Pies

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Power to the pie

13-Feb-2015 By Sheila McWattie

With British Pie Week coming up on the 2-9 March Sheila McWattie looks at seven ideas for pies

Making the most of British Pie Week in pubs

31-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Lesley Foottit looks at ideas for how the humble pie can make a big impact on your pub's food offer. Pie sales will always go up during the winter...

British Pie Week: Grab a slice of profitable pie

27-Jan-2011

The pie is the ultimate social climber. This simple dish originally made from low-grade offal and entrails or 'umbles', deemed worthy only for lowly...

Profile: A slice of the action

08-Feb-2008

WHO ATE all the pies? The customers of the Mill Inn, in Mungrisdale, Cumbria, apparently.Licensees Jim and Margaret Hodge have made a feature of pies...

Up to their pies

31-Jan-2008 By Jo Bruce

An Oxfordshire pub has built a profitable business focusing on pies. Jo Bruce reports Anton and Kathy Hayter's food offer at the Crown & Tuns, in...

The Pie's the limit - new ideas for pies

01-Mar-2005 By Richard Fox

In the first of a new series celebrating classic pub dishes, Richard Fox looks at new ideas for pies The pie is to food what the internal combustion...

Masterclass - Puff up your profits

01-Sep-2004

With pastry dishes able to achieve a price premium PubChef looks at ideas for this versatile ingredient. Pastry dishes can command a price premium of...

Carl Smith's ideas for making the most of pub food

29-Apr-2004

I've been very, very silly. For some reason, I've always had it in my head that "brand" is a dirty word, to be associated (in our industry) with...