4 h. ago All the Scottish bakeries and butchers that won big in the 2025 British Pie Awards

The British Pie Award winners for 2025 have been announced, and a number of Scottish businesses took home awards - including the top accolade.

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3 d. ago British Pie Awards: The full list of winners across the UK named in prestigious pie awards

These are the newly awarded pies you need to taste 🥧

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3 d. ago Scottish pie maker scoops two prestigious prizes at British Pie Awards

WEECOOK, based in Arbroath, fuses traditional Scottish flavours with modern twists in its range of pies

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3 d. ago 'I tried supermarket pies from Tesco, M&S, Lidl and Sainsbury's

As it's British Pie Week, it's only right we put some big-name supermarket pies to the test to see which is offering up the best. Mirror writer Niamh Kirk took on the hard task of tucking into a few

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5 d. ago Pie and mash lovers call for British staple to be given protected status just like Champagne

EXCLUSIVE: Supporters hope the protection, which guarantees a product’s authenticity, can prevent big firms from pumping out sub-standard versions, and comedian Rob Beckett has joined the campaign

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5 d. ago British Pie Week: What does the Manze's owner make of the Wolseley's posh pie and mash?

Emma Harrington, fourth generation owner of M.Manze, gives her expert verdict on a high-end version of the East End classic

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7 d. ago British Pie Week: 10 of the best pubs for pies in the UK according to DesignMyNight

These are the best spots for a slice of pie 🥧

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7 d. ago Pie to the people: Roberta Hall McCarron on pastry, perfect fillings and avoiding a soggy bottom

As British Pie Week rolls in, Hannah Twiggs speaks to Roberta Hall McCarron – the chef behind The Little Chartroom, Eleanore and Ardfern – about the secrets to the perfect pie. From crisp pastry to saucy fillings, she shares why a double egg wash is non-negotiable, why filo pastry is for someone else and how her Great British Menu showstopper scored a perfect 10

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1 week ago A Hutterite chicken butcher covered in blood Tim Smith’s best photograph

‘The community had 11,000 chickens and every able-bodied person helped out during the two days of butchering’The Hutterites are an Anabaptist movement – they believe in adult baptism and pacifism. Like the Mennonites and the Amish, they emerged from the Radical Reformation in central Europe in the 1500s, but unlike them they live communally, with all goods and property shared among members of the community. Today, Hutterite colonies mostly exist on either side of the US-Canada border, where there are more than 500 of them.In 2009, I was driving through Canada’s Manitoba prairies in search of interesting photos for the newspaper I work for, the Brandon Sun, when I spotted some women working in the garden at Deerboine Colony. I knew a little about the Hutterites but not a lot, and pulled over to ask if I could make some pictures. The women were friendly and agreed, and I spent the afternoon chatting and photographing them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British Pie Week 2025: London's best, from The Marksman to Sweetings

Who ate all the pies? You, after reading this

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