Yes Minister

December 14, 2009 by simplesi

Shamrock Pie, Pieminister

Shamrock Pie, Pieminister

My hints didn’t get me anywhere.

When Jon from Pieminister commented on a pie portrait and suggested I should assess their wares, I mentioned that I could, y’know, do with eating a few more of them.  So, having exchanged pleasantries, I thought maybe we’d move on to exchanging pies.  And then I’d work out what to do later if, contrary to all the recommendations, they turned out to be horrible.

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A Square Pie (in a round hole)

November 9, 2009 by simplesi

Chicken Curry Pie, The Square Pie Company

Chicken Curry Pie, The Square Pie Company

I learned a valuable lesson from this pie my friends.

I learned that you shouldn’t pour gravy over a curry pie.

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2010: International Year of the Pie Wall Calendar Out Now

October 29, 2009 by simplesi

The new 2010 What Pie Wall Calendar, celebrating the International Year of the Pie, is on sale now.

It looks like this:
2010 What Pie Wall Calendar, front cover

Each month is illustrated by a thematicallly appropriate mouthwatering pie, and a suitably inspiring message: click here to see a preview of what each month has in store.  (You can actually select each month in turn at the bottom there….)

Or click here to order yours now.   It’s a snip at £12 (UK), $17.99 (US).

Higgidy Pie 2: Revenge of the Pie

October 11, 2009 by simplesi

British Beef, Stilton and Ale Pie, Higgidy Pies

Like the notorious and controversial Stilton, Feta and Pine Nut model discussed earlier, this offering from Higgidy is a lovingly rendered take home and bake number available from supermarkets and the like.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Road to Wigan Pie

September 20, 2009 by simplesi

Spinach, Feta and Toasted Pine Nuts Pie, Higgidy Pies

Higgidy Pies Spinach, Feta and Toasted Pine Nuts Pie

Whenever I’ve seen one of the Sunday supplements do a pie feature, the lovely offerings from Higgidy have come in for a bit of a bashing.  Chiefly, it seems, because they’ve committed the apparently terrible crime of making their pies a bit posh. 

That and the fact that Sunday supplement pie features tend to be written by cretins.

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Come Pie With Me

August 28, 2009 by simplesi

Spicy Butterbean Pie, Pure Pie

Spicy Butterbean Pie, Pure Pie

Pure Pie run the excellent organic and free range pie concessions at London Bridge station and the like (see also the Organic Chicken, Smoked Cheese and Mushroom Pie), and this Spicy Butterbean Pie with mixed vegetables and mature cheddar is an absolute belter. Read the rest of this entry »

And they call it pudding love…

July 31, 2009 by simplesi

Steak and Ale Pudding, Sainsbury’s

Steak and Ale Pudding, Sainsburys

A ghostly apparation visited your What Pie servant in Sainsbury’s, implored me to try this pudding and then vanished into the air like the ghost of puddings future. I now suspect they may have worked for Sainsbury’s. Read the rest of this entry »

Pie Chart: Father’s Day

June 10, 2009 by simplesi

We asked 100 dads: what are you hoping to receive for Father’s Day?

Here’s what they said.

Pie Chart: what are you hoping to receive for Father's Day?

 

Don’t forget, you can still order excellent gifts for pie loving dads from The What Pie Shop.  Although if you are in the UK you might want to get a wriggle on, as they are manufactured in the USA, and delivery can take a week or so.

May I recommend a T-shirt with an extremely lovely pie on it, and the legend “Make Pies Not War”, “Happiness is a Warm Pie”, “In Crust We Trust” or “Give Pies A Chance”.  Or a mug along similar lines.  There are even “Happiness is a Warm Pie” boxer shorts.  Man we spoil you.

Click here to check out our pie wares.

Oxfam Music Links

May 17, 2009 by simplesi

Oxfam have closed their Big Noise music download service.  So links on older pie reviews will no longer work.  Sorry.  Whatpie will attempt to redirect those hitherto easily accessed musical accompaniments at some point.

For now, new pie profiles will carry links to suitable (or, more likely, just pun-tastic) sonic offerings via www.last.fm.

Pieway to Hell

May 15, 2009 by simplesi

Steak, Ale & Shallot Organic Pie, Marks & Spencer

Steak, Ale and Shallot Organic Pie, Marks and Spencer

Hurray, it’s an organic pie, and it’s quite big and hearty.

Boo, it’s a bit bland really. Read the rest of this entry »