn’t too runny (a key ingredient of a football pie). The flavours were nice and the beef lovely and tender, though it could have been a little more exciting in flavour.
The pastry was crisp and delicious to eat, though a minor criticism was that the edge crimping was just a bit too large and dry for my liking, meaning the pastry:filling ratio wasn’t quite right. The extra crimped edge does give a distinctive appearance to the pie but isn’t really necessary and off-balances the pastry:filling ratio rather too much.
The Chicken and Ham pie was filled with large pieces of chicken breast, cured local ham and a light cream sauce. While I didn’t get as noticeable a flavouring of ham within the pie as I would have liked, the taste was still delicious and there was certainly no missing the large chunks of chicken. The sauce was creamy and worked really well with the meat filling, balancing well with the light, crisp pastry. Again there could have been a little less pastry crimping to balance the filling perfectly, but the pastry was so nice and balanced the filling really well. This slightly edged it for me.
It’s good to know that Manchester City still have a few other pies in their locker, with the Potato and Meat, Peppered Steak and Chicken Balti pies all apparently having undergone a makeover since last season to mean they taste even better than before. My thanks to Dan Schofield for being such a great host and I hope to rate even more Fabulous Fan Fayre pies in the near future. Back of the net!
Fabulous Fan Fayre (Manchester City FC) Beef Bourguignon Pie
Score: 6.15/7
[Colour 6, Capacity 6.5, Consistency 6.25, Condition 6, Chewiness 5.75, Cheapness 5.8, Content 6.75, Total: 6.15/7]
Fabulous Fan Fayre (Manchester City FC) Chicken and Ham Pie
Score: 6.21/7
[Colour 6, Capacity 6.6, Consistency 6.25, Condition 6.25, Chewiness 5.85, Cheapness 5.8, Content 6.75, Total: 6.21/7]
RAS
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Friday, 31 October 2014
Should you be going to get a Bowen?
Bowen Butter, Steak and Meat and Potato pie reviews
Attending the book launch of Martin Tarbuck’s book “Life of Pies” it was of course inevitable that there had to be free pies available. These were provided by “Bowen – Award winning pies and puddings”, based in nearby Adlington. Of course the only thing I was interested in was the pies (despite their being a few cheese and onion slices for the veggies out there) and I was not to be disappointed! Around 120 pies were set out on the table – primarily their Butter Pies, Meat and Potato Pies and Steak Pies.
Did you know? The Bowen Meat and Potato Pie was selected as the pie of choice for the World Pie Eating Championships in Wigan!See the Bowen website for more details! |
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| Bowen Pies on show! |
The pastry did compliment the filling, even if there was perhaps a bit too big a difference between the softness of the potato filling and the crispness of the pastry casing for my pallet. However I can’t say I’d go out of my way to try another butter pie – with no offence to Bowen Pies or any other butter pie producers.
I can understand why Butter pies exist. Not everyone can afford the expense of a meat filled pie or necessarily even wants meat in their pie, however being sold at £1.30 compared to just £1.60-£1.80 for the producer’s steak pies, I just can’t really think of any good reason why I’d choose a butter pie out of the two.
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| Bowen Butter Pie Review |
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| Bowen Steak Pie Review |
It was great to hear from Sales Director Paul Bowen how the company had turned to focusing on their pies following increasing pie sales in the butchers and, while sadly the butchers has struggled to compete against the large supermarkets in the area, it’s certainly been for the benefit of their pie production. The quality of the steak in those pies was a real plus point and why it rated so highly!
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| Bowen Meat and Potato Pie Review |
Overall, this was a great shout by Martin at his “Life of Pies” book launch. A very tasty and affordable pie selection from Bowens, which rated highly with Martin too in his book. I can certainly see why they decided to focus on pies from the ones I got to rate! A highly recommended and recommended pie, plus a nice tasting butter pie too. Let’s hope I’m going to get another Bowen soon!
Bowen Butter Pie
Score: 4.57/7
[Colour 5, Capacity 5, Consistency 4.5, Condition 5, Chewiness 5, Cheapness 4, Content 3.5, Total: 4.57/7]
Bowen Steak Pie
Score: 6.14/7
[Colour 6, Capacity 6.5, Consistency 5.75, Condition 6, Chewiness 6, Cheapness 6.75, Content 6, Total: 6.14/7]
Bowen Meat and Potato Pie
Score: 5.21/7
[Colour 5.5, Capacity 5, Consistency 4.5, Condition 5, Chewiness 5, Cheapness 5.5, Content 6, Total: 5.21/7]
RAS
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Birthday Surpieses - Pieday Friday - 31st October 2014
It's Friday! It's Pieday!
Hi pie people! It's all treats - and no tricks - today as we check out the week in pie fresh out of the oven!
The life of pies - literally!
You'll recall from last week's Pieday Friday that massive congratulations are due to our friend and fellow pie-fanatic Martin, who loves eating pies so much he's written a whole book about it. The Life of Pies book launch happened last Friday October 24th and you won't be surPIEsed to find out Pierateer RAS booked his ticket to Wigan to be there! Of course no pie book launch would be completed without free pies - which were provided by Bowens and will be reviewed this week too!
Not only did he pick up a signed copy of the book (which no doubt already has gravy stains all over it!) but Martin very kindly gave Rob a brief tour of Wigan and neighbouring St Helens the following day in order to point out some of the pies in the area! You'll find them springing up all over Pierate in the coming week or so!
Manchester City to be added to the PIEremiership
Football Pies. Yep, we're banging on about them again! If you don't already know, we were pie advisers to the BBC a couple of weeks ago, featuring in a BBC video on football pies. You may even have noticed we've added a "featured on the BBC" button to our webpage.
But one of the spin-offs of this filming and our subsequent visit to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium for the BBC Radio 5 Live debate was that we were offered free tickets and pies at an upcoming Manchester City match! Of course we weren't going to turn a free pie or two down and were delighted with the quality of pie on offer in the Etihad, in their match (ironically) against the Magpies! Many thanks go to Danny Wilson (Sales Director) for organising the visit and Dan Schofield (Head of Operations) for meeting us on the night and showing us round - including a visit to the trophy room! The full pie review will be posted in the next few days.
Pie Tweet of the Week!
Let me be very clear @Fern_Britton @philvickerytv - we really do rate all the pies! Over 425 pies in our pie rankings http://t.co/8Gh28Xicst
— Pierate (@pierateers) October 28, 2014
We were delighted on Tuesday to see TV royalty Fern Britton retweeted about our love of pies to the nation!Pierate featured in the Retail Times
The Retail Times this week picked up on a story we reported three weeks ago about Paul's Pies being sold in Asda stores within the south/south-west area. You can read the Retail Times article here.
For those that don't know, Paul's Pies currently occupy first and third place in our Pie Rankings!
Month of Birthday SurPIEses
As you'll no doubt have noticed here on Pierate we really do enjoy rating pies - so much so that we have over 425 in our Pie Rankings at present and many more to add to it in the next few weeks!
But did you know we've been rating pies for almost 5 years now?! Yes, from that first post back on 12th November 2009 to the present day, we've been rating pies on the 7 Cs of pie rating and we would love you to join us by doing exactly that on Wednesday 12th November 2014! For we have designated this day "International Pierate Day" and you can see a sneak pie-review of all the things we have planned - including our birthday pie-rty - in our preview article.
Included in this is mention of our "Month of birthday surPIEses" - because there's no way we can fit all the things we want to do and pies we want to rate into one single day!!! So tonight will be our first visit to see if the Punch Tavern in central London offer a knock out pie! And added to that, we've comissioned @michlan to create us a special Birthday print (for which you can see a sneak pie-review below).
In the meantime, catch up with all the latest pie news on Pierate and by following our twitter hashtag of #InternationalPierateDay
And finally... A frighteningly bad attempt at Pumpkin Pie
One thing you'll definitely spot on our pie blog is that we are more pie raters than pie makers. Which is no doubt why this attempt at turning a pumpkin pie recipe into a fully encased pumpkin pie no doubt went so badly wrong...
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| Pierate Pumpkin Pie Review |
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