Jack Loves Pie and Pie Loves Jack

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Syke Farm Tea Room couldn’t be in a more idyllic spot, perched at the western end of Buttermere Lake on the outskirts of the village.  I was here to wander round the lake shore with my daughter’s lively Cocker Spaniel, so I figured a good pie would set me up for the next few hours …

Beef with Marmalade? Oooo Yeah.

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Venue: The Shambles Sausage & Pie Company, 45 The Shambles, York.  YO1 7LX Facebook Site: The Shambles Sausage & Pie Company  Pie: Pulled Beef and Orange Marmalade Temperature as eaten: Hot Rating: 9.5   On a recent tourist visit to York I was wandering around The Shambles and Market areas of the city and came …

Hambleton Pie is Smokin’

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The Hambleton Bakery Café opened in 2008 near Oakham in the tiny county of Rutland.  It was quite hard to find when you’re not a local, but well worth it.  On the map, it appeared to be in the middle of nowhere, but can be found by following some narrow country roads outside Oakham and …

Look At The Sizergh Of That !

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Low Sizergh Hall Barn and Farm is the last stop when leaving the Lake District on the way back to the M6, so it is always a tempting place to stop for a quick coffee, pick up a bit of locally produced cheese for later, and of course, a pie to sustain myself for the …

Mrs F’s, A Hidden Gem.

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A true hidden gem. Hidden in plain sight! During the recent heatwave I was heading through Keswick and spotted a blackboard advertising home made pies ( and homemade Lemonade – very nice on this day when the temperatures were just above 30 degrees ) . Why hadn’t I seen this before?  Mrs F’s Fine Food …

Vegan Pie is Falafel of Flavour

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I’d been looking forward to this for a while. Following a visit a few weeks ago this pie had sat in my freezer for far too long and now was the day to do the tasting.  The pie, another one from the Eagles Crag Crusty Pie Company, I had purchased from Holmes Mill in Clitheroe. …

A Troutbeck Treat

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Although our media presence has been absent (problems with computers I hear!) our Pie eating has not stopped. During the past year I have been renovating an old Chapel type building in the Lake District and my ‘go to’ cafe for lunch and breaks has been The Old Post Office Tea Room at Troutbeck. It …

At Last…….

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  To all our followers, a sincere apology for the lack of content over the last 9 months, but finally we’re back. Watch out for new Pie Reviews coming your way soon and thanks for sticking with us. 🙂 Kind regards from all the British Pie Association Team.